Less than an hour later, Yahoo seemingly dropped off the Internet, as the company's servers were targeted with the very attack that Bellovin had warned about.
Did anybody check this guy out? I mean, come on right?
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When you've got a need for an embedded system, or want to put any sort of computer in a public place, why would you use M$? The absolute embarassment of seing something like that crash on a regular basis should be an instant turn-off.
The sad fact is that if you're on a low budget, you should use a free *nix of some sort (I prefer Linux of course, but BSD is also good - it's a what-you-grew-up-on thing). If you've got a high budget (and being in the field to use those, you must), then there is no reason to spend that cash on an overly expensive OS (face it: I don't want to spend $500+ for JUST the OS on each server - and not get most of the 'net tools I need).
If you've got an app that needs embedding, then what do you do? Go with an OS meant for embedded devices (NOT WinCE - that's meant for giving a nice front and back end to the person that doesn't care how the machine works, but at the expensive of precious resources. You're neither!). Most of the time Linux will suffice (bsd?). It's free and easily portable.
Fact is you just want to make sure that the public sees an always-going machine that does what it should, and the operators can do their job easily. M$ just doesn't support this - It's only real use is in the home as a gaming machine. Linux (bsd, etc.), while admitably, does take some heavy work to get setup just right (unless you want to go with the default which works for most people), but once it is up and running the way you want it, it stays!
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Oh, no - definitely no. But to post an article about FreeBSD and Linux in a section devoted to BSD isn't really fair to Linux. The same goes for putting this in a Linux section... but there is only a BSD section on/.
Personally, I still prefer Linux - though I was heavily dissapointed about the bechmarks. Fact is, they're right. I believe that the person who ran the setup should have given us more details on it - but I was still smashed...
Linux's kernel, sadly, lacks the code to configure a lot of optimizations on its own. I think they should be added in because they can be changed if you don't like them anyway. But to give dumb defaults? That gives the FreeBSD kernel an edge right there...
I personally believe it's a what-you-grew-up with thing. Whatever you started on, you're likely gonna keep using!
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You posted this in the FreeBSD thread. Who do you think most people are going to root for? DUH! This is like asking if M$ software is any good in a Linux mailing list, asking life-long M$ users if Linux is too hard to use, and checking with a Cisco employee to see if 3COM's products are any good...
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... is that you should check your sources. Now while Slashdot lets you know that they don't verify news (the leave that up to us, see the FAQ), that doesn't work for newspapers. They are supposed to check stuff out first - and now that they messed up, they can be held liable for the damage.
Check your sources people! Unless you can link to it on a reputable site or find it in a reputable (whatever), don't trust it. And for the reputable sites - CHECK IT FIRST!
Ok, end-of-rant. RSA is safe to use and since it is the simplest public-key algorithm I know of, I don't it believe it will be broken (simpler is easier in security). In fact, in order to break RSA, you'd have to find a way to discover prime numbers without having to check them individually - that'd be quite an achievement and a mathematical triumph.
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Saw the ad, thought it would make a good subject since it fits so well in my message. Anway, WTF happened to this story? NOBODY said anything. Heck, I didn't even see it until now - even though I check/. many times a day! Anybody know (here it comes...) WTF happened?
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That would be so impracticle as to be impossible. The US has such an incredible number of lines running out of the country via trans-oceanic fiber, landlines to Canada and Mexico, satelite uplinks, and then the trans-oceanic fibers running out of other countries that we have landline links to.
So how do you propose that the feds would block access? Block one route, the whole internet dynamically changes to accomodate via RIP.
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In response to other replies to my post: Fight against the technology being used for things that are a violation of your privacy, but don't fight against the systems current use. Sound fair?
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I'm usually against anything like this, but I can't really find anything wrong with this. The people who run the place have said OK, and it's not violating anybody's rights because they are only trying to find people with outstanding warrants and arrest them immediately. Now if they started using it to track where people went, then I'd have a problem!
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This was posted just a while ago, with all that info in the replies (I know, I posted a reply with that info!). This might pass as an Ask Slashdot story, but that's 'bout it...
