However, in order to exploit a vulnerable system an attacker needs to be able to inject fragmented IPv6 packets on the target system's local network. This requires direct physical/logical access to the target's local network -in which case the attacking system does not need to have a working IPv6 stack- or the ability to route or tunnel IPv6 packets to the target from a remote network.
Would you mind explaining to the rest of us where Microsoft Windows is a specific requirement for any of the stated conditions?
Or perhaps you could explain how any operating system could stop a user with malicious intent from sending or relaying bad packets?
The same problems would exist if he had switched platforms entirely.
Take this passage, which was written in the context of XP-to-Vista:
Replacing everything only marginally decreases your difficulty because you then have to purchase, install and relearn the new interfaces for all the programs that actually do your work and play. When you are through with that, you can begin the long and non transferable process of making your desktop comfortable and retrieving the old data that your masters allow you to keep.
Now consider moving from XP to Mac OS X, or Fedora, or Ubuntu, or Suse. You'd still have to acquire and install your apps, transfer %USERPROFILE% to ~/, and re-learn the "floor plan" of your new environment.
Anything above and beyond an in-place upgrade is going to require some heavy lifting.
Of course, if Microsoft had given us a proper equivalent of Exposé instead of Flip 3D, it would bring out all of the fanboys, screaming "Copycat!" It's a shame, really. Exposé is a brilliant idea. At work, I find myself reflexively flicking my mouse to the "show all apps" hot corner. That doesn't work so well when you're not on a Mac.
The partisans have demanded Not Invented Here, so Not Invented Here is what we shall have.
by twitter (104583)... Eris's journal entry is not a bad summary...
[spit take]
[replaces coffee-soaked keyboard]
Twitter, you're still operating under the delusion that nobody knows your sock puppets? Although I do appreciate the Freudian slip: You spelled it "Eris". She is, of course, the Greek goddess of discord. But you probably knew that in the first place, which is why you made her your pseudonym's pseudonym.
No, this proves that certain fundamentalist elements of certain faiths are "perverted and anti-progressive". Do be careful where you swing that broad brush.
It's not about being pro-Microsoft, it's about being anti-bullshit. Trying to find some serious, reasonable discourse amid hundreds of slashbots flinging FUD around like monkey poo.
Just how stupid do you think anybody who follows that link is? Are you playing for your legions of "I hate anyone who doesn't make a show of hating Microsoft" comrades when you post that? Or was that just to give you something to read when your sock puppet "personality" is dominant?
But it's 24% of Linux installs, versus 25% for Windows. That one percent is all the difference in the world between "general security crisis" and "OMG LINUX ROOLZ M$ IS TEH SUXX0RZ!!!!111!"
"Vista premium" computers are being advertised for $15,000!
What about an over-specced Ubuntu box? Or a fully-loaded Mac Pro? Or BeOS on an Alienware ALX? An over-priced, over-powered PC is what it is, operating system be damned.
The inordinate time you waste fucking with me is just more evidence of how scared M$ is running. How much time does M$ spend on Twitter alone?
When I tell you to get help, this is precisely what I'm talking about. I'm not sure what's more rampant, your ego (third person, seriously?) or your paranoia, but I honestly believe you've crossed the line into mental illness.
Do you honestly believe, for one second, that Microsoft, a multi-billion dollar corporation with more than 70,000 employees in over 100 countries, has singled out you?? Out of all the open source forums in the world, of all the users on Slashdot, you're the one Microsoft thinks is a worthy target of a systematic disinformation campaign? That there's an entire botnet, and a legion of astroturfers and sock puppets, devoted to harassing you?
Or is it just a handful of your fellow Slashdotters, holding you accountable for your conduct?
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Ah, good old Twitter. As reliable as the sunrise, but not nearly as welcome. All of us "paid M$ astroturfers" can play him like a pawn shop fiddle. Watch this...
Bill Gates.
(yelp!)
See? Twitter just kicked a puppy!
