Dude, I chose my uni based on the warez to porn ratio and the T1 link to every dorm room dude! Only problem now is I can't find a job with the same dude. I'm thinking of bringing my standards down a little and applying to companies that only give you a standard broadband connection. Bummer dude.
When will people learn that as long as people have secrets to keep they'll find ways of keeping them? There may be advances in technology which will render certain methods of keeping the secret obsolete, but this search for a magic algorithm is silly.
I imagine one day there may be an advance that will mean a total security overhaul will be required though, and that could provide a window of chaos in the most extreme circumstances. However every advance in decryption tends to quickly lead to an advance in encryption that can beat it. At least historically that's been the way it is.
Until they can literally read the contents of my brain, I'm not too worried.
You end up relying on those hot keys and when you inevitably have to do something without using your non-standard wiz bang keyboard you end up slowing down and looking incompetent.
This is an excellent solution. In fact it just gave me a brilliant idea! Since blades are a security risk at airports, lets only make it an industry standard to only make really really really big blades that are too big for terrorists to carry and easy to detect.
Rich or not, this guy is a twit.
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Oh I'm sorry, I'll add one more step then. Install drivers from Manufacturers CD.
Done fixed finished. Try and find a manufacturer's CD with all your Linux drivers in one place, or for that matter a manufacturer with official support for Linux.
You can always buy a piece of hardware that doesn't work as advertised, or doesn't have standard drivers on the OS install CD. How is this an argument that Linux is better exactly?
Gimme a break!
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How many.ini or registry files do you know of on linux? and how self explanatory, convenient or efficient is the windows system registry. That is not a horror I hope ever gets into linux.
Answer first question. Take a good look at the/etc/ directory for starters.
Answer to second question. Registry sux BUT you can get away with NEVER using it as a Windows user. Mostly its about tweaking which you don't need to do. If you HAVE to (as in when you have a virus) the steps for fixing the problem are usually set out so that anyone with the most basic skills could fix it. Under Linux, good luck finding precise well written instructions, because its a hit and miss afair.
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Sheesh talk about shooting the messenger! Apparently I'm a troll because I'm pointing out the bleeding obvious.
Linux is not built for someone who never wants to get their hands dirty with knowing how the computer works. There's still too much you have to configure by hand, too much that can go wrong that will REQUIRE you to hand edit files etc.
Most non-technical Windows users will not ever need to edit the registry. Telling these users that they should switch to Linux is totally ridiculous and a great way to get people off side when it is quite possible that if you bring them on board later on, they'll think it's wonderful. This is hurting Linux.
Slashdot readership are by nature early adopters who want to fiddle with the technology. 95% of the world could care less about how the computer works. They would never want source code because they don't know what to do with it and don't care, so they're not going to crusade like Stallman to get it.
They just think that when something doesn't work and its not an obvious fix, its crap. Period. No "oh I should learn more about this". Much in the same way that a lot of motorists don't want to know much about what goes on under the bonnet of a car. If they have to fiddle with it, its broken and its crap. They'll call the auto club and if they have to do that often enough they'll replace it with something more reliable. The sooner the otherwise very intelligent people who develop Linux and who I have a great deal of respect for generally come to terms with this concept the better.
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Isn't it amazing how many registry hacks show up on Windows help sites?
Even more amazing is how few people use them. For example I doubt either my mother or my girlfriend knows how to hand edit the registry. They use Windows frequently.
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You've missed my point entirely. I'm not talking about the install process. If the install process was hard, and that was the entire problem, they'd get their techy friend to help.
I'm talking about daily use and administration. How easy is it to change software settings, install new software, view the word file their friend sent without having its format screw up, and edit that picture.
Yes there free apps out there, but they're often esoteric. Yes the install process is much better than the days of the old text install, but when you want to change something its harder.
For all its problems its still usually a few clicks to install windows applications, the settings are more often than not in the menus with a nice dialog box set up for picking between them, and even administering the computer can be done graphically without resorting to hand editing anything?
How many Linux users do you know that don't have to hand edit config files?
How many Windows users do you know that hand edit ini files or the registry?
THAT is my point.
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1) Make sure BIOS is set to boot from CD. 2) Install Windows XP CD. 3) When prompted delete all existing partitions. 4) Make 1 large new NTFS partition. 5) Follow install instructions for XP. 6) Run this crashy buggy piece of software while you wait 3-10 years and check again if Linux is ready for your desktop.
