the VAST VAST majority of Microsoft problems are with outlook, internet explorer, office, IIS, exchange, etc. Technically, these are not windows problems.
They're not? My copy of Windows shipped with IE, Outlook, and IIS. If they're on the Windows CD, integrated into Windows, and installed by default, than security problems with them are Windows problems.
I don't know of any specific models, although I have seen them. However, many (replacement) laptop batteries cost more than Apple's iPod battery replacement.
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rust y/modules/module-init-tools-3.0.tar.bz2 tar xvfj module-init-tools-3.0.tar.bz2 cd module-init-tools-3.0./configure make sudo make install cd.. wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux- 2.6.3.tar.bz2 tar xvfj linux-2.6.3.tar.bz2 cd linux-2.6.3 make menuconfig [clickety clickety clickety] sudo make bzImage modules modules_install/sbin/lilo
The Debian route takes signifcantly less time, effort, and bandwidth. Debian provides 386, P4, and Athlon optimized kernels, in SMP and non-SMP flavors. If you think you can optimize better than the Debian maintainers, then:
apt-get build-dep kernel-source-2.6 apt-get install kernel-source-2.6 cd/usr/src tar xvfj [source tarball] cd [source tarball] make xconfig fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd kernel_image sudo dpkg -i../[package].deb
As I see it, Debian users save three lines and gain a set of sane defaults and the ability to upgrade the kernel without raping the packaging system.
Under normal use, the battery has no problems. Under heavy usage situations, battery life can decline (as is also the case with most phones, PDAs, laptops, and anything else with a non-replacable lithium battery). Apple offers a battery-replacement service for $99, or you can do it yourself for half the price. Battery replacement is also covered by AppleCare. I fail to see where this is an issue,unless you think that Apple should wave a magic wand and create a perfect battery, or that iPods should be enlarged to make rare battery replacements more convenient.
I use Debian and love it, but let's not be too misleading here. It took a couple weeks for Firefox to get into unstable, and kernel 2.6.0 was still the newest option even for a while after 2.6.2 had been released. Unstable is great, but it's not always up-to-date (it took a year for XFree86 4.3 to get in, although that's a whole other can of worms...).
No one is turning up their noses, but it'd be nice if we could do more. As evidenced by Solitaire, Brick, and Parachute, the iPod is capable of decent graphical games (and other apps), and it'd be nice if Apple would release an SDK allowing their development. Maybe iPod Linux will get there at some point...
Because it's convenient to have useful configuration options in the app, where people need them. The options that 99% of users never change are gconf-only, because few users want them (you may be one of those few, but most are not) and power users know where to look for them. gconf is not embedded in apps because gconf-editor is ugly compared to a well-designed preferences box, but it's still quite easy to use.
All GNOME apps provide gconf with XML schema files, which contain documentation for each key. gconf-editor should display it when you select a key. If it doesn't, file a bug.
I'd be very surprised if you can find me an example of a gconf key not available in gconf-editor.
I don't know what gconf you've been using, but gconf-editor provides a browsable tree of all gconf keys, similarly to regedit. You never need to spell, type, or even remember any gconf option names.
If you go to File->Close, and a dialog pops up, you know it's going to ask you if you want to save. What you don't know is which button you need to click (sometimes it's ambiguous even after reading the dialog). Having clearly labeled buttons means that you don't have to read and analyze the entire text, you can just guess the general meaning of the text and click the appropriate button. For those people who have better things to do than disect the text of alert boxes, it's a real time-saver.
You just described GConf. Developers specify a list of properties, and gconf-editor allows the user to edit them. gconfd manages the back-end, which is generally XML files (although other backends such as RDBMSs are possible). It's well-documented and easy to find and change the settings you want. It also provides for spiffy instant-apply notification. Now, if only KDE would use it...
You just proved my point for me. I was not advocating not teaching algebra, but I was countering the grandparent's point about PE. I personally am quite good at math, and enjoy it. I also play varsity soccer, and I think that some type PE is necessary (although not very useful as it's traditionally taught). Physical activity is necessary in many jobs, while basic algebra (solving sets of linear equations, solving quadratics, graphing polynomials, etc.) is not widely used in most occupations. Generally, the concept of solving equations for an unknown variable is taught in middle-school prealgebra (at least, it is where I live).
I don't, but most people use the same username in multiple places (Bascule has it as his email address, for example). Further, several of his other posts are cut-and-pasted from other online forums, where they were generally posted either anonymously or from different-named accounts.
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They're not? My copy of Windows shipped with IE, Outlook, and IIS. If they're on the Windows CD, integrated into Windows, and installed by default, than security problems with them are Windows problems.
When you can strap a discman on an armband and go jogging with it, then you'll have a point.
I don't know of any specific models, although I have seen them. However, many (replacement) laptop batteries cost more than Apple's iPod battery replacement.
