What is needed (I don't know if there is) is a "failsafe" boot image stored in ROM that does not get flashed. If a firmware upgrade screws the OS, the system will boot from this image and be able to get online and retrieve a fix. Or maybe revert to the old one.
Or maybe even read the fix from a disk and apply it.
Maybe you are underestimating our biological imperatives.
A lot of the people I grew up with now have kids, and they all think their kids are the best thing ever to happen to them. Even those whose personal finances are going thru some rough times.
Same here. I just wish Steam would provide a way to save my games online. That way I could continue my gaming session on any other PC I log on (provided it meets the hardware requirements).
Actually, some email servers already have this option turned on by default. Configurable, of course. Not because of harvesting bots, but because of dictionary attacks.
After n failed "rcpt to:", blacklist the server for a certain amount of time.
I don't remember where, but there was an implementation where the server would delay the response to a 550 and would add seconds of delay to each subsequent 550. Of course the drawback is obvious: unless the server is used for the express purpose of setting up a tarpit, pretty soon it's going to have so many connections waiting for their 550 that legitimate connections won't get thru.
Wanna know the kicker here? Without taking the time to read the article, I bet, you're likely one of the people who bitches about blowback spam. Which is it? Do the folks want to be notified when it doesn't reach the sender or not? Me? I'll take notification and delete the blowback like I do the rest of the garbage.
I'm not the person you are replying to, but here are my (unasked for) 2 cents:
If by blowback spam you mean backscatter spam, it doesn't have to be an "either or" situation. Backscatter spam is caused by poorly written or misconfigured smtp server that will accept a message before processing it for errors (unknown recipients, spam, virus, etc.). A lot of these servers are MS Exchange even tho Exchange provides a mechanism (or filter) to reject these messages at the smtp transaction. Blame it on clueless and lazy mail admins.
And postfix admins, if your distro came with "unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450", please remember to change it to 550. It won't cause backscatter, but it will make my users (and probably yours as well) complain needlessly about undelivered mail, when a bounce would have solved the problem in seconds.
Who's criticizing free software? Not me. At least not in the post you just replied to.
I'm just trying to make sense of your reply to the original post in this thread. The AC (not I) on the original post stated:
you have a very poor standard for quality if open office meets it.
to which you replied with a post about millions of people pirating MS Office. What's that got to do with the quality of Open Office?
Do you own any music CDs? Can you download any of them on BitTorrent? I suggest that you probably can which means, by your argument, that your music collection is crap.
*My* argument? I stated no such argument on my post. In fact, I stated no argument at all. Mine was a single line post with a question.
Sorry, but I really don't get you people that constantly criticise free software for not giving you what you want - yet you're more than happy to pay good money for an OS or game that you constantly need to update from the Internet in order that it will do the job it says on the packaging.
It's FREE software - so if you like it, it's a great thing; if you don't, then you've not wasted any money. In which case keep that strength of conviction and PAY for commercial software rather than pirating it.
See? This is what was missing on your reply to the OP: your point.
BTW, the only proprietary software I use on my personal machine I bought and paid for (Windows XP and some games). I have no need of an office suite at home, but I do have Open Office installed plus several other free utilities.
Sorry if I came off as flippant on my post. Like you, I should have elaborated more. Plus I'm a bit of a jerk.
Hands up all you home users using MS Office... yep, millions of you.
Now hands up all you home users using MS Office that have legally purchased a copy rather than copying it from work or downloading a torrent... anyone?
I rest my case.
So... your point is that OO is so crappy, people would rather break the law than use it?
why wouldn't you just run secureCRT? I mean, I like the linux desktop as much as the next slashdotter. But if I'm forced into a windows machine at work (I am) just run a windows terminal. It works fine, has tabs, fowards X, all that stuff.
I'll second that emotion.
SecureCRT is a godsend for windows users. With it, plus unixutils and xming I have nearly all the tools I need to admin several tens of unix servers from my workstation.
I have no reason to change to Linux. I did try, but I missed secureCRT session manager and rdesktop was (is?) still a bit flakey for my taste (specially remote clipboard sharing) and since I also admin several windows servers, I need to be able to log on to domains and use mmc snap-ins (do they work under wine?)
There are several reason to choose an open source OS, but lack of alternatives on windows is hardly one of them.
