Funny how Werner added the following after reading our comments here:
I will not cover iptables in this paper. The reason is because most companies use hardware based firewalls to protect the servers in their production network. And this is usually being taken care of by another team and not by Linux systems administrators.
If you are interested in a Linux Stateful Firewall using iptables, you might want to check out my instructions at Linux Stateful Firewall & IP Masquerading.
Werner made somewhat incorrect assumptions in that little paragraph.
iptables is an extra security measure I highly recommend - even on networks with hardware firewalls.
It is unwise to lock the security screen door but leave the front door unlocked when you are not home.
It's also intersting to note the following at the bottom of the page:
There is a fair amount of stuff in HTML 4.01 that cant be used in XHTML 1.1
I disagree with the grandparent post. XHTML 1.1 is not the place to start. XHTML 1.0 is IMHO. That way you can develop in HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.1 - without neededing to learn/unlearn too much.
Migrating a site to XHTML 1.1 is a challenge, even for someone like myself who has been a web/db developer since 96. My current personal site started as XHTML 1.0 Transitional, then I moved to 1.0 Strict, then 1.1. XHTML 2.0 looks nasty, I might put that off for a couple of years.
MSIE doesn't support the content-type for XHTML (Content-Type: application/xhtml+xml) - so I need to serve XHTML to MSIE as text/html. Not ideal - I'm hoping MSIE 7 will fix support for XHTML.
One of the benefits of XHTML is that it validates as an XML document. If I have an invalid XHTML document (tag not closed, etc) Mozilla will tell me without needing a validator. Neat and sweet.
Xfce is an excellent choice, although not at widespread as GNOME or KDE.
Much smaller download
Lower memory usage, responsive UI (ideal on P2, P3)
Very simple to use, but powerful enough for most power users
It doesn't look too bad either;-) My only complaint is with the file manager, so I use Xfe/Xwc instead. It comes in Fedora Core 3 if you don't already have a Linux distro installed.
1987 my old man bought an Apple IIE (no hard drive, just a couple of 5.25").
* We spent hours doing arithmetic using some Math shoot-em-left "game". Learning is not always fun.
* Our school projects were typed up in MultiScribe. The only thing good about it was the Chaucer font. The attached Epson LX-86 was very noisy and very slow, but it worked for a good 10 years.
* WavyNavy and Sabotage were a good way to unwind. After that, it was a 386, Basic, Wolfenstein, etc.
My PC clock speed drops to 4.8 MHz and mathematical calculations result in arithmetic errors when my computer consumes wine. IMHO a drunk computer is not a good participant in the World Community Grid.
And she demands the finest wine too, not a cheap 5 buck chuck. But when she's drunk she's easy, so I'm not complaining;-)
FireFox is more standards compliant than MSIE. If sites do not display properly, it is due to poor web development and the lack of adherence to standards.
Validation of both shows about 50 errors - some of them very serious and obviously wrong.
FireFox isn't broken, some web sites are. You should be clicking the "contact us" links on sites that render badly, and ask them to clean their act (and code) up.
Don't ditch FireFox dude... more sites will work with it as time passes.
Well I've been using these tweaks ever since the browser was called Phoenix and the complete source code was only a few lines long, printing out "hello world". It's nothing new.:p
These settings also work in the Mozilla Suite. The checkboxes to enable pipelining are in the Preferences under Advanced -> HTTP Networking, however the max connection setting defaults to 4 (which can only be changed by about:config).
The Mozilla Suite has many more options configurably by GUI, without resorting to about:config
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line... did mission control get one of their offspring to draw the route with a red kiddy marker?
The internet is information, and information should be free IMHO. No browser is worth $39, especially a closed source one.
The features may be different than those in the Mozilla Suite, but I have only ever needed to use 4 extensions ever. I only use one on a daily basis. I have all the functionality I need and want.
I have a couple of 19" LCD screens (1280x1024) - I wouldn't want any screen real estate occupied by image adverts.
As for voice commands - I cant see that being usable at my work. We have open partitions, four people to a partition.
Although if it helps people with disabilities, it can only be a good thing.
Although Homer asking his computer/browser to kill Flanders might be a bit extreme...
