>>This gives Microsoft a great platform to stand on when they say that GPL software is flung together
Well, the real problem with GPL is enforcing it. If the FSF can't take a stand on issues like this where multiple copyrights are violated, and the individual copyright holders never learn of it or can't afford to pursue it, then what prevents companies like this from violating it? If it isn't defended, it becomes useless, and probably invalid in the eyes of the law too. (IANAL).
I am completely with the concept of the GPL/other free licenses, but there needs to be enforcement of them to make them effective.
-website (if accessed through HTTP, etc.)
-ftp site
-email address
-telephone (portable of course)
-mailing address (Post office would do a DNS lookup for your current physical address... no more forwarding!)
It would make it pretty easy to remember ONE number for each person, instead of a separate email, phone, address, etc. Maybe too easy to track someone though...
Seeing as it's known how these worms spread (such as Code Red, etc.), and you know that the computers that are connecting to yours ARE infected, couldn't you use the known exploit to hack their IIS service?
Microsoft says in their documentation on the Code Red exploit (through the.ida file access) that if the buffer overflow contained random data, it would shut down the IIS service (IIS 5.0 will auto restart though). Seeing as it's the IIS service that's running the rogue virus, wouldn't this stop the threat, at least temporarily? (Or, does is the.ida file exploit used to load a larger virus that runs standalone?).
It'd be simple to create a file with the name that the virus tries to GET (and enable Apache to execute that extension). This script would then send a GET request exactly like Code Red to the affected server, with random data in the overflow area. (about 2 lines of Perl).
The IIS service should then shut down, and if it's version 5.0 or later it will restart (possibly clean).
Believe it or not, I used to work for a company that manufactured "1-hour photolab" equipment, and many of those systems STILL use ARCNet internally for all the different components to talk to each other.
It may sound arcane, but it's robust, interference resistant, cheap (I guess), and reliable. If you're not passing tons of data, it works just fine.
Now, does this mean that the U.S. must consult with the Security Council before taking any action? ("Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council")
I'm not sure if that's the case, but it might help temper a hot-handed solution the U.S. might think up on it's own (although I hope it wouldn't go that far), and if so, it's a pretty damn smart move on NATO's part.
>> Has anybody run across a device that will transparently make two identical IDE drives appear to the controller as a single drive with twice the capacity ( Either striping/RAID-0 or concatenation)?
What you're asking for is RAID JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks). Look for a RAID controller that supports JBOD, as many do these days. I know that most of the Adaptec ones do, but they're usually SCSI based, however I'm sure there's IDE ones too.
MadCow.
Re:This might mean something...
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>> Furthermore, if you prove in court that you did not commit the act of which you are accused then the accuser may be subject to paying monetary losses, punitive damages and legal costs.
Maybe it's just your wording here, but if this is the case, I'd be very scared... you shouldn't have to prove that you're "not guilty", they should have to prove that you ARE guilty.
Although it's a role-reversal (you taking them to court for wrongful accusal), they should still have the burden of proof in such a case.
JM2C,
MadCow
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>> x86 assembly... that's one helluva porting job. do you really think they could be out next year?
Ok, so maybe it would be easier to build an x86 based phone... q:]
In reality though, a lot of embedded systems use x86 compatible processors (no phones I know of though). I know of several using tiny 486 systems in our company alone.
MadCow.
Maybe for the embedded / handheld market?
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Sure, there's a plethora of other OS choices these days, but a small, efficient, graphically based OS would lend itself very nicely to the embedded / handheld market.
Sure Linux is cool, but once you slap X on top of it, it's not nearly as efficient on slow machines.
Who knows... you could have a Menuet based PDA or phone next year.
I'm sure you'll find a lot of Slashdotters using "old" computers running Linux quite happily for various tasks...
Just because Windows 2000 won't run on my 486/33, that doesn't mean that it doesn't make a damn fine firewall/gateway. Why replace hardware when you can just use more efficient software?
Ok, so the boot loader doesn't give the user a choice to boot Windows or Linux. However, if you insert this neat floppy disk on boot, you get Linux instead of Windows.
Alternatively, you could use a HD selection switch like the 'NickLock' shown here on Slashdot a few weeks back.
There's more methods to dual boot a machine than using a single boot loader for both OS's (although that is the most convenient).
Has there been any Open Source PVR projects started? Hey, if TiVO can do it on a Linux box, why can't the Open Source community do it better, faster, cheaper, and more customizable?
Hey, at least then we wouldn't have to worry about them advertising to us, limiting what we can/can't record, disable sharing features, etc...
