the RunAs service has been around for many years now, completely eliminating the need to run as an Administrator
You must be kidding. The runas service is *nothing* compared to a true multi-user environment. Other than installing software runas is useless. How do you modify the registry without logging out the local user? How do you add printers to the machine without logging out the user?
Runas is a hack to make up for oversights in the OS.
Disclamer: I have only had the opurtunity to run linux on 2 laptops, both originally purchased with MS on them. (I purchased both used). The compaq was quirky, but the Dell I have now is great with Linux.
....it is astonishing that SCO has not offered any competent evidence to create a disputed fact regarding whether IBM has infringed SCO's alleged copyrights through IBM's Linux activities.
After rereading my letter, I think it may have been a bit harsh (and I sound a bit zealotous). Also, to answer a later post, it is a small hometown bank that uses a third party for online banking. Lastly, when I did call their tech support line, while they could offer no good advice, did mention that I was not the first caller regarding the matter.
To whom it may concern;
For the last two years I have been using my XXXXX account to do online bill paying. I have never had a problem using Mozilla as my browser of choice, and in fact I bank at several sites using Mozilla. I do not and will not use Internet Exporer browser to access these sites due to the numerous security issues surrounding this browser. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security has recommended *not* using Internet Explorer (you can find many references if you do a search on google.com). As such, you must realize my concern.
Upon realizing what was happening, I contacted XXXXX who gave me a toll free number to the technical support people for the XXXXX service. Their immediate (canned) response was that they only support Netscape and Internet Explorer. Netscape is compiled from the same code as Mozilla and as such is exactly the same browser as Mozilla -- except that Netscape has advertisements. Even after explaining my concerns, the only answer from them was that Internet Explorer is the recommended browser and that Netscape (same thing as Mozilla mind you) should work.
I am not an uninformed consumer. I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator. I think I know what I am talking about with regard to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. You can also follow these links for more information.
1). "The U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning Web surfers to stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser." http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3 374931
2.) "...the usually staid U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT, published a warning strongly suggesting that users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer should switch to another Web browser, due to "significant vulnerabilities" in technologies included in IE. " http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,640 65,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2
Now, you can imagine my dismay when this morning I could no longer access the BillPay section of the XXXXXX site. This was due to a redirect to another page based on my browser (Mozilla). In other words, the web developers of this site have looked at my browser, determined that it was not an Internet Explorer browser, and then rejected my access to the site based on the fact that I was not using an insecure browser (Internet Explorer).
Upon realizing what was happening, I contacted XXXXX who gave me a toll free number to the technical support people for the XXXXX service. Their immediate (canned) response was that they only support Netscape and Internet Explorer. Netscape is compiled from the same code as Mozilla and as such is exactly the same browser as Mozilla -- except that Netscape has advertisements. Even after explaining my concerns, the only answer from them was that Internet Explorer is the recommended browser and that Netscape (same thing as Mozilla mind you) should work.
I would not be so upset by this if there were actually something wrong with the Mozilla browser; however that is not what was stopping me from accessing the site. The fact that this site first checks to see what browser I am using and then rejects access after determining that I am using a browser that they do not like. There is absolutely no technical merit in this decision. Not to mention, the fact that it was implemented with no notice of their intent to do so. Mozilla was fine yesterday, it is not today. This is unacceptable.
After hearing such a canned answer (the operator admitted that she had received several calls today concerning Mozilla bro
I had a similar issue about a month ago. I do most of my day to day banking online. My bank has, for over two years, never had an issue with Mozilla or FireFox. One Friday I tried to access my accounts and the normal login was redirected to a "Your browser is not secure, please use IE" page. I wrote a lengthy email to the admin in charge of the site (they did provide an email address on the page). I explained my concerns with security in IE and ended the email explaining that although I had been their customer for 7 years, I would take my business elsewhere before using IE for banking. The following Monday morning I was able to access my accounts with Mozilla and I recieved an aplogetic email from the admin to boot.