It still amazes me that a grown man, with a wife, kids, a good job, probably a house in the suburbs and a minivan, can suddenly turn into a 9-year-old who won't eat his vegetables as soon as his eyes see #006666 green.
Wait. Which one of us is the sock puppet, dedazo? I lost track. Oh, that's right. We're both jb.hl.com's sock puppets. How silly of me.
...the only feelings [Twitter] can have for any software are unconditional hatred and unconditional love...
When have we seen unconditional love from Twitter? All we hear from him is how much he hates Microsoft, how much he hates Apple, how much he hates anyone who offers an honest critique of Free Software and the organizations that support it, and how much he hates anyone who doesn't share his hatred.
Even when he manages to complete a post about his Free software of choice without mentioning Microsoft, his true motives bleed through. He can barely contain his contempt for his audience. The mere fact that he has to explain why Mepis is better must be a deep, personal insult to him.
Macthorpe just wanted an answer to his original question. He's obviously unfamiliar with Twitter's modus operandi. Twitter won't defend any of his assertions.
You know what's really sad? I've given Twitter the "Foe -6" treatment, so he's invisible to me. Yet I can still find his posts by inference. I just have to stumble on a reasonable comment, followed by "1 reply beneath your current threshold", followed by an incredulous, frustrated reaction. And I just know that, when I click "1 reply", I'll find one of Twitter's spiteful, irrational, paranoid screeds.
But no more so than any previous version of Office.
has a steep learning curve
Only if "steep" == "not perfectly flat".
it's default format is even less compatible with anything else
In other words, it changed from an almost inscrutable memory dump to XML.
The only need here was a slashbot's need to check his watch, see that it had been 15 minutes since the last micro$oft-is-teh-suxx0r wankfest, and submit a lazy troll post.
Slashdot Mirror
From TFA:
Would you mind explaining to the rest of us where Microsoft Windows is a specific requirement for any of the stated conditions?
Or perhaps you could explain how any operating system could stop a user with malicious intent from sending or relaying bad packets?
Hey, everybody! Look at this -- it's that boy who throws DMCA takedown notices at everyone. Let's laugh at him!
Are you sure that's based on allegiance, not conduct?
That's right, dude. That whole thing about being nice to your fellow man, dude? It's a plot devised by The Man to keep us down, dude!
This deal is so good, even we can't believe it's for real! Order yours today! OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY!
I kept thinking the same thing as I read this:
The same problems would exist if he had switched platforms entirely.
Take this passage, which was written in the context of XP-to-Vista:
Now consider moving from XP to Mac OS X, or Fedora, or Ubuntu, or Suse. You'd still have to acquire and install your apps, transfer %USERPROFILE% to ~/, and re-learn the "floor plan" of your new environment.
Anything above and beyond an in-place upgrade is going to require some heavy lifting.
Of course, if Microsoft had given us a proper equivalent of Exposé instead of Flip 3D, it would bring out all of the fanboys, screaming "Copycat!" It's a shame, really. Exposé is a brilliant idea. At work, I find myself reflexively flicking my mouse to the "show all apps" hot corner. That doesn't work so well when you're not on a Mac.
The partisans have demanded Not Invented Here, so Not Invented Here is what we shall have.
What do I, or Joe, or dedazo, or any of the other user names you intentionally misspelled, have to do with your parent comment?
Oh, I know. Hate.
Take it from a former card-carrying member of Team OS/2: Once you put what you hate ahead of what you love, you are lost.
Yeah, because comedy can't possibly contribute anything to a culture, ya hoser.
[spit take]
[replaces coffee-soaked keyboard]
Twitter, you're still operating under the delusion that nobody knows your sock puppets? Although I do appreciate the Freudian slip: You spelled it "Eris". She is, of course, the Greek goddess of discord. But you probably knew that in the first place, which is why you made her your pseudonym's pseudonym.
You do have proof that Microsoft paid for that, right?
