Even better than CP/M was ZCPR, a drop in replacement with wheels and bells (e.g., modules), which, I believe, was more or less open source. I used this until I moved to linux. It was lean and mean on my Kaypro machine.
I still use my HP10c on a near daily basis. It is from the mid '70s. If it dies before me, I'll get another HP calculator. However, it seems that it is one of these "buy once in a life-time" type things. Great for the consumer, but not so good for the producer. HP hadn't yet heard of engineered d obsolescence then, I guess.
I keep an eye on three boxes (1 server/workstation, 1 FW and 1 web server). They are being hit with increasing frequency. About
20 hits so far, and most within the last hour or
so. Unfortunately, this thing hasn't run its
course yet.
There is an interesting point here. Why can't
there be differential fees, for differential access/content?
Use slashdot for example. For nothing, one gets the headlines (with ads). For 10USD one gets the headlines + comments. For 20USD one gets to respond. Etc.
I had been using Debian, with little experience
of FreeBSD, when some people here asked me to
build a FW box. They insisted that I use
FreeBSD because that is what some "bofh"
suggested. Since it is a NT/Netware place, and I
thought that them trying *nix was a good think,
I agreed to use FreeBSD.
<br>
<p>
Since I hadn't used it, I switched my main
machine to it. The installation was a snap.
Indeed, I, more or less, just moved my config
files over for user programs such as slrn, elm,
vim, pgp and ssh. I hardly knew the difference.
The only real difference is that there is
no svgalib with FreeBSD, so I have to use X11
more (to view.dvi files -- tmview is nice).
Whilst I agree with you that it would be good if those posting paid more attention to grammar and, in general, language use, I think that you may be mistaken here.
<p> "Microsoft" is a company name. In many ways company names are like group nouns, such as "government" or "team". They can be taken to be singular if you take them to refer to the company independently of the people who make it up. However, one might also take a metaphysically more reasonable view and think that they refer to the individuals who make them up.
<p> In the USA people take company names/group nouns to be singular. In the UK they don't. So here people say "the government are", "the team are", etc. Perhaps this reflects different deep views about collectives. But, in any case, there you go.
Given the construction of unix/inux, and the defaults of most distributions, it doesn't surprise me at all that linux system are being used for malicious purposes. If it weren't so powerful, it wouldn't need the admin/user model. Underlying this model is the thought that the system can do lots of interesting things, but that some of the things that it can do are potentially dangerous, either locally, or remotely. (E.g., rm -rf *.) In particular unix/linux is built to take advantage of the net, and unix was built when there was much more trust concerning the behaviour of others with whom one was connected. Now the system is used in an environment where such trust is no longer warranted, unfortunately, and by people who aren't used to thinking of their systems as so tightly integrated to the net. In addition, those who provide distributions are adopting the strategy of ease-of-use rather than security. So we have the combination of (i) a system that is tightly integrated to the net (ii) was designed in an environment of trust, (iii) is used by people who aren't familiar with the basic design of the system, and (iv) provided by people who don't provide the system in a state that is as secure as possible. Expect more problems.
Lewis seems to think that giving away code (OSS) is analogous to, and an extension of, the marketing strategy of giving away a product (binaries, in this case) in order to increase market share. This analogy is dubious at best. The correct analogy would be a company giving the manufactoring plans and tools needed to create the object locally.
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Perhaps he simply got tired dealing with windows security and sees this as a way to broaden his horizens without appearing negative about windows.
Or, being charitable, perhaps he has made a bundle, and wants to make a public contribution.
Best wishes,
Bob
Even better than CP/M was ZCPR, a drop in replacement with wheels and bells (e.g., modules), which, I believe, was more or less open source. I used this until I moved to linux. It was lean and mean on my Kaypro machine.
Sir you exaggerate. According to the HP Museum website, this model didn't come out until '81. Get your facts straight!
Best wishes,
Bob
I still use my HP10c on a near daily basis. It is from the mid '70s. If it dies before me, I'll get another HP calculator. However, it seems that it is one of these "buy once in a life-time" type things. Great for the consumer, but not so good for the producer. HP hadn't yet heard of engineered d obsolescence then, I guess.
Best wishes,
Bob
I keep an eye on three boxes (1 server/workstation, 1 FW and 1 web server). They are being hit with increasing frequency. About 20 hits so far, and most within the last hour or so. Unfortunately, this thing hasn't run its course yet.
Best wishes,
Bob
There is an interesting point here. Why can't
there be differential fees, for differential access/content?
Use slashdot for example. For nothing, one gets the headlines (with ads). For 10USD one gets the headlines + comments. For 20USD one gets to respond. Etc.
I had been using Debian, with little experience
of FreeBSD, when some people here asked me to
build a FW box. They insisted that I use
FreeBSD because that is what some "bofh"
suggested. Since it is a NT/Netware place, and I
thought that them trying *nix was a good think,
I agreed to use FreeBSD.
<br>
<p>
Since I hadn't used it, I switched my main
machine to it. The installation was a snap.
Indeed, I, more or less, just moved my config
files over for user programs such as slrn, elm,
vim, pgp and ssh. I hardly knew the difference.
The only real difference is that there is
no svgalib with FreeBSD, so I have to use X11
more (to view
Best wishes,
Bob
Whilst I agree with you that it would be good if those posting paid more
attention to grammar and, in general, language use, I think that you may
be mistaken here.
<p> "Microsoft" is a company name. In many ways company names are like
group nouns, such as "government" or "team". They can be taken to be
singular if you take them to refer to the company independently of the
people who make it up. However, one might also take a metaphysically
more reasonable view and think that they refer to the individuals who
make them up.
<p> In the USA people take company names/group nouns to be singular.
In the UK they don't. So here people say "the government are", "the
team are", etc. Perhaps this reflects different deep views about
collectives. But, in any case, there you go.
Best wishes,
Bob
The uses of a printer hooked up to a TV,
or a TV like item, were clear demonstrated
in Blade Runner.
Marginal changes in documents to see who is distributing them is nothing new. It has been going on for at least 2000 years.
Given the construction of unix/inux, and the defaults of most distributions, it doesn't surprise me at all that linux system are being used for malicious purposes. If it weren't so powerful, it wouldn't need the admin/user model.
Underlying this model is the thought that the system can do lots of interesting things, but that some of the things that it can do are potentially dangerous, either locally, or remotely. (E.g., rm -rf *.) In particular unix/linux is built to take advantage of the net, and unix was built when there was much more trust concerning the behaviour of others with whom one was connected.
Now the system is used in an environment where such trust is no longer warranted, unfortunately, and by people who aren't used to thinking of their systems as so tightly integrated to the net. In addition, those who provide distributions are adopting the strategy of ease-of-use rather than security. So we have the combination of (i) a system that is tightly integrated to the net (ii) was designed in an environment of trust, (iii) is used by people who aren't familiar with the basic design of the system, and (iv) provided by people who don't provide the system in a state that is as secure as possible.
Expect more problems.
Lewis seems to think that giving away code (OSS)
is analogous to, and an extension of, the
marketing strategy of giving away a product
(binaries, in this case) in order to increase
market share. This analogy is dubious at best.
The correct analogy would be a company giving
the manufactoring plans and tools needed to create
the object locally.