It's a small part of a more important picture, agreed. However, it's not wise for us to ignore this. Every small thing adds up to the entire picture of what makes our environment. This runs parallel to the (internet) ages old, closed vs. open argument. And that is a squabble we all value.
I think the lesson is (and people seem to agree with me): we need to do this ourselves. We can't risk wasting time on making our desktop compliant or emulating a commercial environment, because then we face IP issues, and haven't built anything better in the process.
The solution is easy... we're not an anarchy but a democracy in the *nix desktop world.
We get to vote which framework our apps will be in. We have a choice. In fact, we can switch leaders after a certain amount of time.
We don't have a dictator. But we have a challenge because there is more than one government. The consequences are our responsibility as we made the decision of which to use.
When we decide which to use, that will make or break certain features of our environment.
But the beauty is, we can have both running at the same time or on different machines, chose a a different government! Try doing that in the real world.
I run machines that are not OS X. I run Linux and BSD for instance. Are the Aqua libs available for these platforms? What am I suppose to do to get Aqua L&F and function for Mozilla under KDE on my BSD machine now? (If I wanted to say...)
Never mind the fact that I don't know if Aqua is enough. Maybe we need to make a better Aqua that is open??
Earlier in the last article some one stated that this project was only theming over a "half-assed" GUI and not true Aqua, so Apple is objecting to this.
The "half-assed" GUI is KDE and GNOME? They are making their way to becoming cool. What starts half-assed soon becomes cool. (Think terminals -- the "emulated" ones, started becoming really cool after the DEC original vt's started advancing and a standard was assumed.) Some of the features of Aqua will likely start to show up in KDE. That is how software is written. Eric was helping KDE and Mozilla become cool on all platforms both aesthetically and functionally! Apple shut this down.
Not only was Eric's Aqua stuff a theming exercise, but the authors of the base packages should understand it was an attempt to unify UI under these environments and help out in furthering a common themed interface that looks good and has been proven to work. Most of all that is consistent!
It is unfortunate that someone doesn't start a project to do this with-out using Apple's property. We really do need a common and deliberate unification of functional, and look and feel elements with innovation in our X GUI environments, frameworks and applications. We can do this with-out Apple!
And they won't be. I am sure there are many other's like me that are now seing, we can do this on our own if we work at it. But copying logos and widgets verbatim is dangerous ground.
It's just because he got so *dangerously* CLOSE to actually making an integrated competetive look and feel to Aqua. He was too good (all though there were still lots of errors!) Anytime anything starts to get popular and a company has a commercial interest that might be upset, they do what they can to rid of the disruptiveness. Apple thinks it has the monopoly on alternative GUIs. Now that X is starting to look danm nifty, with Apples widgets, they decided to do another crackdown.
For the line "childrens TV on LSD" this post should be designated "funny"!! It's so true, that some things in Aqua are big goofy thingies that look more like they are designed for sugar-high-hyperactive-tots. Actually, some times I am tempted to go buy some candy cause the scroll bars and buttons remind me of jolly-ranchers. MMmmm.. Candy.. ahuhuhuh... (licking screen..) Then I remember that they aren't gummies but plastic or glass.. (spit)
The idea of creating a theme that is better than Aqua is an excellent idea! I suggested this to Eric on the pages today. In fact, some things about Aqua I find are lacking. Let's make something better! We can keep all the cool features, but at the same time, use some originality so as not to rip off the look and feel. All the advanced things are what makes any "asthetic" changes worth-while. Let's outproform Apple by providing a better level of configurability and all the same, neat shaped plastic ideas. Perhaps we can make KDE, Enlightenment or GTK look far better than a Mac!
With some level of granularity it is conceivable that these simulations are not far off from being acheived accuratly when the model has the level of input and engineering necessary to predict the future movements of the complex system in modeling it. The problem is the input and model factors that will determine the feasibility are themselves quite involved. That's why it is a challange. Best of luck!
Also: has anyone else considered how much this could help Japan in cryptographic tasks. Or do they have an even bigger machine for defence?
Also note that some other ways of slowing it down have been discussed such as simply putting in a 2-4 second delay before the request finishes. Lets just hope that future worms don't multithread the scanning cycle. Or if you have a lot of spare bandwidth just let it chug along downloading a 40 Mb file (throttle the bandwidth?)
Ideas for notifying the admin: pop-up windows,
desktop picture changed to a worm. Screen saver scrolling: "You're infected by Nimda, your computer system has been compromised!".. ??
Ahh lot's of fun could be had.
The other thing that I think future worms could use is polymorphism. Good thing this one doesn't morph itself or have much in that way.
