"Windows is, as its heart, an OS that has traded off many security options for ease of access and ease of programming."
No, most users have decided not to bother to learn how to configure windows user accounts, so it has become a system where its defacto standard to run as "root".
To small marketshare to be a "problem". But its a valid question, Apple are and have always been a very propitary and closed echo system, so if they grow and get a bigger market share they should be next in the anti-trust case line, they should enable users the choice of operating system on their boxes or a completly different hardware vendor for their OS. And dont get me started on Quicktime;)
"So you have to purchace how many connections you expect unless, of course, it is less than the default 5, 10 or 25 (depending on what version Windows you purchased)."
The number indicates how many authenticated users that can connect the server at once. This has nothing to do with the socket layer and thats what Apache is using.
I suspect that they want to drive GPRS traffic in their network, its a pretty good source of income for them.
A phone call and SMS costs next to nothing. A IM client hooked up all day sending keep alive packet and messages generates more money for them.
Re:Looks like HDDVD and Blueray are dead already..
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"Sorry, to my eyes DVDs look just fine.. and none of my hardware needs replacing for any other reason. If it ain't broke."
Exactly what I think. However, I suspect that the studios will stop producing content for our dvd players and "force" us to move to bluhddvdextraplus++
No, it was the best thing to do, instead of having one company as a supplier they now got at least 2 , AMD and Intel. I think we get better and cheaper Apple boxes out of the x86 move.
Its not all about performance either, its the ability to ship large quantities of chips also, if you want to grab a larger market share.
"Mac OS X is a great alternative, but Apple's giving no indication of any intention to ship it on the generic x86 machines."
What would the change be if Bill and Steve switched market shares?, pretty much nothing....
Re:Market Opportunity for Macs and Linux
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"If Guild Wars, Counter Strike Source, and Spore get a Mac release, I'd certainly be one to get a Mac."
Concidering that the Windows game market is questioned from time to time, the outlook that people will spend a couple of millions on a game convert for a 2-3% market segment is not very likely. Especially when Apples pitch is some sort of lifestyle device which isnt directly targeted at the average gamer.
I maybe is on thin ice here and Cingular might even be noted on some stock exchange.
But stuff like this must be artifacts of the hysteria that is the stock market, patents are part of company value, no matter how ridicules they are.
I doubt that they think they can squeeze any money out of this, but +1 in the patent row in the books might look nice to people buying/selling their stock....
We have been using Etomite for a while now and are very happy with it.
Good points so far:
- Simple to setup - Easy to develop templates for, our template (http://www.intellipool.se/ took a work day to put together. - The back end is easy to use and provides nice editing features directly in the browser.
Drawback:
- If you are looking for something that can do "everything" and be extended left and right, Etomite is not for you.
There is many services like this, using GSM basestation/cell triangulation. No need for an GPS if your interested in finding out where the cell phone with a resolution that is pretty decent.
Re:Leaks? I'll show you LEAKS!
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At least on Windows, people have a habit of opening the task manager , look at memory usage and go "OMG !!!!"
Whats really showing in task manager are the WORKING SET, and thats a poor way to tell how much memory an application has currently allocated and are using.
Look at "private bytes" instead, Working set is a soup of memory curently in use or free:d during the whole application life time (until its trimed by the OS).
Working set will continue to grow on a Windows machine until its trimed due to other process needing the memory.
So 77 MB in Working set, big deal, its perfectly normal for such an application to cycle trough that amount of memory.
" In three or four centuries it will no doubt switch back towards the West's favour.."
It will go much faster, as living standard grows in China much of what are now a benifit for the country will vanish. People will demand more spare time, higher salarys, the country will have to deal with enviromental issues and political issues. Just to name a few.
They are cutting allot of corners today that gives them an temporary advantage over the west.
"With this, the patch was available almost immediately, and within hours"
If its avilable within hours someone have failed to test it properly, there is thousands of combinations of hardware and software and god knows what a quick and dirty patch can break.
Slashdot Mirror
Think Unisys lent Dreamhack one some years ago for the show, but not "out in the wild".
http://www.dreamhack.se/dhs06/en.100.html
Please let Unisys know:
r dware/index.htm
http://www.unisys.com/products/es7000__servers/ha
"Windows is, as its heart, an OS that has traded off many security options for ease of access and ease of programming."
No, most users have decided not to bother to learn how to configure windows user accounts, so it has become a system where its defacto standard to run as "root".
To small marketshare to be a "problem". But its a valid question, Apple are and have always been a very propitary and closed echo system, so if they grow and get a bigger market share they should be next in the anti-trust case line, they should enable users the choice of operating system on their boxes or a completly different hardware vendor for their OS. And dont get me started on Quicktime ;)
"So you have to purchace how many connections you expect unless, of course, it is less than the default 5, 10 or 25 (depending on what version Windows you purchased)."