Red Hat may not be the underdog in the Linux world - and ppl love the underdog and hate the top dog. But I wouldn't call it insecure because some people call it "Microsoft Linux".
Why? I have never ever had any security problems. With or without iptables on. I have never used SELinux, I hear the security is beefed up.
I have never encountered a "failed service" on RH or FC. OK VMware sometimes comes close;-) But security being affected doesn't enter the equation.
I would think an FC3 box with iptables, SELinux and unused services turned off would last much longer than all Debian boxes, except maybe unstable. But I dont have broadband at home, and the firewall at work is too beefy. So it's just a guess. Plus I dont want to be paying the electricity bill.
I will agree with you that RH/FC come with too many services turnes on after an install. And the minimal install size is far too big. But even on my 56 kbps modem, it's not unmanageable to keep up2date.
I really dont know why anyone would use RH9 or earlier. They are outdated. Says me who dualboots FC3 and Win98. lol. To each his own...
This is like blaming the ground for causing 100% of all airplane crash related deaths.
Actually it's the massive tumour growth in the frontal lobe (responsible for reasoning, etc) of Peter Torr. The increased mass on the planet increases the gravitational forces.
The 7-zip error being blamed on FireFox makes me wonder how this guy got his Bachelor of IT (at the same University as myself).
Slashdot Mirror
I will not cover iptables in this paper. The reason is because most companies use hardware based firewalls to protect the servers in their production network. And this is usually being taken care of by another team and not by Linux systems administrators. If you are interested in a Linux Stateful Firewall using iptables, you might want to check out my instructions at Linux Stateful Firewall & IP Masquerading.
Werner made somewhat incorrect assumptions in that little paragraph.
iptables is an extra security measure I highly recommend - even on networks with hardware firewalls.
It is unwise to lock the security screen door but leave the front door unlocked when you are not home.
It's also intersting to note the following at the bottom of the page:
Copyright © Notice
This article may not be published, sold, reproduced or copied in whole or in part without obtaining permission first. But you are welcome to put links from your site to the article.
If Werner is going to claim copyright, he should state his sources - there is very little chance that he wrote every word. --Mike
Providing a link to this theory would be appropriate - most of us have probably never heard of it.
Despite descending from convicts, Australians are intelligent. Allow me to demonstrate:
1
+1
----
= 11
Psst... Dont use the word "dead" in a story about BSD. You will probably be modded down. [ducks]
Being the 15th of January, it is exactly half way through Melbourne's 3 month summer season now. You self centered US folk :p
It must be hard for your wife, seing babies mauled by dingos. I couldn't work in a hospital, I would be tempted to EAT DA BABEH!
There is a fair amount of stuff in HTML 4.01 that cant be used in XHTML 1.1
I disagree with the grandparent post. XHTML 1.1 is not the place to start. XHTML 1.0 is IMHO. That way you can develop in HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.1 - without neededing to learn/unlearn too much.
Migrating a site to XHTML 1.1 is a challenge, even for someone like myself who has been a web/db developer since 96. My current personal site started as XHTML 1.0 Transitional, then I moved to 1.0 Strict, then 1.1. XHTML 2.0 looks nasty, I might put that off for a couple of years.
MSIE doesn't support the content-type for XHTML (Content-Type: application/xhtml+xml) - so I need to serve XHTML to MSIE as text/html. Not ideal - I'm hoping MSIE 7 will fix support for XHTML.
One of the benefits of XHTML is that it validates as an XML document. If I have an invalid XHTML document (tag not closed, etc) Mozilla will tell me without needing a validator. Neat and sweet.
It doesn't look too bad either ;-) My only complaint is with the file manager, so I use Xfe/Xwc instead. It comes in Fedora Core 3 if you don't already have a Linux distro installed.
So then it's settled...
All occurences of the string "OGG" in encoders/decoders/players and existing song file names will be replaced with 69R
eg: "Rammstein - Reise, Reise.69R"
Think of the pickup lines... "Hey baby, want to sample my 69R selection?", etc.
1987 my old man bought an Apple IIE (no hard drive, just a couple of 5.25").
* We spent hours doing arithmetic using some Math shoot-em-left "game". Learning is not always fun.
