Sure it's a myth. There are bugs in open source products that have been sitting there out in the open for YEARS without anyone recognizing them until they're exploited. Shellshock and Hearbleed (OpenSSL library - you can't get much more critical than that) prove once again that the "many eyes" that are not bothering to look because they all have something else to do (like scratching their own itch) proves that you also have to wait for a malicious attacker to find the vulnerabilities before they're fixed.
It's simply not a "better practice" - just different - and the myth leaves people open to exercising less caution out of an erroneous feeling that someone out there is going over the code to fix it just because it's open source. We all know that debugging and fixing code is a lot less attractive to people than writing new code, and that's simply not going to change, because it's human nature. Most programmers simply do not like to do code maintenance, which is why proprietary software with revenue streams have both an incentive and the means to PAY people to do the maintenance.
Or you can pay a flat one-time fee of $1500. That also gives you the right to buy the next release, when it comes out, for half price. And since, as a dev, you want to keep the ownership of your toolset instead of leaving it in the hands of your boss, not only because you can take it with you when you leave, but also because you can tinker with it on your own time, it's better for you to buy it outright rather than let the company pay it.
After all, the day you're out of a job is not the day you want to fork out extra $$$ just so you can make a demo to show off your talents.
However, that doesn't change the reality that the "many eyes" claim is a myth, like so many other software myths, such as "proprietary software is better because you get what you pay for."
If you had read both the article and the white paper, you would have known that the operators behind the infection purposefully keep the number low to stay under the radar. It has succeeded for at least 5 years (and possibly up to a decade). And who's to say that others won't copy the technique, now that the assembly code for the unpacker is also given in the white paper?
The reality is that the "many eyes" claim of open source is a myth, and gives a false sense of security.
The GM cylinder problem was due to people overloading their keyrings with all sorts of extra junk, like laser pointers, mini flashlights, 2-3 remotes, etc. That comes under abuse.
In terms of percentages, the GM switch was a far lower percentage failure rate - and it can be argued that the switches were abused by people putting a wad of keys and remotes on the key chain, something that wasn't done in the past and still doesn't make sense today. The design worked fine for years until this recent trend of having a ton of keys for everything, several remotes, a laser pointer, a usb fob, a mini flashlight, a few RFID devices, and a swiss army knife all on the ring.
My point was that this was a design process defect. Nowadays, a failure rate of less than 1% in a mass market consumer product isn't rocket science, and it should be even more true to a "premium" product.
A while ago I decided to give in and follow the modern usage of apostrophes, Angry Flower be damned. Sometimes you can't beat the majority, even if they're "wrong"...
Some animals "get it". I remember walking my dogs one night and taking out the laser pointer to get a skunk's attention. Wasn't fooling him for a second - he figured out where the beam was coming from and charged us. Good thing there was a fence between us. And it wasn't a coincidence, because he stopped when I turned it off - and started again when I turned it back on.
"Happiness is a warm puppy." Even Charlie Brown and Lucy knew this. An image of a dog is far from the real thing. Hopefully, virtual "reality" will never replace the real thing - though with the number of people living their lives on facebook and twitter, maybe it will help drop the birthrate well below zero when the only sex most people get is cyber.
For the tiny percent of people who have tattoos that cover all the way down, why would they waste money or resources trying to figure out that last barely 1 percent or less? That makes no sense from a business stand point, on the other hand I totally agree with you on they should have a warning for those people with tattoo. For most, there is still time to return the watch, stop being major cry babies, thats how you let companies know there product has problems, RETURN IT.
So, GM shouldn't have fixed the ignition key problem because it affects even less than your "barely 1%"? And if a laptop design has barely 1% of cpus fail out of the box, that's okay? Or drugs or contaminated food shouldn't be recalled because it only affects barely 1%? Can you change your name from Anonymous Coward to Corporate Shill?
And then the newborn babies are left to die on the planet? Do you see the problem here? If we can ever build robots sophisticated enough to raise and educate human beings from birth, then at that point the humans seems a little redundant.
