Keep in mind that Blaster was the only one of these DCOM worms that only exploited the DCOM hole. The newer variants, esp. Nachi, also tried to exploit the even-older IIS WebDAV hole. If the infected boxes were on the Internet and serving Web pages, no amount of firewalling will help.
Patch, patch, patch should be the mantra of every company that runs their business on MS software.
I'm not asking for something for free simply because I beta tested. I have used three Freedom nyms that I paid $50 for so far, and I have two left. Under their own licensing terms, that means I've only used 60% of my license. The same as someone who may have bought it in January 2001. The same as someone who may have bought it two days ago. Therefore, I deserve the same treatment as they do: a software upgrade. I'm not asking for money. I'm asking for software that I purchased and helped test.
You're right. I don't know what anyone at Zero Knowledge thinks. But I can assume, by their treatment of myself and other users in light of their announcement, that they are more interested in money than they are the people who are giving it to them.
That's what I like to call "poor customer service". And while I may not know how to run a multi-million dollar business (although, given my past experience with multiple shmoes in upper management, it can't be *THAT* hard), I do know that treating your customers right gets you more customers.
C-level MBAs who have nothing but pure business experience know how to slash jobs, screw customers, tinker with org charts, and raise their own salaries.
Coders should run companies because coders know what real debugging is. Fix the things that are broken instead of dancing around problems and catering to the Good Ol' Boys club.
Hallelujah and amen. Don't bother telling me that I'm being self-rightous again. I know. It's fun.
My wispy moustache is en route, and it's not happy.
Heh. Don't get your six-figure knickers in a twist, old man. Who made the decision not to refund my money or at least give me a free upgrade? I can guarantee it was some C-level executive new to the company, and not one of the co-founders who undoubtedly appreciated the work the Freedom beta testers put in to make it a successful product. I mean, just look at the CEO and CFO:
http://www.zeroknowledge.com/company/profiles.as p
Their profiles alone say they're all about dollars and not users. They forget who helped them build their company. You're right, the Freedom network shutdown was most likely all about revenue. But that doesn't mean they should forget about the people who helped test and strengthen the product that spawned the company.
Now get in your foot-powered vehicle and go home to Dino and Wilma before my whispy moustache takes a run at you.
So I started beta-testing Freedom a while back... probably August or Sept. of 1999. I purchased the product in Dec. of 99 as soon as it was available. Hell, I was one of the first 100 to buy it since I got my free stinking t-shirt. The way they described licensing back then was "you can either use five nyms for one year, one nym for five years, or any combination in between." At this point, I have not yet used all of my nyms, meaning I have not fully used the product, meaning I should get a refund. Especially because I helped beta test and submitted bug reports left and right. But no! I don't fall within the "on or before Jan. 1, 2001" time frame, so I'm SOL. Perfect example of a good company gone bad. I wonder if Ian Goldberg is going to jump ship now that their product does Zer0 Cryptography.
Oh well. Another fantastic product down the drain. Nice job, upper management! That's what happens when you let guys from the stone age manage a cool new company with something real to offer.
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Keep in mind that Blaster was the only one of these DCOM worms that only exploited the DCOM hole. The newer variants, esp. Nachi, also tried to exploit the even-older IIS WebDAV hole. If the infected boxes were on the Internet and serving Web pages, no amount of firewalling will help.
Patch, patch, patch should be the mantra of every company that runs their business on MS software.
*sigh* This is getting older than you.
I'm not asking for something for free simply because I beta tested. I have used three Freedom nyms that I paid $50 for so far, and I have two left. Under their own licensing terms, that means I've only used 60% of my license. The same as someone who may have bought it in January 2001. The same as someone who may have bought it two days ago. Therefore, I deserve the same treatment as they do: a software upgrade. I'm not asking for money. I'm asking for software that I purchased and helped test.
You're right. I don't know what anyone at Zero Knowledge thinks. But I can assume, by their treatment of myself and other users in light of their announcement, that they are more interested in money than they are the people who are giving it to them.
That's what I like to call "poor customer service". And while I may not know how to run a multi-million dollar business (although, given my past experience with multiple shmoes in upper management, it can't be *THAT* hard), I do know that treating your customers right gets you more customers.
C-level MBAs who have nothing but pure business experience know how to slash jobs, screw customers, tinker with org charts, and raise their own salaries.
Coders should run companies because coders know what real debugging is. Fix the things that are broken instead of dancing around problems and catering to the Good Ol' Boys club.
Hallelujah and amen. Don't bother telling me that I'm being self-rightous again. I know. It's fun.
My wispy moustache is en route, and it's not happy.
Heh. Don't get your six-figure knickers in a twist, old man. Who made the decision not to refund my money or at least give me a free upgrade? I can guarantee it was some C-level executive new to the company, and not one of the co-founders who undoubtedly appreciated the work the Freedom beta testers put in to make it a successful product. I mean, just look at the CEO and CFO:
s p
http://www.zeroknowledge.com/company/profiles.a
Their profiles alone say they're all about dollars and not users. They forget who helped them build their company. You're right, the Freedom network shutdown was most likely all about revenue. But that doesn't mean they should forget about the people who helped test and strengthen the product that spawned the company.
Now get in your foot-powered vehicle and go home to Dino and Wilma before my whispy moustache takes a run at you.
Hmmm.
Read the whitepaper on how Freedom works (er, used to work...) and then realize why what you just posted is idiotic.
So I started beta-testing Freedom a while back... probably August or Sept. of 1999. I purchased the product in Dec. of 99 as soon as it was available. Hell, I was one of the first 100 to buy it since I got my free stinking t-shirt. The way they described licensing back then was "you can either use five nyms for one year, one nym for five years, or any combination in between." At this point, I have not yet used all of my nyms, meaning I have not fully used the product, meaning I should get a refund. Especially because I helped beta test and submitted bug reports left and right. But no! I don't fall within the "on or before Jan. 1, 2001" time frame, so I'm SOL. Perfect example of a good company gone bad. I wonder if Ian Goldberg is going to jump ship now that their product does Zer0 Cryptography.
Oh well. Another fantastic product down the drain. Nice job, upper management! That's what happens when you let guys from the stone age manage a cool new company with something real to offer.