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People will always need tech support and want printed manuals and phone support bundled with their software. Just stop and think of how much the Linux community is making off of Linux - and realize how small it is right now! Now take another step back and imagine Linux becoming commonplace and people from all over the place using it - especially non-hackers. Imagine the support you'll get off of that - MONEY! And of course, the really good software (not to say that Linux doesn't come with kick-ass software) such as Bru will still be made by corporations for some time - though I'm not sure how long.
Money is still to be made. GNU/Linux will survive!
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In fact, in an unprecedented move, during the past six months Microsoft has made available to "hundreds" of its larger customers copies of its closely guarded Windows source code, said Doug Miller, group product manager with Microsoft's Windows.Net server marketing group.
Anyone notice that this is the same guy that bashed Linux in the article posted on/. a few days ago? And I thought Microsoft said that Linux and the open source movement had no point to it, not to mention that they seem to think keeping their source closed is a security benefit! You know what we call this? We call it trying to play us for fools...
For a few laughs: I saw this story on the front page and thought that people were submitting it for posting because they believed it... Damn I feel stupid (and so do those of you that DID believe it was true...)!
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From the standpoint of a developer, SourceForge is indeed better. But from the standpoint of Joe Enduser, if you want software then you're likely better off looking for it on FM first. Get it? Get it.
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Just use CPRM on the cloning instructions and nobody will be able to clone unless you consider it ethical and let them. Of course, this will all be legal becaue you'd be the first to clone a human so you can patent it, right? It doesn't matter if everyone knows how to do it, you own the patent anyway... Then you can sue anyone who clones without your permission by breaking the coding!
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Just to agree with somebody else in this thread, Freshmeat is indeed better than Sourceforge. This is not a flame, it's just my belief that Sourceforge needs to get more bandwidth...
If you're as annoyed as I am about those little drop-boxes for links, don't worry. They're going to remove them soon.
Considering that, my only caveat is the removal of the urgency info - it's been replaced by a "Focus of Release" thing. It's a nice addition, but I still would like the urgency tag - makes sifting through the stuff easier...
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Reading two comments up in this thread, you'll note that I said that even though I referred to it as "open source", I did mention the fact that it isn't alwalys free (copyrighted).
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'Cause if you don't release it officially, you'd never get it tested. Bet you didn't know M$ has about a million different versions of Win95 (and 98 too - don't forget Service packs on top of THAT)!
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No, no, no! I'm on a winblows computer at school! I can't download it the instant it's out - I won't be part of the/. effect against kernel.org!
If you've read the ChangeLog, you'll notice that there's a change for almost everything. Regardless of what you use your computer for, and update will probably help you out. Remove all your 2.4-ac patches and tack on the 2.4.1 series patch, then get the next AC patch due out in five minutes (Alan Cox has a LOT of time on his hands based on how fast his patches were released when 2.4 came - as many as 2 a day!).
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Did anybody check this guy out? I mean, come on right?
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Oh... you meant dual booting... sorry...
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The sad fact is that if you're on a low budget, you should use a free *nix of some sort (I prefer Linux of course, but BSD is also good - it's a what-you-grew-up-on thing). If you've got a high budget (and being in the field to use those, you must), then there is no reason to spend that cash on an overly expensive OS (face it: I don't want to spend $500+ for JUST the OS on each server - and not get most of the 'net tools I need).
If you've got an app that needs embedding, then what do you do? Go with an OS meant for embedded devices (NOT WinCE - that's meant for giving a nice front and back end to the person that doesn't care how the machine works, but at the expensive of precious resources. You're neither!). Most of the time Linux will suffice (bsd?). It's free and easily portable.
Fact is you just want to make sure that the public sees an always-going machine that does what it should, and the operators can do their job easily. M$ just doesn't support this - It's only real use is in the home as a gaming machine. Linux (bsd, etc.), while admitably, does take some heavy work to get setup just right (unless you want to go with the default which works for most people), but once it is up and running the way you want it, it stays!
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Paypal!
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Ever feel you just got screwed over on moderation?
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Personally, I still prefer Linux - though I was heavily dissapointed about the bechmarks. Fact is, they're right. I believe that the person who ran the setup should have given us more details on it - but I was still smashed...