Installing Windows on most IDE/SATA interfaces cards requires a floppy.
I think SP2 slipstreamed into the install disk recognizes SATA and SAS. Or you could slipstream the drivers themselves, which I don't recommend to anybody who isn't comfortable mucking with inf files.
Take your laptop with you. Why do you need to access it remotely? If you need access to resources on the company network, ask for access to a company box (preferably locked in the server room) and "remote desktop" to it. If you just need to access the files in the laptop, taking it with you negates the need for remote access. Or maybe ask to be allowed to store/connect your laptop in a secure place when you leave.
If the laptop is your employer's and they insist you leave it, then ask your boss to arrange for proper security measures, not just "offer to buy stuff".
Be prepared to make a habit of locking your drawers whenever you move away from your desk and *don't* leave anything valuable unlocked out of your sight.
As you get to know your cube-mates better you might feel you can relax some of these measures. Be wary, tho. I've seen people facing rude awakenings when they arrive at work and find out that the mp3 player they left the night before grew legs and walked away.
7.04 to 7.10 - Ubuntu introduced Compiz as standard (like DirectX 9 to 10), and so on.
I don't think that's a good example of a point release. 7.04 and 7.10 are two different releases (Feisty and Gutsy).
A better example would be LTS 6.06.2 which was released recently, and as far as I understand (I might be wrong) it's LTS 6.06 with patches already rolled into it.
Is it possible to obtain OS/2 legally for free? I'm just asking out of curiosity since I'd like to give it a try. I remember seeing all those ads in the early 90s (or was it late 80s...) on magazines (mostly Byte) but I never really had a chance to try it.
Is there maybe a repository of "abandonware" software, such as Desqview and the like? I'm feeling a tad nostalgic tonight.
Take all the pictures and email on the Harddrive and make it publicly accessable. Maybe something as simple as a web-server virus which creates a webserver on the machine and allows EASY PUBLIC...easily findable...read-only access to all the files on the drive.
This could actually be more damaging than just deleting the files. Embarrassing would be just one result of exposing all this info. But you can probably get a lot of info from personal pictures to steal an identity or stalk/harass/hurt somebody.
Kurt Cobain was a vastly more important figure in the rock scene than Brintey/Paris/Nichole. Not mentioning his death would be like not mentioning the deat of Pavarotti.
Agreed. My main beef with news about Britney/Paris/Nicole/etc is not that they report them, but that there seems to be a minute by minute coverage of them. As if it was important to know what was she wearing when she went to a mall the day after checking out of rehab.
There are already network TV stations dedicated to entertainment news and they are doing a pretty good job of covering said news. Leave the "traditional" news programs to report on actually relevant news.
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What is needed (I don't know if there is) is a "failsafe" boot image stored in ROM that does not get flashed. If a firmware upgrade screws the OS, the system will boot from this image and be able to get online and retrieve a fix. Or maybe revert to the old one.
Or maybe even read the fix from a disk and apply it.
Maybe you are underestimating our biological imperatives.
A lot of the people I grew up with now have kids, and they all think their kids are the best thing ever to happen to them. Even those whose personal finances are going thru some rough times.
I guess does that don't are the deviants.
* To create mirrored websites to ensure availability of the material.
It happens with malware spreading sites, why not illegal porn?
If the malware can run a distributed dynamic dns based site, it will achieve a highly distributed network that would be hard to shut down easily.
Same here. I just wish Steam would provide a way to save my games online. That way I could continue my gaming session on any other PC I log on (provided it meets the hardware requirements).
Actually, some email servers already have this option turned on by default. Configurable, of course. Not because of harvesting bots, but because of dictionary attacks.
After n failed "rcpt to:", blacklist the server for a certain amount of time.
I don't remember where, but there was an implementation where the server would delay the response to a 550 and would add seconds of delay to each subsequent 550. Of course the drawback is obvious: unless the server is used for the express purpose of setting up a tarpit, pretty soon it's going to have so many connections waiting for their 550 that legitimate connections won't get thru.
Wanna know the kicker here? Without taking the time to read the article, I bet, you're likely one of the people who bitches about blowback spam. Which is it? Do the folks want to be notified when it doesn't reach the sender or not? Me? I'll take notification and delete the blowback like I do the rest of the garbage.