To really help this situation out -- make a script that (some are controversial and could be debated):
0) Diverts log spamming by making an abuse.log or the likes;
1) Reports these attacks to databases that are interested in gathering statistics and also collaberative blacklists that can be used in the future;
1) Blocks further requests from the IP (netblock?).
2) Leaves a message on the effected machine -- that the machine has been infected;
2) Attempts to find the administrators of the network/domain that the machine resides on - Maybe like spamcop looks for the abuse email - and sends out a notification;
3) Slows down or stops the worm by exploiting it's automated scanning cycle (like this tool attempts to do);
4) Attempts to stop the worm by infecting it with a worm killing virus such as a small script that executes on the host crippling the propogation mechanism.
4) Shutsdown or freezes the machine if the administrator doesn't fix the problem with in a days time (other detected attacks from same network).
And instead fills it with 301 redirects in their (404) place...
Bah.. you had the right idea, but the code just doesn't implement a response to result codes other than 200.
Now, if you make it so that your server detects the attack and then get's their machine to contact the MS for the rest of the day, requesting documents using the worm. Now that would be the way to use up even more traffic.
But why? Why not just have the worm delete itself from their machine? Fix their machine after it attacks you.. that way it won't abuse the network even more.
Yes, that is the spirit.. I commend you for your effort private BJH. -- But unfortunately the Borg are all but uneffected by this type of deflection, although it takes our energy to maintain sheild power.
Unfortunately this worm does not follow 301 redirects my friend and the beam simply disappears through the worm hole into oblivion, instead of into the Borg universe.
Sheilds up, but you must fire your own photon torpedos against the Borg!
I haven't until now, actually felt there was enough trash in my Apache logs to warrant any type of filtering. I review them daily to see what traffic is like. Up until now I have been fine using more alone.
These stupid Windows machines... SPAMing my log files. Oh well, I knew the day would come, when I had to resort to filtering and analysis for my personal (small load) web-server.
Anyone designed a counter-strike that can work under Apache to block and notify the admins of such infected boxes or at least stop them in action? There should be a new international law called the "non-proliferation anti-congestion Windows citizen's arrest" treaty, where by any Windows machine with a malicious-worm is lawfully open to attack that doesn't damage data and stops the machine from further spreading the worm including retalitory action from hosts attacked by that Windows host.
(some people will miss that the above is a joke.. You people will find out that the above is a joke after reading this.. you people are slow... pat yourself on the back.)
Companies like Sony and Microsoft and Nintendo all try to arrange contracts with the game companies that are exclusive... the contracts are worth more to the game companies if the developers then write for one platform exclusively. Some sort of Microsoft like corporate agreements, except there isn't a total monopoly. I don't think hardware manf. want an open framework, then they would loose that barganing ability.
The screen size and resolution are better than many web pads.. But I would like to see 15" to 20" viewable diagonal with 1280x1024-1600x1200.
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I hope that this company makes a go of it!! Either that or Linux running on any Microsoft based webpads that come out. The problem with new products is most people don't buy the early versions because it simply isn't good enough at a reasonable consumer price and then the company doesn't have enough money to continue and dies. So that is what holds back inovation until some how the proverbial chicken and egg situation is solved. Most likely an issue of forsight and financing.
hmm.. in it's current form it isn't ready for mass market, but it's a step in the right direction.
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All though the price is too high at the moment($1000-$1500 would be more reasonable), yes *I* would pay more to get rid of the keyboard! This is a good start to what I want to see.
I want to see a unit that will act as a touch-screen capable thin form factor wireless LCD display with 15"-20" diagonal at (at least) 1280x1024-1600x1200. Also it should have USB, etc. for when you do want to connect keyboard or mouse. Sort of like a thin-form-factor iBook but with the keyboard chopped off and the guts glued to the bottom of the display. Then the computer is on the desk, but the display unit can be carried around the house much like a newspaper or in the backyard. And it can run an X server.
Added processing power in the unit is a plus, but not needed except for in character recognition and display related functions. My idea is a thin display that is actually practical.
This is a step in the right direction!! Some body go out and buy some. And stop being so critical of new products.. eventually they will all be more practical (if they survive that is...)
Not everyone can bring wireless to your house so to speak -- in Canada licenses are already being sold to large companies for a fixed spectrum. There is only so much spectrum to go a round. However you are quite right the licenseless bands will enable any company to offer line-of-sight access. But not economically because of the limitations on power and other technical issues. I would think the licenseless bands aren't going to be the future bands for all wireless data traffic, but maybe I am wrong...
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It's a small part of a more important picture, agreed. However, it's not wise for us to ignore this. Every small thing adds up to the entire picture of what makes our environment. This runs parallel to the (internet) ages old, closed vs. open argument. And that is a squabble we all value.
