Malicious packets should be blocked on a case by case basis. If my host is infected with Slammer, for instance, I should be able to talk to your MS-SQL server, but have my Slammer packets blocked.
It's called intrusion prevention (IPS). There are companies that offer this technology today, even in switches, but Cisco is not one of them.
How 'bout we make a law that puts a bounty on spam, and allows people to sell their spam to bounty hunters. Then you'd get a cottage industry of bounty hunters in it for just the thing that motivates spammers -- money. Sorry, technology just can't keep up with greedy people.
This guy sold a line of pirated software, according to the report. He was also fool enough to advertise that he would make modifications which would allow people to play pirated games. Then he claimed that he did not realize any of this was illegal. What planet is he from?
I agree that the recent trend in copyright law is draconian. But this guy is not the poster child for the cause of consumer rights. He's an idiot, and example of what copyright laws are good for -- protecting content creators from having their work ripped off.
Ellison appears to be pitching cheapness and flexibility to his clientele, which is not a philosophy that Oracle software espouses (Linux is cheap and the licensing is flexible). I think that this *is* a win for Linux and Open Source software, but could be a problem for Oracle.
By making this move, Larry will be exposing the high-end companies he courts to commodity technology ideas that they otherwise might not explore. Most of these companies have "more money than sense." Often they view free or open software with disdain for its percieved lack of support, or even for its percieved unAmerican philosophy. But after having their eyes opened in this fashion, they may start developing a keen awareness of how badly Oracle is screwing them.
At the least, Oracle may introduce to these companies a culture of thriftiness, which is probably not in Larry's best interest.
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Malicious packets should be blocked on a case by case basis. If my host is infected with Slammer, for instance, I should be able to talk to your MS-SQL server, but have my Slammer packets blocked.
It's called intrusion prevention (IPS). There are companies that offer this technology today, even in switches, but Cisco is not one of them.
How 'bout we make a law that puts a bounty on spam, and allows people to sell their spam to bounty hunters. Then you'd get a cottage industry of bounty hunters in it for just the thing that motivates spammers -- money. Sorry, technology just can't keep up with greedy people.
This guy sold a line of pirated software, according to the report. He was also fool enough to advertise that he would make modifications which would allow people to play pirated games. Then he claimed that he did not realize any of this was illegal. What planet is he from?
I agree that the recent trend in copyright law is draconian. But this guy is not the poster child for the cause of consumer rights. He's an idiot, and example of what copyright laws are good for -- protecting content creators from having their work ripped off.
Ellison appears to be pitching cheapness and flexibility to his clientele, which is not a philosophy that Oracle software espouses (Linux is cheap and the licensing is flexible). I think that this *is* a win for Linux and Open Source software, but could be a problem for Oracle.
By making this move, Larry will be exposing the high-end companies he courts to commodity technology ideas that they otherwise might not explore. Most of these companies have "more money than sense." Often they view free or open software with disdain for its percieved lack of support, or even for its percieved unAmerican philosophy. But after having their eyes opened in this fashion, they may start developing a keen awareness of how badly Oracle is screwing them.
At the least, Oracle may introduce to these companies a culture of thriftiness, which is probably not in Larry's best interest.