While I cannot comment on regular out-of-the-box Wine, I do know that IE runs on Codeweaver's Crossover version of Wine. I have two remote control apps that both use a bastardized Java applet that both require IE. They both work fine with Crossover.
I can already play it on Windows, but for less money. Why would I switch?
I tend to agree and in that same line of thought, what about Linux? Supposedly Linux now outnumbers Macs on the Desktop and the cost of Linux is even lower than Windows. With the things that x.org and friends are doing, is there some technical hurdle that opengl et al cannot compete on? It seems to me that Linux would be a better target financially as it is exhibiting growth in the market place unlike the number of Macs being used which has somewhat stagnated. Just a thought.
Off topic I know, but what kind of sound card is it exactly? I have only ever encountered one that wasn't supported by either the kernel developers or the manufacturer in one way or another and that was several years ago (it was some aureal vortex card as I recall). I believe that card is now supported in the kernel, but alas, I no longer have the card to try it out.
Now wait a second. According to Bill Gates and Sun _hardware_ will be free. In fact, Johnathan Schwartz can even be quoted as saying "Bill Gates and I agree that within four to five years hardware will be free." *sigh*
I have a Linux box that has been up for 549 days! Granted, it is not a real busy machine but I have had Windows 2000 servers go down for no reason whatsoever. Someone tries to print and the spooler locks up the entire box?? File sharing anything with a macro and the machine goes ballistic (I hear that happens with Samba as well). And what the fuck is up with having to reboot because the browser crashed???
I am a MCSE/MCSA who uses Linux everywhere that I can because I have learned what happens when I use Windows.
You know, it is funny, when they announced the latest extended version it would have a list price of ~$40.00 rather than the previous two extended versions list price of ~$30.00. My first thought was "Is that how they are going to justify $100 for the boxed set?". Seriously though, why the price hike for this one?
Amen brother! I was installing Gentoo about a week ago on an old laptop (PII 266, 96Mb RAM) that would not boot from cdrom. With Tom's Root Boot I was able to do a stage3 install. The only problem that I ran into was that there is no text browser or ftp client (yes, I know, hard to fit on a floppy distro!) so that I had to use wget to get the tarball. A note for anyone else thinking about trying this: a slow machine like this is *not* what I would recommend for a Gentoo machine -- compiling a 2.6 kernel took over 2 hours!
What does, Microsoft's childish actions or the whining that Microsoft's not sharing?
I was simply referring to Microsoft having to have the last word. The DOJ has ordered them to share this documnetation -- that is not up for discussion; however, Microsoft has intentionally made it as difficult as possible for someone who needs this documentation to not only get it, but then to be able to use it. So, to answer your question, I would say it is Microsoft's childish actions that remind me of kindergarten.
Well, Microsoft does not own the PDF format and thus cannot lock you into using their DRM crap with PDF. They needed to create a whole new buggy piece of crap format in order to force you to use IE; at least initially. Not to mention this is typical of Microsoft. Yes, technically they did comply, but they made it as difficult as possible for everyone involved. Reminds me of kindergarten.
Forget about Lag; my ISP uses VoIP for their office phone. I now have the head NOC engineers cell phone number cuz the VoIP was down when the network was down.
Be realistic. How much time did your friend invest in his education if that is what he is doing now? And what do you if you are making $1.50/hr? Oops... sorry, didn't mean to feed the troll...
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the RunAs service has been around for many years now, completely eliminating the need to run as an Administrator
You must be kidding. The runas service is *nothing* compared to a true multi-user environment. Other than installing software runas is useless. How do you modify the registry without logging out the local user? How do you add printers to the machine without logging out the user?
Runas is a hack to make up for oversights in the OS.
"s/^/7/;s/$/4/;s/7/74/;s/4/40/;s/0/02/;s/0/03/; s/2/02/;s/4$/74/;s/(.)/chr($1+0x61)/eg;"
:)
Maybe you shouldn't drink so much
http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html
Disclamer: I have only had the opurtunity to run linux on 2 laptops, both originally purchased with MS on them. (I purchased both used). The compaq was quirky, but the Dell I have now is great with Linux.