Most of us die, and mostly on some planet or other. Generation ships operated by humans have a very low probability of success due to human factors.
written page-long essay aimed at examining both language aptitude and literacy of students.
So, the same technology used SO effectively to rank resumes will be used with students. Okay, kiddies, remember to stuff a lot of fancy-pants words into it.
Fail: This is sh*t. Go f*ck yourself. I'm not kissing your ass.
PASS: Subjectively, it is blatantly obvious to this observer that the new paradigm, as a cost-saving measure, was inspired by, and mimics, the the natural environmentally safe process of translating organic matter into nutritious compost. This has the outcome of allowing everyone who is in a paid position to devote the time saved to stress-relieving activities such as self-pleasuring, resulting in both a higher awareness of the need to practice good hygiene by such prophylactic procedures as more frequent hand-washing, and use of tissues to properly dispose of organic residue, though it could also negatively impact on their visual acuity over time.. Affected students should refrain from overtly engaging in behavior with superior's inferior posteriors to avoid being perceived as having a brown proboscis by their peers, with the associated negative impact on their social placement in the student hierarchy.
Income redistribution via taxation does not give rise to the legal right for an individual to sue another individual for a chunk of money just because the other one has more.
It's easier to find things on the iPad. However, when something goes wrong (battery, dropped, etc), you'd better have a backup plan. The manuals are an obvious one, and don't add anything new to the routine or to training.
Embryos don't need a uterus. Just look at ectopic pregnancies. And then there are cases such as this. Anything that the placenta can feed off of is fine.
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Sure it's a myth. There are bugs in open source products that have been sitting there out in the open for YEARS without anyone recognizing them until they're exploited. Shellshock and Hearbleed (OpenSSL library - you can't get much more critical than that) prove once again that the "many eyes" that are not bothering to look because they all have something else to do (like scratching their own itch) proves that you also have to wait for a malicious attacker to find the vulnerabilities before they're fixed.
It's simply not a "better practice" - just different - and the myth leaves people open to exercising less caution out of an erroneous feeling that someone out there is going over the code to fix it just because it's open source. We all know that debugging and fixing code is a lot less attractive to people than writing new code, and that's simply not going to change, because it's human nature. Most programmers simply do not like to do code maintenance, which is why proprietary software with revenue streams have both an incentive and the means to PAY people to do the maintenance.
Which I guess is why the Windows kernel is now more secure than either the Linux or BSD kernels. So, citation provided :-)
Am I happy about it? No, but that's the reality of it, and denying it is being willfully negligent.
Or you can pay a flat one-time fee of $1500. That also gives you the right to buy the next release, when it comes out, for half price. And since, as a dev, you want to keep the ownership of your toolset instead of leaving it in the hands of your boss, not only because you can take it with you when you leave, but also because you can tinker with it on your own time, it's better for you to buy it outright rather than let the company pay it.
After all, the day you're out of a job is not the day you want to fork out extra $$$ just so you can make a demo to show off your talents.
Then maybe you too should read the white paper.
However, that doesn't change the reality that the "many eyes" claim is a myth, like so many other software myths, such as "proprietary software is better because you get what you pay for."
If you had read both the article and the white paper, you would have known that the operators behind the infection purposefully keep the number low to stay under the radar. It has succeeded for at least 5 years (and possibly up to a decade). And who's to say that others won't copy the technique, now that the assembly code for the unpacker is also given in the white paper?
The reality is that the "many eyes" claim of open source is a myth, and gives a false sense of security.
Must be a significant amount, or we wouldn't hear so many complaints ... who knows - I don't get the whole tattoo thing ..
The GM cylinder problem was due to people overloading their keyrings with all sorts of extra junk, like laser pointers, mini flashlights, 2-3 remotes, etc. That comes under abuse.
In terms of percentages, the GM switch was a far lower percentage failure rate - and it can be argued that the switches were abused by people putting a wad of keys and remotes on the key chain, something that wasn't done in the past and still doesn't make sense today. The design worked fine for years until this recent trend of having a ton of keys for everything, several remotes, a laser pointer, a usb fob, a mini flashlight, a few RFID devices, and a swiss army knife all on the ring.