I think the lesson is (and people seem to agree with me): we need to do this ourselves. We can't risk wasting time on making our desktop compliant or emulating a commercial environment, because then we face IP issues, and haven't built anything better in the process.
Eric's Aqua work was more than Mozilla theming... did you visit his site before he removed the Aqua projects?
The solution is easy... we're not an anarchy but a democracy in the *nix desktop world.
We get to vote which framework our apps will be in. We have a choice. In fact, we can switch leaders after a certain amount of time.
We don't have a dictator. But we have a challenge because there is more than one government. The consequences are our responsibility as we made the decision of which to use.
When we decide which to use, that will make or break certain features of our environment.
But the beauty is, we can have both running at the same time or on different machines, chose a a different government! Try doing that in the real world.
I run machines that are not OS X. I run Linux and BSD for instance. Are the Aqua libs available for these platforms? What am I suppose to do to get Aqua L&F and function for Mozilla under KDE on my BSD machine now? (If I wanted to say...)
Never mind the fact that I don't know if Aqua is enough. Maybe we need to make a better Aqua that is open??
Earlier in the last article some one stated that this project was only theming over a "half-assed" GUI and not true Aqua, so Apple is objecting to this.
The "half-assed" GUI is KDE and GNOME? They are making their way to becoming cool. What starts half-assed soon becomes cool. (Think terminals -- the "emulated" ones, started becoming really cool after the DEC original vt's started advancing and a standard was assumed.) Some of the features of Aqua will likely start to show up in KDE. That is how software is written. Eric was helping KDE and Mozilla become cool on all platforms both aesthetically and functionally! Apple shut this down.
Not only was Eric's Aqua stuff a theming exercise, but the authors of the base packages should understand it was an attempt to unify UI under these environments and help out in furthering a common themed interface that looks good and has been proven to work. Most of all that is consistent!
It is unfortunate that someone doesn't start a project to do this with-out using Apple's property. We really do need a common and deliberate unification of functional, and look and feel elements with innovation in our X GUI environments, frameworks and applications. We can do this with-out Apple!
And they won't be. I am sure there are many other's like me that are now seing, we can do this on our own if we work at it. But copying logos and widgets verbatim is dangerous ground.
But Slashdot is press and are using it in a different context. Also slashdot put the (r) there!!! Look closely.
It's just because he got so *dangerously* CLOSE to actually making an integrated competetive look and feel to Aqua. He was too good (all though there were still lots of errors!) Anytime anything starts to get popular and a company has a commercial interest that might be upset, they do what they can to rid of the disruptiveness. Apple thinks it has the monopoly on alternative GUIs. Now that X is starting to look danm nifty, with Apples widgets, they decided to do another crackdown.
For the line "childrens TV on LSD" this post should be designated "funny"!! It's so true, that some things in Aqua are big goofy thingies that look more like they are designed for sugar-high-hyperactive-tots. Actually, some times I am tempted to go buy some candy cause the scroll bars and buttons remind me of jolly-ranchers. MMmmm.. Candy.. ahuhuhuh... (licking screen..) Then I remember that they aren't gummies but plastic or glass.. (spit)
The idea of creating a theme that is better than Aqua is an excellent idea! I suggested this to Eric on the pages today. In fact, some things about Aqua I find are lacking. Let's make something better! We can keep all the cool features, but at the same time, use some originality so as not to rip off the look and feel. All the advanced things are what makes any "asthetic" changes worth-while. Let's outproform Apple by providing a better level of configurability and all the same, neat shaped plastic ideas. Perhaps we can make KDE, Enlightenment or GTK look far better than a Mac!
I care.
With some level of granularity it is conceivable that these simulations are not far off from being acheived accuratly when the model has the level of input and engineering necessary to predict the future movements of the complex system in modeling it. The problem is the input and model factors that will determine the feasibility are themselves quite involved. That's why it is a challange. Best of luck!
Also: has anyone else considered how much this could help Japan in cryptographic tasks. Or do they have an even bigger machine for defence?
5) Reports to Microsofts abuse team each attack.
Also note that some other ways of slowing it down have been discussed such as simply putting in a 2-4 second delay before the request finishes. Lets just hope that future worms don't multithread the scanning cycle. Or if you have a lot of spare bandwidth just let it chug along downloading a 40 Mb file (throttle the bandwidth?)
Ideas for notifying the admin: pop-up windows,
desktop picture changed to a worm. Screen saver scrolling: "You're infected by Nimda, your computer system has been compromised!".. ??
Ahh lot's of fun could be had.
The other thing that I think future worms could use is polymorphism. Good thing this one doesn't morph itself or have much in that way.