Also, the bug that causes the user to lose the entire contents of their hard disk drive while uninstalling Firefox 1.0 is worrysome.
WHAT??? I have never heard of that -- do you have a link to back that up?
Use an image of the number rather than text.
"Origin of Species" is also a good book to read and probably available online for free.
It is available online and free here.
....it is astonishing that SCO has not offered any competent evidence to create a disputed fact regarding whether IBM has infringed SCO's alleged copyrights through IBM's Linux activities.
I think that sums it all up.
After seeing that car, I don't think I would want to go 90MPH in it....
Oops -- paragraph 4 belongs where paragraph 9 (same paragraph) is. Did not proofread well enough....
After rereading my letter, I think it may have been a bit harsh (and I sound a bit zealotous). Also, to answer a later post, it is a small hometown bank that uses a third party for online banking. Lastly, when I did call their tech support line, while they could offer no good advice, did mention that I was not the first caller regarding the matter.
To whom it may concern;
For the last two years I have been using my XXXXX account to do online bill paying. I have never had a problem using Mozilla as my browser of choice, and in fact I bank at several sites using Mozilla. I do not and will not use Internet Exporer browser to access these sites due to the numerous security issues surrounding this browser. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security has recommended *not* using Internet Explorer (you can find many references if you do a search on google.com). As such, you must realize my concern.
Upon realizing what was happening, I contacted XXXXX who gave me a toll free number to the technical support people for the XXXXX service. Their immediate (canned) response was that they only support Netscape and Internet Explorer. Netscape is compiled from the same code as Mozilla and as such is exactly the same browser as Mozilla -- except that Netscape has advertisements. Even after explaining my concerns, the only answer from them was that Internet Explorer is the recommended browser and that Netscape (same thing as Mozilla mind you) should work.
I am not an uninformed consumer. I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator. I think I know what I am talking about with regard to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. You can also follow these links for more information.
1). "The U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning Web surfers to stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser." http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3 374931
2.) "...the usually staid U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT, published a warning strongly suggesting that users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer should switch to another Web browser, due to "significant vulnerabilities" in technologies included in IE. " http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,640 65,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2
Now, you can imagine my dismay when this morning I could no longer access the BillPay section of the XXXXXX site. This was due to a redirect to another page based on my browser (Mozilla). In other words, the web developers of this site have looked at my browser, determined that it was not an Internet Explorer browser, and then rejected my access to the site based on the fact that I was not using an insecure browser (Internet Explorer).
Upon realizing what was happening, I contacted XXXXX who gave me a toll free number to the technical support people for the XXXXX service. Their immediate (canned) response was that they only support Netscape and Internet Explorer. Netscape is compiled from the same code as Mozilla and as such is exactly the same browser as Mozilla -- except that Netscape has advertisements. Even after explaining my concerns, the only answer from them was that Internet Explorer is the recommended browser and that Netscape (same thing as Mozilla mind you) should work.
I would not be so upset by this if there were actually something wrong with the Mozilla browser; however that is not what was stopping me from accessing the site. The fact that this site first checks to see what browser I am using and then rejects access after determining that I am using a browser that they do not like. There is absolutely no technical merit in this decision. Not to mention, the fact that it was implemented with no notice of their intent to do so. Mozilla was fine yesterday, it is not today. This is unacceptable.
After hearing such a canned answer (the operator admitted that she had received several calls today concerning Mozilla bro
So, if a company has 75% market share, does that make them a triple threat?
I had a similar issue about a month ago. I do most of my day to day banking online. My bank has, for over two years, never had an issue with Mozilla or FireFox. One Friday I tried to access my accounts and the normal login was redirected to a "Your browser is not secure, please use IE" page. I wrote a lengthy email to the admin in charge of the site (they did provide an email address on the page). I explained my concerns with security in IE and ended the email explaining that although I had been their customer for 7 years, I would take my business elsewhere before using IE for banking. The following Monday morning I was able to access my accounts with Mozilla and I recieved an aplogetic email from the admin to boot.