My point was that this was a design process defect. Nowadays, a failure rate of less than 1% in a mass market consumer product isn't rocket science, and it should be even more true to a "premium" product.
A while ago I decided to give in and follow the modern usage of apostrophes, Angry Flower be damned. Sometimes you can't beat the majority, even if they're "wrong" ...
Some animals "get it". I remember walking my dogs one night and taking out the laser pointer to get a skunk's attention. Wasn't fooling him for a second - he figured out where the beam was coming from and charged us. Good thing there was a fence between us. And it wasn't a coincidence, because he stopped when I turned it off - and started again when I turned it back on.
The address given is for the day care and other programs, not the transitional housing / shelter.
and even a dog on the floor
"Happiness is a warm puppy." Even Charlie Brown and Lucy knew this. An image of a dog is far from the real thing. Hopefully, virtual "reality" will never replace the real thing - though with the number of people living their lives on facebook and twitter, maybe it will help drop the birthrate well below zero when the only sex most people get is cyber.
Back in the day tattoos were the 1%'ers.
I'm sure that "back in the days" trailer trash accounted for more than 1%.
Sure you can - you just need to get the iAnkleBracelet.
For the tiny percent of people who have tattoos that cover all the way down, why would they waste money or resources trying to figure out that last barely 1 percent or less? That makes no sense from a business stand point, on the other hand I totally agree with you on they should have a warning for those people with tattoo. For most, there is still time to return the watch, stop being major cry babies, thats how you let companies know there product has problems, RETURN IT.
So, GM shouldn't have fixed the ignition key problem because it affects even less than your "barely 1%"? And if a laptop design has barely 1% of cpus fail out of the box, that's okay? Or drugs or contaminated food shouldn't be recalled because it only affects barely 1%? Can you change your name from Anonymous Coward to Corporate Shill?
cut-n-paste error :-(
locations of women's shelters
Isn't the utility of a women's shelter in that women can find them when needed?
No - they're referred to them by social workers who serve as gate-keepers to help keep the shelter address confidential to protect their clientele.
Do you really want to entrust your life to a pilot who is so unhealthy they can't even pull around a wheelie bag weighing 35 pounds?
And then there's the stories where this gives rise to the Adam and Eve myth.
And then the newborn babies are left to die on the planet? Do you see the problem here? If we can ever build robots sophisticated enough to raise and educate human beings from birth, then at that point the humans seems a little redundant.
Most of us die, and mostly on some planet or other. Generation ships operated by humans have a very low probability of success due to human factors.
written page-long essay aimed at examining both language aptitude and literacy of students.
So, the same technology used SO effectively to rank resumes will be used with students. Okay, kiddies, remember to stuff a lot of fancy-pants words into it.
Fail: This is sh*t. Go f*ck yourself. I'm not kissing your ass.
PASS: Subjectively, it is blatantly obvious to this observer that the new paradigm, as a cost-saving measure, was inspired by, and mimics, the the natural environmentally safe process of translating organic matter into nutritious compost. This has the outcome of allowing everyone who is in a paid position to devote the time saved to stress-relieving activities such as self-pleasuring, resulting in both a higher awareness of the need to practice good hygiene by such prophylactic procedures as more frequent hand-washing, and use of tissues to properly dispose of organic residue, though it could also negatively impact on their visual acuity over time.. Affected students should refrain from overtly engaging in behavior with superior's inferior posteriors to avoid being perceived as having a brown proboscis by their peers, with the associated negative impact on their social placement in the student hierarchy.
Income redistribution via taxation does not give rise to the legal right for an individual to sue another individual for a chunk of money just because the other one has more.
It's easier to find things on the iPad. However, when something goes wrong (battery, dropped, etc), you'd better have a backup plan. The manuals are an obvious one, and don't add anything new to the routine or to training.
If you're not fit enough to carry a 35 lb flight bag, you're not fit enough to be a pilot. The weight is a feature, not a bug.
Embryos don't need a uterus. Just look at ectopic pregnancies. And then there are cases such as this. Anything that the placenta can feed off of is fine.