Linux's kernel, sadly, lacks the code to configure a lot of optimizations on its own. I think they should be added in because they can be changed if you don't like them anyway. But to give dumb defaults? That gives the FreeBSD kernel an edge right there...
I personally believe it's a what-you-grew-up with thing. Whatever you started on, you're likely gonna keep using!
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Back in the day (not long ago), Moshe WAS right - but they have obviously upgraded...
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You posted this in the FreeBSD thread. Who do you think most people are going to root for? DUH! This is like asking if M$ software is any good in a Linux mailing list, asking life-long M$ users if Linux is too hard to use, and checking with a Cisco employee to see if 3COM's products are any good...
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Check your sources people! Unless you can link to it on a reputable site or find it in a reputable (whatever), don't trust it. And for the reputable sites - CHECK IT FIRST!
Ok, end-of-rant. RSA is safe to use and since it is the simplest public-key algorithm I know of, I don't it believe it will be broken (simpler is easier in security). In fact, in order to break RSA, you'd have to find a way to discover prime numbers without having to check them individually - that'd be quite an achievement and a mathematical triumph.
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Saw the ad, thought it would make a good subject since it fits so well in my message. Anway, WTF happened to this story? NOBODY said anything. Heck, I didn't even see it until now - even though I check /. many times a day! Anybody know (here it comes...) WTF happened?
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So how do you propose that the feds would block access? Block one route, the whole internet dynamically changes to accomodate via RIP.
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In response to other replies to my post: Fight against the technology being used for things that are a violation of your privacy, but don't fight against the systems current use. Sound fair?
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I'm usually against anything like this, but I can't really find anything wrong with this. The people who run the place have said OK, and it's not violating anybody's rights because they are only trying to find people with outstanding warrants and arrest them immediately. Now if they started using it to track where people went, then I'd have a problem!
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This was posted just a while ago, with all that info in the replies (I know, I posted a reply with that info!). This might pass as an Ask Slashdot story, but that's 'bout it...
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Money is still to be made. GNU/Linux will survive!
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Anyone notice that this is the same guy that bashed Linux in the article posted on /. a few days ago? And I thought Microsoft said that Linux and the open source movement had no point to it, not to mention that they seem to think keeping their source closed is a security benefit! You know what we call this? We call it trying to play us for fools...
For a few laughs: I saw this story on the front page and thought that people were submitting it for posting because they believed it... Damn I feel stupid (and so do those of you that DID believe it was true...)!
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More info: Borland's new app will help developers port their Windows apps to Linux. Hooray! The story can be found on C|Net's News.com website.
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From the standpoint of a developer, SourceForge is indeed better. But from the standpoint of Joe Enduser, if you want software then you're likely better off looking for it on FM first. Get it? Get it.
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Just use CPRM on the cloning instructions and nobody will be able to clone unless you consider it ethical and let them. Of course, this will all be legal becaue you'd be the first to clone a human so you can patent it, right? It doesn't matter if everyone knows how to do it, you own the patent anyway... Then you can sue anyone who clones without your permission by breaking the coding!
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Read the subject, 'nuf said!
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If you're as annoyed as I am about those little drop-boxes for links, don't worry. They're going to remove them soon.
Considering that, my only caveat is the removal of the urgency info - it's been replaced by a "Focus of Release" thing. It's a nice addition, but I still would like the urgency tag - makes sifting through the stuff easier...
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Your situation is an EXACT mirror of mine!
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Reading two comments up in this thread, you'll note that I said that even though I referred to it as "open source", I did mention the fact that it isn't alwalys free (copyrighted).
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'Cause if you don't release it officially, you'd never get it tested. Bet you didn't know M$ has about a million different versions of Win95 (and 98 too - don't forget Service packs on top of THAT)!
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If you've read the ChangeLog, you'll notice that there's a change for almost everything. Regardless of what you use your computer for, and update will probably help you out. Remove all your 2.4-ac patches and tack on the 2.4.1 series patch, then get the next AC patch due out in five minutes (Alan Cox has a LOT of time on his hands based on how fast his patches were released when 2.4 came - as many as 2 a day!).
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