While I cannot comment on regular out-of-the-box Wine, I do know that IE runs on Codeweaver's Crossover version of Wine. I have two remote control apps that both use a bastardized Java applet that both require IE. They both work fine with Crossover.
I can already play it on Windows, but for less money. Why would I switch?
I tend to agree and in that same line of thought, what about Linux? Supposedly Linux now outnumbers Macs on the Desktop and the cost of Linux is even lower than Windows. With the things that x.org and friends are doing, is there some technical hurdle that opengl et al cannot compete on? It seems to me that Linux would be a better target financially as it is exhibiting growth in the market place unlike the number of Macs being used which has somewhat stagnated. Just a thought.
Off topic I know, but what kind of sound card is it exactly? I have only ever encountered one that wasn't supported by either the kernel developers or the manufacturer in one way or another and that was several years ago (it was some aureal vortex card as I recall). I believe that card is now supported in the kernel, but alas, I no longer have the card to try it out.
Now wait a second. According to Bill Gates and Sun _hardware_ will be free. In fact, Johnathan Schwartz can even be quoted as saying "Bill Gates and I agree that within four to five years hardware will be free." *sigh*
I have a Linux box that has been up for 549 days! Granted, it is not a real busy machine but I have had Windows 2000 servers go down for no reason whatsoever. Someone tries to print and the spooler locks up the entire box?? File sharing anything with a macro and the machine goes ballistic (I hear that happens with Samba as well). And what the fuck is up with having to reboot because the browser crashed???
I am a MCSE/MCSA who uses Linux everywhere that I can because I have learned what happens when I use Windows.
just my $0.02
You know, it is funny, when they announced the latest extended version it would have a list price of ~$40.00 rather than the previous two extended versions list price of ~$30.00. My first thought was "Is that how they are going to justify $100 for the boxed set?". Seriously though, why the price hike for this one?
Amen brother! I was installing Gentoo about a week ago on an old laptop (PII 266, 96Mb RAM) that would not boot from cdrom. With Tom's Root Boot I was able to do a stage3 install. The only problem that I ran into was that there is no text browser or ftp client (yes, I know, hard to fit on a floppy distro!) so that I had to use wget to get the tarball. A note for anyone else thinking about trying this: a slow machine like this is *not* what I would recommend for a Gentoo machine -- compiling a 2.6 kernel took over 2 hours!
A neat little niche distro, but from their site:
Floppix has no hard drive support; you cannot access, modify, damage or destroy anything installed on the hard drive.
Kinda makes it hard to do any kind of recovery on a hosed system.
What does, Microsoft's childish actions or the whining that Microsoft's not sharing?
I was simply referring to Microsoft having to have the last word. The DOJ has ordered them to share this documnetation -- that is not up for discussion; however, Microsoft has intentionally made it as difficult as possible for someone who needs this documentation to not only get it, but then to be able to use it. So, to answer your question, I would say it is Microsoft's childish actions that remind me of kindergarten.
Actually, if you search www.microsoft.com for drm and mht, you come up with NOTHING
Well, Microsoft does not own the PDF format and thus cannot lock you into using their DRM crap with PDF. They needed to create a whole new buggy piece of crap format in order to force you to use IE; at least initially. Not to mention this is typical of Microsoft. Yes, technically they did comply, but they made it as difficult as possible for everyone involved. Reminds me of kindergarten.
Forget about Lag; my ISP uses VoIP for their office phone. I now have the head NOC engineers cell phone number cuz the VoIP was down when the network was down.
Be realistic. How much time did your friend invest in his education if that is what he is doing now? And what do you if you are making $1.50/hr? Oops... sorry, didn't mean to feed the troll...