>> Time Warner is a private enterprise, not the goverment. The only thing they (and you) are bound by is the agreement you enter into when you sign up for their service.
I certainly agree. However, by "they" I meant the party that instigated the service cutoff (not the ISP themselves, they're just the middlemen).
If a "copyright holder" can simply call up an ISP and say they "think" that somebody violated their copyright and have the user cut off with no burden of proof, that's rediculous! Can I call up someone's ISP and complain that I think they stole an image from my site, and have them cut off? If I do this and can't prove it, should I be liable (heavily) for damages? Certainly!
It's just annoying that companies think they have this right, that they can PUNISH someone without having to prove they did anything.
I certainly agree that Time Warner can refuse to continue to provide me internet service. That's their right. But to PUNISH me by revoking my access for a week, and forcing me to sign a promise not to "do it again" before getting my service back, when there was NEVER ANY PROOF THAT I DID ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE is retarded! I'd drop them like a hot rock! I'd sue!
Shouldn't they have to get a court order to cut off your access? Shoudn't they have to show some level of proof to an official agency before "convicting" you of the offense?
The cops can't come into my house and take away my VCR for a week because they suspect me of illegally copying movies... they need a warrant. Why they heck is it any different for copyright infringement on the Internet?
Big Brother also has a bunch of Little Brothers running around the 'net... anybody else wanna be a Little Brother?
Let's say someone wanted to make me say something in direct contradiction to my normal views, then publish that.
It all depends on how the doctored sample is presented and used... if they represent that it's a real recording of you, or hint that it might be you, or allow others to think that it's you, that would be illegal (libel, slander, etc.).
However, simply making a recording that sounds like you but freely admitting that it isn't, could be considered fair use under parody.
Hey, why not have dual processors on the same die? Sure, you're looking at a huge die, but for multi-threaded apps you'd sure see a good improvement. And, having all the processor bridges on die would speed things nicly over a "traditional" multi-cpu box.
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Lucky you... I've had over 17000 hits from 800+ unique IP's using Nimda.
My Apache error log has gone from an average of 80k/week (mostly robot.txt hits) to 2.6MB in 1.5 days!
Oh well, it could be worse, I could be running IIS.
MadCow.
Well, the real problem with GPL is enforcing it. If the FSF can't take a stand on issues like this where multiple copyrights are violated, and the individual copyright holders never learn of it or can't afford to pursue it, then what prevents companies like this from violating it? If it isn't defended, it becomes useless, and probably invalid in the eyes of the law too. (IANAL).
I am completely with the concept of the GPL/other free licenses, but there needs to be enforcement of them to make them effective.
MadCow.
How about Mechano? THAT was cool stuff!
MadCow
One number =
-website (if accessed through HTTP, etc.)
-ftp site
-email address
-telephone (portable of course)
-mailing address (Post office would do a DNS lookup for your current physical address... no more forwarding!)
It would make it pretty easy to remember ONE number for each person, instead of a separate email, phone, address, etc. Maybe too easy to track someone though...
MadCow
Seeing as it's known how these worms spread (such as Code Red, etc.), and you know that the computers that are connecting to yours ARE infected, couldn't you use the known exploit to hack their IIS service?
.ida file access) that if the buffer overflow contained random data, it would shut down the IIS service (IIS 5.0 will auto restart though). Seeing as it's the IIS service that's running the rogue virus, wouldn't this stop the threat, at least temporarily? (Or, does is the .ida file exploit used to load a larger virus that runs standalone?).
Microsoft says in their documentation on the Code Red exploit (through the
It'd be simple to create a file with the name that the virus tries to GET (and enable Apache to execute that extension). This script would then send a GET request exactly like Code Red to the affected server, with random data in the overflow area. (about 2 lines of Perl).
The IIS service should then shut down, and if it's version 5.0 or later it will restart (possibly clean).
Comments?
MadCow.
I'd rather take a couple of files they're trying to GET, and make a quick CGI script that feeds them garbage data... and keeps feeding it to them.
Although that ties up my bandwidth too, it should eventually overload their memory/storage, shouldn't it? Might keep them out of action for a bit.
q:]
I started getting hit by computers on my subnet at 7:34:46am Mountain time (9:34am eastern time).
Nasty, each computer hit me at least 16 times, and my log is growing fast. (Good thing my logs are in their own partition).
MadCow.
Believe it or not, I used to work for a company that manufactured "1-hour photolab" equipment, and many of those systems STILL use ARCNet internally for all the different components to talk to each other.
It may sound arcane, but it's robust, interference resistant, cheap (I guess), and reliable. If you're not passing tons of data, it works just fine.
