Regarding the much touted recent Windows 2000 Common Criteria Certification, see:
Chapter 3 - Secure Configuration for this gem:
"Installation of applications conforming to Windows Installer-based package requirements will have difficulty installing from a CD-ROM on a computer running a Windows 2000 operating system in the Evaluated Configuration.
"The reason is that the Windows Installer service is not a service that was evaluated and is therefore disabled in the Evaluated Configuration of Windows 2000. Additionally, the AllocateCDRoms Registry value that is set in the Evaluated Configuration will not allow Windows Installer to open a.Cap file directly from a CD-ROM.
"Therefore, to install an application conforming to Windows Installer-based package requirements, the Windows Installer service must be temporarily enabled and the "MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AllocateCDRoms" Registry value must be temporarily set to 0 (this can be accomplished through the Local Security Policy interface)."
So, in order to install any apps on your "secure" Win 2K box, you have to hack the registry and disable the protections that the very Windows 2000 Common Criteria Certification itself were set up to require!
And of course, the "secure" configuration has to have the floppy drive removed, or made inaccessible!
But hey! who's gonna install Office 2K from floppies, anyway?
...of going before my local school board and demanding a disclosure of the board members' holding in Micro$oft.
One guy in particular single-handedly killed an implementation of the Linux Terminal Server Project at the high school with a relentless barage of FUD..
"..With the increase of spam, the argument is made that more users will switch from blacklisting spammers to 'whitelisting' specific, trusted addresses.."
I've been doing this with procmail for years.
If I don't know you, your email goes into my sh*t_can
Several times a week I go through the sh*t_can, save what little is relevant (very little..) elsewhere, and the rest goes to/dev/null
...a puff piece for alleged "security expert" Richard Smith, who has a long-standing agenda about full disclosure.
What new ground is broken here?
None.
The simple fact remains that Micro$oft produces products that are riddled with the most egregious of security lapses, and that Micro$oft has an unrivaled history of dragging it's feet/passing the buck, even when billg is hit over the head repeatedly with the fact that his minions have unleashed yet another f*ckup on the unsuspecting public.
So, it's possible to contrive html that, when viewed on a remote web site, reformats the local hard drive of the box IE is running on?
Are you kidding me?
billg and every single idiot who was anywhere close to being involved with this f*ckup should be sued for every last penny they have.
As for full disclosure, let 'er rip.
It's the only way Micro$oft will ever be held in the least bit accountable for their crap.
Surf to his web site, and it's just the same old self-absorbed bullshit that so many other people put up.
Qualifications?
Let's see...
I was born on August 28th 1980, 4PM in Long Island.
My life was pretty aimless until I broke my arm in the 8th grade, keeping me from most sports and physical activity. That's when I discovered the magic of computers. I haven't stopped poking them since.
My chief interest is in information science (ie, computers). This interest involves my day job, my business, and most of my recreational activity.
Wow! Pretty exceptional, don't you think?
'bout the only thing going for the guy is he *doesn't* have a blog...
How the f*ck did this nonsense get put up on/. anyway?
"...Considering that most good programmers are pretty bad at security, bad programmers with roles in important projects are guaranteed to doom the world to oblivion..."
My!
We are the important little center of the universe, aren't we!
Oh! this is just book-marketing bullshit?
Or maybe hyperbole, if the author is literate to know what that word means...
...is to prevent little Bobby from typing in the url for http://www.bighonkintitties.com/ and getting his fill of all that bad, bad stuff, anyway?
This is typical political bullshit: members of congress can get their names on the list as having voted for this nonsense, and it'll sound good in a campaign speech, but other than that, nothing's changed.
Despite the losses Microsoft will not have to rein in its marketing and promotional efforts any time soon. The company has a cash pile of more than $30 billion to fund expansion.
Even if it did not have this huge amount of cash on hand the $3.5 billion profits from its operating system and software divisions in the quarter more than offset any loss.
I imagine billg broke into a cold sweat when he heard the news of this financial catastrophe...
"..but it's interesting to consider how Linux, X, and various desktop managers would match up with these solutions in terms of features and abilities.."
