I don't think anyone here is arguing that Linux is less secure than NT. That doesn't mean that this isn't a big problem.
Re:Isn't this a HUGE deal? Yes, and your point is?
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Chill out, you've got quite a bit of pent up hostility don't ya? The point behind my original post was to question the trivial nature attributed to the bug by Justin and the early commenters.
Please don't read this as flame bait, I'm just raising some points for consideration.
It seems to me that this is a VERY BIG DEAL. 2.2 is supposed to be a stable distribution that's ready for enterprise use. This "small bug" means that any Linux 2.2 box anywhere can be taken down at any time. It's this kind of thing that gives the suits reason to think twice.
I realize that a fix is available immediately, and that's great, but that isn't good enough. There's an even chance that the cracker phreak trying to do damage to your business will hear about this before your sysadmin does.
I'm a little skeptical that even optical can last that long. If they can it would only be under perfect conditions (controled atmosphere and temperature). There are just so many things that can go wrong, for instance:
mold that eats plastic
plastic that shatters from dryness or temperature changes
chemical reaction between plastic and envirnmental factors (paint, etc)
chemical reactions amongst between the CD's internal components.
chemical reactions between the CD's internal components and construction-time contaminants.
100 years is a lot of time, plus of course anyone can make such a guarantee because they won't be around to take the consequences. The tech industry simply has no appreciation or respect for significant time (Y2K anyone).
Please post an URL of that guarantee. Permanent storage of digital media (by conventional means) is currently impossible. Infact it's a HUGE problem, because it means that data archives constantly have to be moved and upgraded.
If these people really claim that their tapes last forever their going to end up having their asses sued back to the stone age.
BTW - ORB is RANDOM ACCESS, a tape system doesn't compete.
Rotten.com are a bunch of shit disturbers, which is good. There's definitely a place for freaks like that on the net, it would be a much blander place without them.
The Dilbert Hole wasn't an attempt at comedy (it shure as hell wasn't funny), it was a challenge to Dilbert's creators and admirers to fight back. Well they did.
My AKG headphones do 15Hz - 20KHz, a very large and powerfull subwoofer (i.e. a club bass box) should be able to do less than 10Hz. Of course you can't hear that, but you can sure as hell feel it. >)
If these speakers really can't do anything less than 300Hz they're just tweeters AFAIK.
What they'll miss with their approach is the entire segment of the market who are taking their old hardware and giving it new life as thin servers using Linux or freeBSD for essentially zero cost.
Ummm, you expect Microsoft to target a market defined by the fact that it spends no money? Open a window, you need some air (no not that kind of window).
Has a poll been conducted relating the number of open-source hackers to the number of RMS/ESR/O'Reilly wanabees writing essays and posting to Slashdot? I suspect the results of shuch a poll would be quite alarming. BTW; simply running a Linux box does not make you an OSS hacker.
I don't need to read it again, I saw the "waiting for a replacement" part the first time. My point is that he doesn't give any dates at all. The article isn't specific or definite, for example he doesn't say that he will now refuse future Linux speaking engagements. It simply doesn't read like a letter of resignation. I think his true goal may be to get the community to publicly tell him not to retire, time will tell
I don't have anything against ESR but I sincerely hope means what he says, I hope he actively pursues the search for his replacement then fully supports that replacement when the time comes. The cynical side of me however suspects that he's just saying this to consolidate and re-affirm his support base. Note that he didn't give any dates for retirement, nor did he outline the process of retiring (eg; a formall press release will go out Monday morning).
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I don't think anyone here is arguing that Linux is less secure than NT. That doesn't mean that this isn't a big problem.
Chill out, you've got quite a bit of pent up hostility don't ya? The point behind my original post was to question the trivial nature attributed to the bug by Justin and the early commenters.
Please don't read this as flame bait, I'm just raising some points for consideration.
It seems to me that this is a VERY BIG DEAL. 2.2 is supposed to be a stable distribution that's ready for enterprise use. This "small bug" means that any Linux 2.2 box anywhere can be taken down at any time. It's this kind of thing that gives the suits reason to think twice.
I realize that a fix is available immediately, and that's great, but that isn't good enough. There's an even chance that the cracker phreak trying to do damage to your business will hear about this before your sysadmin does.
It's not a great movie, it's an okay movie and I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy it. The anticipation was better than the event.
PS: Go in the morning, the theater where I went was 1/2 empty (1/2 full?).
The book says that the Wumpus itself is a bot, not an AI hunter created later.
: Perhaps you should have a look at the data sheet
: for DLT drives and tapes.
Perhaps you should have a look at reality.
30 year lifespan with 5% failure != lasts forever.
- mold that eats plastic
- plastic that shatters from dryness or temperature changes
- chemical reaction between plastic and envirnmental factors (paint, etc)
- chemical reactions amongst between the CD's internal components.
- chemical reactions between the CD's internal components and construction-time contaminants.
100 years is a lot of time, plus of course anyone can make such a guarantee because they won't be around to take the consequences. The tech industry simply has no appreciation or respect for significant time (Y2K anyone).Please post an URL of that guarantee. Permanent storage of digital media (by conventional means) is currently impossible. Infact it's a HUGE problem, because it means that data archives constantly have to be moved and upgraded.
If these people really claim that their tapes last forever their going to end up having their asses sued back to the stone age.
BTW - ORB is RANDOM ACCESS, a tape system doesn't compete.
Rotten.com are a bunch of shit disturbers, which is good. There's definitely a place for freaks like that on the net, it would be a much blander place without them.
The Dilbert Hole wasn't an attempt at comedy (it shure as hell wasn't funny), it was a challenge to Dilbert's creators and admirers to fight back. Well they did.
It's the first time there's been confirmation of _multiple_ planets orbiting the same star (not incl. the sun).
My AKG headphones do 15Hz - 20KHz, a very large and powerfull subwoofer (i.e. a club bass box) should be able to do less than 10Hz. Of course you can't hear that, but you can sure as hell feel it. >)
If these speakers really can't do anything less than 300Hz they're just tweeters AFAIK.
Ummm, you expect Microsoft to target a market defined by the fact that it spends no money? Open a window, you need some air (no not that kind of window).
Has a poll been conducted relating the number of open-source hackers to the number of RMS/ESR/O'Reilly wanabees writing essays and posting to Slashdot? I suspect the results of shuch a poll would be quite alarming. BTW; simply running a Linux box does not make you an OSS hacker.
I don't need to read it again, I saw the "waiting for a replacement" part the first time. My point is that he doesn't give any dates at all. The article isn't specific or definite, for example he doesn't say that he will now refuse future Linux speaking engagements. It simply doesn't read like a letter of resignation. I think his true goal may be to get the community to publicly tell him not to retire, time will tell
Plus the Palm V occupies about 1/4 the volume of a Gameboy.
I don't have anything against ESR but I sincerely hope means what he says, I hope he actively pursues the search for his replacement then fully supports that replacement when the time comes. The cynical side of me however suspects that he's just saying this to consolidate and re-affirm his support base. Note that he didn't give any dates for retirement, nor did he outline the process of retiring (eg; a formall press release will go out Monday morning).
Fubar is Vietnam era military acronym standing for; Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. It doesn't have any special relevance to computers or nerds.
I'm pretty sure it's only 2 shades of gray (1bpp to 2bpp).