Linux is NOT ready for non-technically inclined users to use as their desktop. You get 1 shot at introducing them to Linux - its callled a first impression. If their first impression is bad they're unlikely to try it again for a long time (possibly NEVER again). You need to present them with a simple to configure system that does things for them without them having to worry about hardware compatibility, and hand editing software config files. Until that's true DO NOT even THINK of asking them to use Linux.
I'm not trolling but I can't wait to see how this one's modded *grin*
...and expect to get net burgaled. Really is that simple. Regardless of the technical or budgetary constraints that's the way it is. The internet is a nice borderless place and even if everyone at your base station is nice and honest, that doesn't mean there aren't criminals within reach of your data.
The correct way to deal with this is to have a DMZ - a nice public facing internet machine that isn't as security critical as your primary experiment instrument. This may mean a compromise in terms of budget and/or data availability.
It's like the old detective cliche, follow the money. The problem with both spyware/adware, and spam, is that they're profitable. Beating this stuff with technological measures alone is never going to be easy. If we really want something done, we've got to find ways to make sure these people and/or companies can't make money doing it.
That's easier said than done. It's analogous to saying the way to stop theft (or drug dealing, or any other crime that the perpetrator perceives a benefit) from happening is to make it unprofitable. That's true and the logic is flawless. Now please explain how you intend to do it?
Hell that's how you stop large companies from abusing copyright and patent law too. Make it unprofitable.
When you have new and workable ideas on how I'll be here listening.
"for the past 90 days" implies that they only tell you after the fact. Not really a problem for the Police telling a criminal after they've got the evidence. Warning them before hand is a different story, as they could continue their illegal activities through an unmonitored channel.
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ok, I'd pay to see shatner playing a dead guy with scottie and bones taking him around the ship pretending he's alive.
Okay its not scottie and bones taking him 'round but have you seen this film - Free Enterprise? Embarassing!
Dude, I chose my uni based on the warez to porn ratio and the T1 link to every dorm room dude! Only problem now is I can't find a job with the same dude. I'm thinking of bringing my standards down a little and applying to companies that only give you a standard broadband connection. Bummer dude.
Hmmm...A popup ad never caused me to crash my car before.
Have you never heard of billboards?
I'd reply to this properly but I'm too stressed. Leave me alone!
When will people learn that as long as people have secrets to keep they'll find ways of keeping them? There may be advances in technology which will render certain methods of keeping the secret obsolete, but this search for a magic algorithm is silly.
I imagine one day there may be an advance that will mean a total security overhaul will be required though, and that could provide a window of chaos in the most extreme circumstances. However every advance in decryption tends to quickly lead to an advance in encryption that can beat it. At least historically that's been the way it is.
Until they can literally read the contents of my brain, I'm not too worried.
Egads man! Have you not heard of TANG?
:-)
Sheesh
Compatibility? Oh wait XP SP2 broke that!
Someone keeps sending me email telling me I have a small willy, and need viagra! The madness has to stop!
You end up relying on those hot keys and when you inevitably have to do something without using your non-standard wiz bang keyboard you end up slowing down and looking incompetent.
What's the matter, the corporate workplace moving too slowly in taking away your privacy? Miss that feeling of being treated like a 3 year old?
This is an excellent solution. In fact it just gave me a brilliant idea! Since blades are a security risk at airports, lets only make it an industry standard to only make really really really big blades that are too big for terrorists to carry and easy to detect.
Rich or not, this guy is a twit.
Oh I'm sorry, I'll add one more step then.
Install drivers from Manufacturers CD.
Done fixed finished.
Try and find a manufacturer's CD with all your Linux drivers in one place, or for that matter a manufacturer with official support for Linux.
You can always buy a piece of hardware that doesn't work as advertised, or doesn't have standard drivers on the OS install CD. How is this an argument that Linux is better exactly?
Gimme a break!
How many .ini or registry files do you know of on linux? and how self explanatory, convenient or efficient is the windows system registry. That is not a horror I hope ever gets into linux.
/etc/ directory for starters.
Answer first question. Take a good look at the
Answer to second question. Registry sux BUT you can get away with NEVER using it as a Windows user. Mostly its about tweaking which you don't need to do. If you HAVE to (as in when you have a virus) the steps for fixing the problem are usually set out so that anyone with the most basic skills could fix it. Under Linux, good luck finding precise well written instructions, because its a hit and miss afair.
Sheesh talk about shooting the messenger! Apparently I'm a troll because I'm pointing out the bleeding obvious.