MadCow.
Interesting...
Now, does this mean that the U.S. must consult with the Security Council before taking any action? ("Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council")
I'm not sure if that's the case, but it might help temper a hot-handed solution the U.S. might think up on it's own (although I hope it wouldn't go that far), and if so, it's a pretty damn smart move on NATO's part.
Just thinkin...
MadCow.
You must've been educated in public school... it says "give-more-blood"... without the "me".
It's a call to donate... you might want to pick up a brain while you're there. He's not THAT ignorant.
MadCow.
>> Has anybody run across a device that will transparently make two identical IDE drives appear to the controller as a single drive with twice the capacity ( Either striping/RAID-0 or concatenation)?
What you're asking for is RAID JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks). Look for a RAID controller that supports JBOD, as many do these days. I know that most of the Adaptec ones do, but they're usually SCSI based, however I'm sure there's IDE ones too.
MadCow.
>> Furthermore, if you prove in court that you did not commit the act of which you are accused then the accuser may be subject to paying monetary losses, punitive damages and legal costs.
Maybe it's just your wording here, but if this is the case, I'd be very scared... you shouldn't have to prove that you're "not guilty", they should have to prove that you ARE guilty.
Although it's a role-reversal (you taking them to court for wrongful accusal), they should still have the burden of proof in such a case.
JM2C,
MadCow
>> x86 assembly... that's one helluva porting job. do you really think they could be out next year?
Ok, so maybe it would be easier to build an x86 based phone... q:]
In reality though, a lot of embedded systems use x86 compatible processors (no phones I know of though). I know of several using tiny 486 systems in our company alone.
MadCow.
Sure, there's a plethora of other OS choices these days, but a small, efficient, graphically based OS would lend itself very nicely to the embedded / handheld market.
Sure Linux is cool, but once you slap X on top of it, it's not nearly as efficient on slow machines.
Who knows... you could have a Menuet based PDA or phone next year.
MadCow
Just because Windows 2000 won't run on my 486/33, that doesn't mean that it doesn't make a damn fine firewall/gateway. Why replace hardware when you can just use more efficient software?
And yes, the 486 is VLB, and so is my web server.
MadCow.
Alternatively, you could use a HD selection switch like the 'NickLock' shown here on Slashdot a few weeks back.
There's more methods to dual boot a machine than using a single boot loader for both OS's (although that is the most convenient).
MadCow.
Hey, at least then we wouldn't have to worry about them advertising to us, limiting what we can/can't record, disable sharing features, etc...
I'd gladly help out with such a beast...
MadCow.
And then you can prosecute them under the DMCA for "circumventing a protection device" if they manage to decode it anyways.
Laugh... it's funny. q:]
MadCow.
I certainly agree. However, by "they" I meant the party that instigated the service cutoff (not the ISP themselves, they're just the middlemen).
If a "copyright holder" can simply call up an ISP and say they "think" that somebody violated their copyright and have the user cut off with no burden of proof, that's rediculous! Can I call up someone's ISP and complain that I think they stole an image from my site, and have them cut off? If I do this and can't prove it, should I be liable (heavily) for damages? Certainly!
It's just annoying that companies think they have this right, that they can PUNISH someone without having to prove they did anything.
I certainly agree that Time Warner can refuse to continue to provide me internet service. That's their right. But to PUNISH me by revoking my access for a week, and forcing me to sign a promise not to "do it again" before getting my service back, when there was NEVER ANY PROOF THAT I DID ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE is retarded! I'd drop them like a hot rock! I'd sue!
Oh well, I've vented now... q:]
MadCow.
The cops can't come into my house and take away my VCR for a week because they suspect me of illegally copying movies... they need a warrant. Why they heck is it any different for copyright infringement on the Internet?
Big Brother also has a bunch of Little Brothers running around the 'net... anybody else wanna be a Little Brother?
Mad Mad Mad MadCow.
It all depends on how the doctored sample is presented and used... if they represent that it's a real recording of you, or hint that it might be you, or allow others to think that it's you, that would be illegal (libel, slander, etc.).
However, simply making a recording that sounds like you but freely admitting that it isn't, could be considered fair use under parody.
MadCow.
Gee, I'd love to have one of those on my desktop... no idea what I'd use it for, but I'd still love to have one!
MadCow.
Just-dreaming-ly-yours,
Madcow.
"Sorry for the inconvenience"
q:]
MadCow
I guess that the band "Better than Ezra" isn't allowed to perform or broadcast their music in France then? q:] MadCow (Laugh, it's a joke...) q:]