WTF?
I've felt for years that Window$ is ludicrously outdated in this regard.
Even on my Linux, CLI-based firewall box I've got six consoles running, and I can scroll through them in order, left-to-right or right-to-left, using the little "windows" key just out past the <alt> keys at each end of the space bar.
Every user-space Linux box I've got has at least eight full-sized desktops defined by default, under either KDE or Gnome.
Put this sort of a setup up on a 21" monitor, and you're good to go...
Hell, even Opera running under Linux has multiple distinct windows available; I typically have six to eight running at a time. (I understand IE finally is getting a clue about this, but I wouldn't know from personal experience..)
The point, for all you *hole libertarians out there, is that there is apparently a law that says they must sell you something other than "whatever they want".
Hello?
Have you been paying any attention to this topic?
A flame "retardent" (sic) suit won't protect you from your own stupidity.
"...This law will be totally ineffective unless the corporations are forced to inform their own customers about their legal rights and options when purchasing services from them. It's not such a radical idea -- there are plently of examples of this already. The FCC should stop its laissez faire approach to regulation and actually try to enforce the law for a change..."
George Bush is in the White House, and the Republicans kicked the Democrat's butts just last Tuesday in the elections.
"Enforce the law" against a business?
Yeah, right. See: DoJ versus Micro$oft, for starters.
If you're a consumer in the good ol' US of A, it's time to line up, bend over, and grab your ankles.
With the Republicans calling the shots, we're all going to be taking it up the b*tt for a long, long while...
Slashdot Mirror
Oh..
Ace's Hardware...
Whatever...
t_t_b
Isn't that an oxymoron?
t_t_b
Regarding the much touted recent Windows 2000 Common Criteria Certification, see: Chapter 3 - Secure Configuration for this gem:
"Installation of applications conforming to Windows Installer-based package requirements will have difficulty installing from a CD-ROM on a computer running a Windows 2000 operating system in the Evaluated Configuration.
.Cap file directly from a CD-ROM.
"The reason is that the Windows Installer service is not a service that was evaluated and is therefore disabled in the Evaluated Configuration of Windows 2000. Additionally, the AllocateCDRoms Registry value that is set in the Evaluated Configuration will not allow Windows Installer to open a
"Therefore, to install an application conforming to Windows Installer-based package requirements, the Windows Installer service must be temporarily enabled and the "MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AllocateCDRoms" Registry value must be temporarily set to 0 (this can be accomplished through the Local Security Policy interface)."
So, in order to install any apps on your "secure" Win 2K box, you have to hack the registry and disable the protections that the very Windows 2000 Common Criteria Certification itself were set up to require!
And of course, the "secure" configuration has to have the floppy drive removed, or made inaccessible!
But hey! who's gonna install Office 2K from floppies, anyway?
What are these people smoking?
t_t_b
Wise up, assh*le.
You're paying for Micro$oft's monopoly, even though you're probably too dumb/self-focused to understand that simple fact.
So you're happy with your tax dollars being wasted on Micro$oft's overpriced crap?
t_t_b
One guy in particular single-handedly killed an implementation of the Linux Terminal Server Project at the high school with a relentless barage of FUD..
t_t_b
t_t_b
Then, go after the politicians...
t_t_b
Popup hell, eh?
t_t_b
Ooo..
They don't steam clean the shopping carts where you shop?
And you put your food in that?
t_t_b
"..With the increase of spam, the argument is made that more users will switch from blacklisting spammers to 'whitelisting' specific, trusted addresses.."
I've been doing this with procmail for years.
If I don't know you, your email goes into my sh*t_can
Several times a week I go through the sh*t_can, save what little is relevant (very little..) elsewhere, and the rest goes to /dev/null
t_t_b
What new ground is broken here?
None.
The simple fact remains that Micro$oft produces products that are riddled with the most egregious of security lapses, and that Micro$oft has an unrivaled history of dragging it's feet/passing the buck, even when billg is hit over the head repeatedly with the fact that his minions have unleashed yet another f*ckup on the unsuspecting public.
