Its more than just arrogance though. Most companies are arrogant. However, most of those have a reason to be, or at least did at one point.
I think what causes people to dislike Microsoft the most is first, the frustration of being tied to or forced to work with their crappy software, and second, their success at dominating the market and convincing the average person that Microsoft is actually good. I know the former had be hell-bent against Macs.
Add to that the general deception, unethical business practices etc. and they become easy to hate.
Its that Microsoft can be arrogant and people will actually believe them that pisses most people off, I think. Its like Intel and their pricing. We all know AMD's are better, but the average person doesn't, and its frustrating to see a company like Intel prosper off human stupidity.
"Microsoft may be using pieces of the Linux kernel inside its own programs and we'll never know. Ever."
That's a good point. A very good point. Microsoft should have all their code audited and/or closed source code should be banned.
Ok, so maybe banning closed source code is going a little far, but if Microsoft can randomly require ANYONE to prove that they have enough licenses for the computers they're running MS software on, why shouldn't the Open Source community be able to require that Microsoft prove they haven't stolen any GPL'd code?
FlexNet is an ISP that has been doing just that for a long time. No, I'm not afilliated with them in any way either, just came across them awhile ago, though I don't remember how...
"I think the difference is that an aircraft is designed to transport passengers and cargo through the air, and in this case was transformed into a destructive tool. (Same for the box cutters used in the hijackings.) Cryptography, on the other hand, is designed to conceal information. If PGP or other crypto was used in the WTC attacks (which I haven't seen anything conclusive saying it was) it was used in precisely the job for which it was intended."
I disagree with your analysis, but I'll play along.
Just as PGP may have safely transported information between terrorists, airplanes safely transported terrorists to the US so they could do their deed. The airplane did exactly what it was designed to do: transport terrorists. Its the same arguement.
Now of course planes were not designed with the intention of transporting terrorists, and nor was PGP designed for the purpose of aiding terrorists. Both are legitimate tools, both which were used for an illegitimate purpose.
I don't know what kind of restrictions there are now, but i think that only people, not corporations, should be able to contribute, and to a reasonable max per person.
Not only does linux have a smaller market share, but there's also so many varieties and configurations that writing one that can attack a significant portion of that marketshare would seem quite difficult. Add to that that Linux users tend to be better informed on these things, and its less likely to find vulnerable systems. Most importantly, any infected boxes would probably soon become obvious to the admin, and it would be fixed. There's really no excuse for Code Red to still be propagating.
It sure is nice to look at that photo album and see the whole world taking notice and acknowledging the tragedies of this past week. However, if you read the article by the Iranian film maker, you realize that the deaths in the US were pretty few compared to what's happening in Afghanistan. I have to wonder when the world will wake up to see some of the greater atrocities that are happening around the world. I should also point out to those of you who are calling for war, that the deaths involved would be much greater than what we've seen in the US this past week.
This isn't meant to be heartless, but I think the world needs to get back to life as normal. I don't think the threats to security are any greater now than they have ever been, and we need to return to normal life for the sake of the economy. When are all these cancellations going to end?
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Its more than just arrogance though. Most companies are arrogant. However, most of those have a reason to be, or at least did at one point.
I think what causes people to dislike Microsoft the most is first, the frustration of being tied to or forced to work with their crappy software, and second, their success at dominating the market and convincing the average person that Microsoft is actually good. I know the former had be hell-bent against Macs.
Add to that the general deception, unethical business practices etc. and they become easy to hate.
Its that Microsoft can be arrogant and people will actually believe them that pisses most people off, I think. Its like Intel and their pricing. We all know AMD's are better, but the average person doesn't, and its frustrating to see a company like Intel prosper off human stupidity.
That's a good point. A very good point. Microsoft should have all their code audited and/or closed source code should be banned.
Ok, so maybe banning closed source code is going a little far, but if Microsoft can randomly require ANYONE to prove that they have enough licenses for the computers they're running MS software on, why shouldn't the Open Source community be able to require that Microsoft prove they haven't stolen any GPL'd code?
FlexNet is an ISP that has been doing just that for a long time. No, I'm not afilliated with them in any way either, just came across them awhile ago, though I don't remember how...
I disagree with your analysis, but I'll play along.
Just as PGP may have safely transported information between terrorists, airplanes safely transported terrorists to the US so they could do their deed. The airplane did exactly what it was designed to do: transport terrorists. Its the same arguement.
Now of course planes were not designed with the intention of transporting terrorists, and nor was PGP designed for the purpose of aiding terrorists. Both are legitimate tools, both which were used for an illegitimate purpose.
Thank god!
I don't know what kind of restrictions there are now, but i think that only people, not corporations, should be able to contribute, and to a reasonable max per person.
Worse yet, have sites rendered in a way that it suits Microsoft's agenda. (Smart tags anyone?)
How would you prevent the white hat worm from eating bandwidth as well though?
Not only does linux have a smaller market share, but there's also so many varieties and configurations that writing one that can attack a significant portion of that marketshare would seem quite difficult. Add to that that Linux users tend to be better informed on these things, and its less likely to find vulnerable systems. Most importantly, any infected boxes would probably soon become obvious to the admin, and it would be fixed. There's really no excuse for Code Red to still be propagating.
According this article, they don't. They primarily avoid Microsoft software and use Dreamweaver for designing.
You mean so that users won't be tempted to download a better picture.
dot Not, now there's a fun one.
microsoftrules.not
pathfinderengineers.com?
A joke? Why shouldn't we be able to remotely fix these machines?
I found on one of the cracked servers a page that contained this address:
iiswish@microsoft.com
Its so you can email them with comments or suggestions... you all know what to do...
Am I the only one getting 403's when trying to visit cert.org?
Just saw a new one:
sex0r lowd l33tn3ss
sex0r geeklab.org
contact:lowd@geeklab.org
9:26 EDT for it to start for me.
Most of my hits have come from the same class B addresses, but I've got one from a different class A. bankokpost.net
Anyway, I've already sent off one email telling a guy to fix his box.
I hate these stupid lameness filters...
It sure is nice to look at that photo album and see the whole world taking notice and acknowledging the tragedies of this past week. However, if you read the article by the Iranian film maker, you realize that the deaths in the US were pretty few compared to what's happening in Afghanistan. I have to wonder when the world will wake up to see some of the greater atrocities that are happening around the world. I should also point out to those of you who are calling for war, that the deaths involved would be much greater than what we've seen in the US this past week.
This isn't meant to be heartless, but I think the world needs to get back to life as normal. I don't think the threats to security are any greater now than they have ever been, and we need to return to normal life for the sake of the economy. When are all these cancellations going to end?
Why? So they can increase their dependance on MCSE's ten-fold?
I hope that's wrong. If the FBI really handles informants that way, they won't have any for much longer.
"in to" --> into
"acording" --> according
Hope this helps!