No, this proves that certain fundamentalist elements of certain faiths are "perverted and anti-progressive". Do be careful where you swing that broad brush.
You forgot c) New Rome, Ohio.
It's not about being pro-Microsoft, it's about being anti-bullshit. Trying to find some serious, reasonable discourse amid hundreds of slashbots flinging FUD around like monkey poo.
Oooh, "troll". I'm crushed.
Just how stupid do you think anybody who follows that link is? Are you playing for your legions of "I hate anyone who doesn't make a show of hating Microsoft" comrades when you post that? Or was that just to give you something to read when your sock puppet "personality" is dominant?
Hey, you're getting better at keeping your sock puppets straight!
Should we add multiple personality disorder to the list of performance art "mental illnesses" you've exhibited in the name of... whoever?
But it's 24% of Linux installs, versus 25% for Windows. That one percent is all the difference in the world between "general security crisis" and "OMG LINUX ROOLZ M$ IS TEH SUXX0RZ!!!!111!"
</sarcasm>
What about an over-specced Ubuntu box? Or a fully-loaded Mac Pro? Or BeOS on an Alienware ALX? An over-priced, over-powered PC is what it is, operating system be damned.
When I tell you to get help, this is precisely what I'm talking about. I'm not sure what's more rampant, your ego (third person, seriously?) or your paranoia, but I honestly believe you've crossed the line into mental illness.
Do you honestly believe, for one second, that Microsoft, a multi-billion dollar corporation with more than 70,000 employees in over 100 countries, has singled out you?? Out of all the open source forums in the world, of all the users on Slashdot, you're the one Microsoft thinks is a worthy target of a systematic disinformation campaign? That there's an entire botnet, and a legion of astroturfers and sock puppets, devoted to harassing you?
Or is it just a handful of your fellow Slashdotters, holding you accountable for your conduct?
Is the problem being solved, or is everybody standing around, blaming everybody else?
And again, GET HELP!
Ah, good old Twitter. As reliable as the sunrise, but not nearly as welcome. All of us "paid M$ astroturfers" can play him like a pawn shop fiddle. Watch this...
Bill Gates.
(yelp!)
See? Twitter just kicked a puppy!
It still amazes me that a grown man, with a wife, kids, a good job, probably a house in the suburbs and a minivan, can suddenly turn into a 9-year-old who won't eat his vegetables as soon as his eyes see #006666 green.
Wait. Which one of us is the sock puppet, dedazo? I lost track. Oh, that's right. We're both jb.hl.com's sock puppets. How silly of me.
When have we seen unconditional love from Twitter? All we hear from him is how much he hates Microsoft, how much he hates Apple, how much he hates anyone who offers an honest critique of Free Software and the organizations that support it, and how much he hates anyone who doesn't share his hatred.
Even when he manages to complete a post about his Free software of choice without mentioning Microsoft, his true motives bleed through. He can barely contain his contempt for his audience. The mere fact that he has to explain why Mepis is better must be a deep, personal insult to him.
It's not silly, it's truly sad.
Macthorpe just wanted an answer to his original question. He's obviously unfamiliar with Twitter's modus operandi. Twitter won't defend any of his assertions.
You know what's really sad? I've given Twitter the "Foe -6" treatment, so he's invisible to me. Yet I can still find his posts by inference. I just have to stumble on a reasonable comment, followed by "1 reply beneath your current threshold", followed by an incredulous, frustrated reaction. And I just know that, when I click "1 reply", I'll find one of Twitter's spiteful, irrational, paranoid screeds.
At least he's keeping his sock puppet accounts straight today.
But no more so than any previous version of Office.
Only if "steep" == "not perfectly flat".
In other words, it changed from an almost inscrutable memory dump to XML.
The only need here was a slashbot's need to check his watch, see that it had been 15 minutes since the last micro$oft-is-teh-suxx0r wankfest, and submit a lazy troll post.
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