So, it's possible to contrive html that, when viewed on a remote web site, reformats the local hard drive of the box IE is running on?
Are you kidding me?
billg and every single idiot who was anywhere close to being involved with this f*ckup should be sued for every last penny they have.
As for full disclosure, let 'er rip.
It's the only way Micro$oft will ever be held in the least bit accountable for their crap.
t_t_b
Qualifications?
Let's see...
Wow! Pretty exceptional, don't you think?
'bout the only thing going for the guy is he *doesn't* have a blog...
How the f*ck did this nonsense get put up on /. anyway?
What changed hands to get this deal done?
t_t_b
"...Considering that most good programmers are pretty bad at security, bad programmers with roles in important projects are guaranteed to doom the world to oblivion..."
My!
We are the important little center of the universe, aren't we!
Oh! this is just book-marketing bullshit?
Or maybe hyperbole, if the author is literate to know what that word means...
t_t_b
hmm..
t_t_b
This is typical political bullshit: members of congress can get their names on the list as having voted for this nonsense, and it'll sound good in a campaign speech, but other than that, nothing's changed.
Why am I not surprised?
t_t_b
Even if it did not have this huge amount of cash on hand the $3.5 billion profits from its operating system and software divisions in the quarter more than offset any loss.
I imagine billg broke into a cold sweat when he heard the news of this financial catastrophe...
t_t_b
I really hate this damned machine,
sometimes I think I'll kill it.
It never does just what I want,
but only what I tell it.
t_t_b
I mean, they're sure to screw it up.
t_t_b
Cool.
I've always wanted my Window$ apps to work while I was shopping at the mall...
t_t_b
I just got a really neat batch of Nigerian scam emails I'm sure they'd *love* to hear about!
Also see:
http://www.dataresourceconsulting.com/contact.htm
Main Phone: 727-733-5335
On-Line Marketing:
online@dataresourceconsulting.com
Off-Line Marketing:
offline@dataresourceconsulting.com
Main E-mail:
info@dataresourceconsulting.com
Who says there's no justice any more?
A wee taste of their own medicine, methinks...
t_t_b
help yourself:
BETTERLY, LAURA A
717 WEATHERSFIELD DRIVE
DUNEDIN FL 34698
See:
sunbiz.com
Maybe somebody should sign her up for all sorts of neat stuf...
hmm..
She doesn't like pr0n, huh..
hmm..
heh..
t_t_b
WTF?
I've felt for years that Window$ is ludicrously outdated in this regard.
Even on my Linux, CLI-based firewall box I've got six consoles running, and I can scroll through them in order, left-to-right or right-to-left, using the little "windows" key just out past the <alt> keys at each end of the space bar.
Every user-space Linux box I've got has at least eight full-sized desktops defined by default, under either KDE or Gnome.
Put this sort of a setup up on a 21" monitor, and you're good to go...
Hell, even Opera running under Linux has multiple distinct windows available; I typically have six to eight running at a time. (I understand IE finally is getting a clue about this, but I wouldn't know from personal experience..)
So, what's the BFD about having two monitors?
Whoa! There's Micro$oft innovation for you!
t_t_b
Hello?
Have you been paying any attention to this topic?
A flame "retardent" (sic) suit won't protect you from your own stupidity.
t_t_b
"...This law will be totally ineffective unless the corporations are forced to inform their own customers about their legal rights and options when purchasing services from them. It's not such a radical idea -- there are plently of examples of this already. The FCC should stop its laissez faire approach to regulation and actually try to enforce the law for a change..."
George Bush is in the White House, and the Republicans kicked the Democrat's butts just last Tuesday in the elections.
"Enforce the law" against a business?
Yeah, right. See: DoJ versus Micro$oft, for starters.
If you're a consumer in the good ol' US of A, it's time to line up, bend over, and grab your ankles.
With the Republicans calling the shots, we're all going to be taking it up the b*tt for a long, long while...
t_t_b
"..there must be 10 times less BSD desktop users.."
"Ten times less.."
Is that times a negative ten?
Or maybe "one-tenth"?
hmm.. a real puzzle.
t_t_b