The number indicates how many authenticated users that can connect the server at once. This has nothing to do with the socket layer and thats what Apache is using.
I suspect that they want to drive GPRS traffic in their network, its a pretty good source of income for them.
A phone call and SMS costs next to nothing. A IM client hooked up all day sending keep alive packet and messages generates more money for them.
"Sorry, to my eyes DVDs look just fine.. and none of my hardware needs replacing for any other reason. If it ain't broke."
Exactly what I think. However, I suspect that the studios will stop producing content for our dvd players and "force" us to move to bluhddvdextraplus++
If its any comfort, no one else risk to lose 5 minutes of their life, the page is down/gone...
"The spelling errors are due in part that I type at 89 wpm."
You should put that in your CV.
Because the Opera guys is professionals and the guys developing the Firfox extension is not ?
No, it was the best thing to do, instead of having one company as a supplier they now got at least 2 , AMD and Intel. I think we get better and cheaper Apple boxes out of the x86 move.
Its not all about performance either, its the ability to ship large quantities of chips also, if you want to grab a larger market share.
I have no idea either, continuing the current trend of pointless MS bashing X times a day makes slashdot loose its relevance.
This used to be a good spot to find interesting tech. news and such.
"Mac OS X is a great alternative, but Apple's giving no indication of any intention to ship it on the generic x86 machines."
What would the change be if Bill and Steve switched market shares?, pretty much nothing....
"If Guild Wars, Counter Strike Source, and Spore get a Mac release, I'd certainly be one to get a Mac."
Concidering that the Windows game market is questioned from time to time, the outlook that people will spend a couple of millions on a game convert for a 2-3% market segment is not very likely. Especially when Apples pitch is some sort of lifestyle device which isnt directly targeted at the average gamer.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri , is one of the few games I truly enjoy to play over and over again.
If you like turn based stategic games, pick it up, its a great game.
http://www.firaxis.com/smac/
There is also an expansion, Alien Crossfire.
I maybe is on thin ice here and Cingular might even be noted on some stock exchange.
But stuff like this must be artifacts of the hysteria that is the stock market, patents are part of company value, no matter how ridicules they are.
I doubt that they think they can squeeze any money out of this, but +1 in the patent row in the books might look nice to people buying/selling their stock....
"Now as a followup I'd REALLY like to see the same interview (possibly even the same questions) put to the guy in charge of security at Apple."
Forget Apple. Ask the IBM Security guy.
Funny, I bet I heard about RMS before, just dosnt sound right for some reason in this context...
We have been using Etomite for a while now and are very happy with it.
Good points so far:
- Simple to setup
- Easy to develop templates for, our template (http://www.intellipool.se/ took a work day to put together.
- The back end is easy to use and provides nice editing features directly in the browser.
Drawback:
- If you are looking for something that can do "everything" and be extended left and right, Etomite is not for you.
www.etomite.org
There is many services like this, using GSM basestation/cell triangulation. No need for an GPS if your interested in finding out where the cell phone with a resolution that is pretty decent.
At least on Windows, people have a habit of opening the task manager , look at memory usage and go "OMG !!!!"
Whats really showing in task manager are the WORKING SET, and thats a poor way to tell how much memory an application has currently allocated and are using.
Look at "private bytes" instead, Working set is a soup of memory curently in use or free:d during the whole application life time (until its trimed by the OS).
Working set will continue to grow on a Windows machine until its trimed due to other process needing the memory.
So 77 MB in Working set, big deal, its perfectly normal for such an application to cycle trough that amount of memory.
I dont really know what it is, so I should probably shutup.
But it looks like a Dark Age of Camelot: Trial of Atlantis rip of.
" In three or four centuries it will no doubt switch back towards the West's favour.."
It will go much faster, as living standard grows in China much of what are now a benifit for the country will vanish. People will demand more spare time, higher salarys, the country will have to deal with enviromental issues and political issues. Just to name a few.
They are cutting allot of corners today that gives them an temporary advantage over the west.
"When I was 15 I longed for a RISC UNIX workstation in the house instead of the 12MHz Compaq SLT/286 we had (for business use)."
s t=1&c=697 .
You should have bought an Acorn Archimedes, 1989 it was probably the best you could get without spending a fortune. I got myself this one as a replacement for my Atari ST, http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?
"With this, the patch was available almost immediately, and within hours"
If its avilable within hours someone have failed to test it properly, there is thousands of combinations of hardware and software and god knows what a quick and dirty patch can break.