You mean these lines?
t y/modules/module-init-tools-3.0.tar.bz2 ./configure ..- 2.6.3.tar.bz2 /sbin/lilo
/usr/src ../[package].deb
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rus
tar xvfj module-init-tools-3.0.tar.bz2
cd module-init-tools-3.0
make
sudo make install
cd
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux
tar xvfj linux-2.6.3.tar.bz2
cd linux-2.6.3
make menuconfig
[clickety clickety clickety]
sudo make bzImage modules modules_install
The Debian route takes signifcantly less time, effort, and bandwidth. Debian provides 386, P4, and Athlon optimized kernels, in SMP and non-SMP flavors. If you think you can optimize better than the Debian maintainers, then:
apt-get build-dep kernel-source-2.6
apt-get install kernel-source-2.6
cd
tar xvfj [source tarball]
cd [source tarball]
make xconfig
fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd kernel_image
sudo dpkg -i
As I see it, Debian users save three lines and gain a set of sane defaults and the ability to upgrade the kernel without raping the packaging system.
Debian doesn't detect hardware?
Under normal use, the battery has no problems. Under heavy usage situations, battery life can decline (as is also the case with most phones, PDAs, laptops, and anything else with a non-replacable lithium battery). Apple offers a battery-replacement service for $99, or you can do it yourself for half the price. Battery replacement is also covered by AppleCare. I fail to see where this is an issue,unless you think that Apple should wave a magic wand and create a perfect battery, or that iPods should be enlarged to make rare battery replacements more convenient.
I use Debian and love it, but let's not be too misleading here. It took a couple weeks for Firefox to get into unstable, and kernel 2.6.0 was still the newest option even for a while after 2.6.2 had been released. Unstable is great, but it's not always up-to-date (it took a year for XFree86 4.3 to get in, although that's a whole other can of worms...).
There's also a reason the term "Internet Exploder" became prevalent in net culture. It doesn't just crash, it takes everything else down with it.
Better than local admin exploits is the NT password editor. Assuming you have physical access, no box is secure.
Admin access is much easier than that. No box to which you have physical access is secure. The offline NT/2K/XP password editor is a good example.
PATRIOT != DMCA
Oops, sorry, Edwards didn't vote for the DMCA, he wasn't a Senator at that point. I think it's fair to assume that he would have, though.
Edwards is mega-rich, influenced by special interests, and voted for the DMCA. Why didn't we vote for Dean again?
Does it have the price tag?
That might be funny, if it were true. Fortunately, it's not.
No one is turning up their noses, but it'd be nice if we could do more. As evidenced by Solitaire, Brick, and Parachute, the iPod is capable of decent graphical games (and other apps), and it'd be nice if Apple would release an SDK allowing their development. Maybe iPod Linux will get there at some point...
Calling mi2g a "security firm" is a little extreme, don't you think?
Because it's convenient to have useful configuration options in the app, where people need them. The options that 99% of users never change are gconf-only, because few users want them (you may be one of those few, but most are not) and power users know where to look for them. gconf is not embedded in apps because gconf-editor is ugly compared to a well-designed preferences box, but it's still quite easy to use.
I'd be very surprised if you can find me an example of a gconf key not available in gconf-editor.
GConf keys are well-documented in XML schema files. gconf-editor should show descriptions of each key when you select it. If it doesn't, file a bug.
I don't know what gconf you've been using, but gconf-editor provides a browsable tree of all gconf keys, similarly to regedit. You never need to spell, type, or even remember any gconf option names.
If you go to File->Close, and a dialog pops up, you know it's going to ask you if you want to save. What you don't know is which button you need to click (sometimes it's ambiguous even after reading the dialog). Having clearly labeled buttons means that you don't have to read and analyze the entire text, you can just guess the general meaning of the text and click the appropriate button. For those people who have better things to do than disect the text of alert boxes, it's a real time-saver.
You just described GConf. Developers specify a list of properties, and gconf-editor allows the user to edit them. gconfd manages the back-end, which is generally XML files (although other backends such as RDBMSs are possible). It's well-documented and easy to find and change the settings you want. It also provides for spiffy instant-apply notification. Now, if only KDE would use it...
You just proved my point for me. I was not advocating not teaching algebra, but I was countering the grandparent's point about PE. I personally am quite good at math, and enjoy it. I also play varsity soccer, and I think that some type PE is necessary (although not very useful as it's traditionally taught). Physical activity is necessary in many jobs, while basic algebra (solving sets of linear equations, solving quadratics, graphing polynomials, etc.) is not widely used in most occupations. Generally, the concept of solving equations for an unknown variable is taught in middle-school prealgebra (at least, it is where I live).
I don't, but most people use the same username in multiple places (Bascule has it as his email address, for example). Further, several of his other posts are cut-and-pasted from other online forums, where they were generally posted either anonymously or from different-named accounts.