To really help this situation out -- make a script that (some are controversial and could be debated):
0) Diverts log spamming by making an abuse.log or the likes;
1) Reports these attacks to databases that are interested in gathering statistics and also collaberative blacklists that can be used in the future;
1) Blocks further requests from the IP (netblock?).
2) Leaves a message on the effected machine -- that the machine has been infected;
2) Attempts to find the administrators of the network/domain that the machine resides on - Maybe like spamcop looks for the abuse email - and sends out a notification;
3) Slows down or stops the worm by exploiting it's automated scanning cycle (like this tool attempts to do);
4) Attempts to stop the worm by infecting it with a worm killing virus such as a small script that executes on the host crippling the propogation mechanism.
4) Shutsdown or freezes the machine if the administrator doesn't fix the problem with in a days time (other detected attacks from same network).
And instead fills it with 301 redirects in their (404) place...
Bah.. you had the right idea, but the code just doesn't implement a response to result codes other than 200.
Now, if you make it so that your server detects the attack and then get's their machine to contact the MS for the rest of the day, requesting documents using the worm. Now that would be the way to use up even more traffic.
But why? Why not just have the worm delete itself from their machine? Fix their machine after it attacks you.. that way it won't abuse the network even more.
This worm doesn't follow 30x redirects -- you're attempts to deflect the attacks are futile against the Borg.
Yes, that is the spirit.. I commend you for your effort private BJH. -- But unfortunately the Borg are all but uneffected by this type of deflection, although it takes our energy to maintain sheild power.
Unfortunately this worm does not follow 301 redirects my friend and the beam simply disappears through the worm hole into oblivion, instead of into the Borg universe.
Sheilds up, but you must fire your own photon torpedos against the Borg!
You don't need an international treaty to fix someones machine ;) -- don't we have enough red tape as it is?
I haven't until now, actually felt there was enough trash in my Apache logs to warrant any type of filtering. I review them daily to see what traffic is like. Up until now I have been fine using more alone.
These stupid Windows machines... SPAMing my log files. Oh well, I knew the day would come, when I had to resort to filtering and analysis for my personal (small load) web-server.
Anyone designed a counter-strike that can work under Apache to block and notify the admins of such infected boxes or at least stop them in action? There should be a new international law called the "non-proliferation anti-congestion Windows citizen's arrest" treaty, where by any Windows machine with a malicious-worm is lawfully open to attack that doesn't damage data and stops the machine from further spreading the worm including retalitory action from hosts attacked by that Windows host.
(some people will miss that the above is a joke.. You people will find out that the above is a joke after reading this.. you people are slow... pat yourself on the back.)
It's a conspiracy!!
Companies like Sony and Microsoft and Nintendo all try to arrange contracts with the game companies that are exclusive... the contracts are worth more to the game companies if the developers then write for one platform exclusively. Some sort of Microsoft like corporate agreements, except there isn't a total monopoly. I don't think hardware manf. want an open framework, then they would loose that barganing ability.
The screen size and resolution are better than many web pads.. But I would like to see 15" to 20" viewable diagonal with 1280x1024-1600x1200.
I hope that this company makes a go of it!! Either that or Linux running on any Microsoft based webpads that come out. The problem with new products is most people don't buy the early versions because it simply isn't good enough at a reasonable consumer price and then the company doesn't have enough money to continue and dies. So that is what holds back inovation until some how the proverbial chicken and egg situation is solved. Most likely an issue of forsight and financing.
hmm.. in it's current form it isn't ready for mass market, but it's a step in the right direction.
All though the price is too high at the moment($1000-$1500 would be more reasonable), yes *I* would pay more to get rid of the keyboard! This is a good start to what I want to see.
I want to see a unit that will act as a touch-screen capable thin form factor wireless LCD display with 15"-20" diagonal at (at least) 1280x1024-1600x1200. Also it should have USB, etc. for when you do want to connect keyboard or mouse. Sort of like a thin-form-factor iBook but with the keyboard chopped off and the guts glued to the bottom of the display. Then the computer is on the desk, but the display unit can be carried around the house much like a newspaper or in the backyard. And it can run an X server.
Added processing power in the unit is a plus, but not needed except for in character recognition and display related functions. My idea is a thin display that is actually practical.
This is a step in the right direction!! Some body go out and buy some. And stop being so critical of new products.. eventually they will all be more practical (if they survive that is...)
But that is exactly what Look is/was doing! =) And they are still in hot water.
Not everyone can bring wireless to your house so to speak -- in Canada licenses are already being sold to large companies for a fixed spectrum. There is only so much spectrum to go a round. However you are quite right the licenseless bands will enable any company to offer line-of-sight access. But not economically because of the limitations on power and other technical issues. I would think the licenseless bands aren't going to be the future bands for all wireless data traffic, but maybe I am wrong...