* Our school projects were typed up in MultiScribe. The only thing good about it was the Chaucer font. The attached Epson LX-86 was very noisy and very slow, but it worked for a good 10 years.
* WavyNavy and Sabotage were a good way to unwind. After that, it was a 386, Basic, Wolfenstein, etc.
Windows (TM) Supercomputer Uptime: 23:59:5BSOD!
MP3 files most definately have frames:
http://www.id3.org/mp3frame.html
http://www.dv.co.yu/mpgscript/mpeghdr.htm
failed?
anybody tried it with wine?
My PC clock speed drops to 4.8 MHz and mathematical calculations result in arithmetic errors when my computer consumes wine. IMHO a drunk computer is not a good participant in the World Community Grid.
And she demands the finest wine too, not a cheap 5 buck chuck. But when she's drunk she's easy, so I'm not complaining ;-)
Compat is probably a better abbreviation Compatible.
:p
You can check the spelling of your posts by copying your text into OO and clicking Tools -> Spellcheck (or F7).
Oh and version 2.0 will not be out until next year... 2005. Dont jump the gun buddy
You dont need a corrupt JPEG image to kill BSD - becuase BSD is dead already. (ducks)
:p
Sorry - I couldn't resist
For the site you mention:
www.titantv.com is NOT valid HTML 4
www.titantv.com is NOT valid CSS
Validation of both shows about 50 errors - some of them very serious and obviously wrong.
FireFox isn't broken, some web sites are. You should be clicking the "contact us" links on sites that render badly, and ask them to clean their act (and code) up.
Don't ditch FireFox dude... more sites will work with it as time passes.
These settings also work in the Mozilla Suite. The checkboxes to enable pipelining are in the Preferences under Advanced -> HTTP Networking, however the max connection setting defaults to 4 (which can only be changed by about:config).
The Mozilla Suite has many more options configurably by GUI, without resorting to about:config
I too, am concerned about invisible trannies sprogging their goo everywhere.
I could imagine that all other implications of this technology are clear too, transparent in fact.
Map
I wonder if these rovers use Energiser (TM) solar panels... they just keep going and going and going :-)
Same as me?
Same as I?
Same as myself was the best choice.
The grammar usage in "Not an English degree, one assumes." is far worse. Think about it...
The internet is information, and information should be free IMHO. No browser is worth $39, especially a closed source one.
The features may be different than those in the Mozilla Suite, but I have only ever needed to use 4 extensions ever. I only use one on a daily basis. I have all the functionality I need and want.
I have a couple of 19" LCD screens (1280x1024) - I wouldn't want any screen real estate occupied by image adverts.
As for voice commands - I cant see that being usable at my work. We have open partitions, four people to a partition.
Although if it helps people with disabilities, it can only be a good thing.
Although Homer asking his computer/browser to kill Flanders might be a bit extreme...
Red Hat may not be the underdog in the Linux world - and ppl love the underdog and hate the top dog. But I wouldn't call it insecure because some people call it "Microsoft Linux".
;-) But security being affected doesn't enter the equation.
:-)
Why? I have never ever had any security problems. With or without iptables on. I have never used SELinux, I hear the security is beefed up.
I have never encountered a "failed service" on RH or FC. OK VMware sometimes comes close
I would think an FC3 box with iptables, SELinux and unused services turned off would last much longer than all Debian boxes, except maybe unstable. But I dont have broadband at home, and the firewall at work is too beefy. So it's just a guess. Plus I dont want to be paying the electricity bill.
I will agree with you that RH/FC come with too many services turnes on after an install. And the minimal install size is far too big. But even on my 56 kbps modem, it's not unmanageable to keep up2date.
I really dont know why anyone would use RH9 or earlier. They are outdated. Says me who dualboots FC3 and Win98. lol. To each his own...
Merry Christmas
Actually it's the massive tumour growth in the frontal lobe (responsible for reasoning, etc) of Peter Torr. The increased mass on the planet increases the gravitational forces.
The 7-zip error being blamed on FireFox makes me wonder how this guy got his Bachelor of IT (at the same University as myself).
I guess he's hoping for a Christmas bone-arse from Bill Gates.
Did I make FIRST POST?