Linux is not built for someone who never wants to get their hands dirty with knowing how the computer works. There's still too much you have to configure by hand, too much that can go wrong that will REQUIRE you to hand edit files etc.
Most non-technical Windows users will not ever need to edit the registry. Telling these users that they should switch to Linux is totally ridiculous and a great way to get people off side when it is quite possible that if you bring them on board later on, they'll think it's wonderful. This is hurting Linux.
Slashdot readership are by nature early adopters who want to fiddle with the technology. 95% of the world could care less about how the computer works. They would never want source code because they don't know what to do with it and don't care, so they're not going to crusade like Stallman to get it.
They just think that when something doesn't work and its not an obvious fix, its crap. Period. No "oh I should learn more about this". Much in the same way that a lot of motorists don't want to know much about what goes on under the bonnet of a car. If they have to fiddle with it, its broken and its crap. They'll call the auto club and if they have to do that often enough they'll replace it with something more reliable. The sooner the otherwise very intelligent people who develop Linux and who I have a great deal of respect for generally come to terms with this concept the better.
Isn't it amazing how many registry hacks show up on Windows help sites?
Even more amazing is how few people use them. For example I doubt either my mother or my girlfriend knows how to hand edit the registry. They use Windows frequently.
You've missed my point entirely. I'm not talking about the install process. If the install process was hard, and that was the entire problem, they'd get their techy friend to help.
I'm talking about daily use and administration. How easy is it to change software settings, install new software, view the word file their friend sent without having its format screw up, and edit that picture.
Yes there free apps out there, but they're often esoteric. Yes the install process is much better than the days of the old text install, but when you want to change something its harder.
For all its problems its still usually a few clicks to install windows applications, the settings are more often than not in the menus with a nice dialog box set up for picking between them, and even administering the computer can be done graphically without resorting to hand editing anything?
How many Linux users do you know that don't have to hand edit config files?
How many Windows users do you know that hand edit ini files or the registry?
THAT is my point.
1) Make sure BIOS is set to boot from CD.
2) Install Windows XP CD.
3) When prompted delete all existing partitions.
4) Make 1 large new NTFS partition.
5) Follow install instructions for XP.
6) Run this crashy buggy piece of software while you wait 3-10 years and check again if Linux is ready for your desktop.
Linux is NOT ready for non-technically inclined users to use as their desktop. You get 1 shot at introducing them to Linux - its callled a first impression. If their first impression is bad they're unlikely to try it again for a long time (possibly NEVER again). You need to present them with a simple to configure system that does things for them without them having to worry about hardware compatibility, and hand editing software config files. Until that's true DO NOT even THINK of asking them to use Linux.
I'm not trolling but I can't wait to see how this one's modded *grin*
I think you've missed the point. The chances that it will explode before the next election are too low for any politician to give a damn.
...and expect to get net burgaled. Really is that simple. Regardless of the technical or budgetary constraints that's the way it is. The internet is a nice borderless place and even if everyone at your base station is nice and honest, that doesn't mean there aren't criminals within reach of your data.
The correct way to deal with this is to have a DMZ - a nice public facing internet machine that isn't as security critical as your primary experiment instrument. This may mean a compromise in terms of budget and/or data availability.
Povray is a ray tracer.
Photoshop is a photo editor.
You might as well say MS Word is great but does it have the same text editing capabilities as Excel.
Apples and Oranges.
...and wants its web browser back.
It's like the old detective cliche, follow the money. The problem with both spyware/adware, and spam, is that they're profitable. Beating this stuff with technological measures alone is never going to be easy. If we really want something done, we've got to find ways to make sure these people and/or companies can't make money doing it.
That's easier said than done. It's analogous to saying the way to stop theft (or drug dealing, or any other crime that the perpetrator perceives a benefit) from happening is to make it unprofitable. That's true and the logic is flawless. Now please explain how you intend to do it?
Hell that's how you stop large companies from abusing copyright and patent law too. Make it unprofitable.
When you have new and workable ideas on how I'll be here listening.
They've included a nice analysis of the types of attacks including the Ex-Girlfriend attack, Marc Canter attack, and Dictionary Attacks in the writeup
;-)
Oh don't be ridiculous! The ex-girlfriend attack is irrelevant. Few enough slashdot users have had 1 girlfriend, and almost none have had 2.
"for the past 90 days" implies that they only tell you after the fact. Not really a problem for the Police telling a criminal after they've got the evidence. Warning them before hand is a different story, as they could continue their illegal activities through an unmonitored channel.