I'm not the person you are replying to, but here are my (unasked for) 2 cents:
If by blowback spam you mean backscatter spam, it doesn't have to be an "either or" situation. Backscatter spam is caused by poorly written or misconfigured smtp server that will accept a message before processing it for errors (unknown recipients, spam, virus, etc.). A lot of these servers are MS Exchange even tho Exchange provides a mechanism (or filter) to reject these messages at the smtp transaction. Blame it on clueless and lazy mail admins.
And postfix admins, if your distro came with "unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450", please remember to change it to 550. It won't cause backscatter, but it will make my users (and probably yours as well) complain needlessly about undelivered mail, when a bounce would have solved the problem in seconds.
Or get GNU/Linux.
He did say "good corporate citizen", so if you are not paying for it, you obviously have something to hide and should be reported.
Damn commie scum.
I'm just trying to make sense of your reply to the original post in this thread. The AC (not I) on the original post stated:
to which you replied with a post about millions of people pirating MS Office. What's that got to do with the quality of Open Office?
Do you own any music CDs? Can you download any of them on BitTorrent?
I suggest that you probably can which means, by your argument, that your music collection is crap.
*My* argument? I stated no such argument on my post. In fact, I stated no argument at all. Mine was a single line post with a question.
Sorry, but I really don't get you people that constantly criticise free software for not giving you what you want - yet you're more than happy to pay good money for an OS or game that you constantly need to update from the Internet in order that it will do the job it says on the packaging.
It's FREE software - so if you like it, it's a great thing; if you don't, then you've not wasted any money. In which case keep that strength of conviction and PAY for commercial software rather than pirating it.
See? This is what was missing on your reply to the OP: your point.
BTW, the only proprietary software I use on my personal machine I bought and paid for (Windows XP and some games). I have no need of an office suite at home, but I do have Open Office installed plus several other free utilities.
Sorry if I came off as flippant on my post. Like you, I should have elaborated more. Plus I'm a bit of a jerk.
Hands up all you home users using MS Office... yep, millions of you.
Now hands up all you home users using MS Office that have legally purchased a copy rather than copying it from work or downloading a torrent... anyone?
I rest my case.
So... your point is that OO is so crappy, people would rather break the law than use it?
why wouldn't you just run secureCRT? I mean, I like the linux desktop as much as the next slashdotter. But if I'm forced into a windows machine at work (I am) just run a windows terminal. It works fine, has tabs, fowards X, all that stuff.
I'll second that emotion.
SecureCRT is a godsend for windows users. With it, plus unixutils and xming I have nearly all the tools I need to admin several tens of unix servers from my workstation.
I have no reason to change to Linux. I did try, but I missed secureCRT session manager and rdesktop was (is?) still a bit flakey for my taste (specially remote clipboard sharing) and since I also admin several windows servers, I need to be able to log on to domains and use mmc snap-ins (do they work under wine?)
There are several reason to choose an open source OS, but lack of alternatives on windows is hardly one of them.
Agreed. You *are* a nitpicking bastard. Takes one to know one, I guess.
but I have no idea what kinda sound effect Penguins do. Perhaps...
Last penguin I heard was singing Boogie Wonderland, so who knows...
Indeed. Everybody knows that we come to slashdot for legal and romantic advice.
Installing Windows on most IDE/SATA interfaces cards requires a floppy.
I think SP2 slipstreamed into the install disk recognizes SATA and SAS. Or you could slipstream the drivers themselves, which I don't recommend to anybody who isn't comfortable mucking with inf files.
The spammers will move the spam from the message of the body to the headers. Heck, they've been spamming via HTTP logs so why not?
Of course, it will cut down image spam so we do gain something.
Let's stop feeding the troll. I have the feeling he is the guy that tells everybody that he doesn't watch TV (insert obligatory Onion link here...)
Yeah, but fire's been invented since.
Kidding, I saw those strap on wheels as a kid. Never had one, tho. I couldn't, for the life of me, learn to skate.
Damn whippersnappers, get off my lawn!
Take your laptop with you. Why do you need to access it remotely? If you need access to resources on the company network, ask for access to a company box (preferably locked in the server room) and "remote desktop" to it. If you just need to access the files in the laptop, taking it with you negates the need for remote access. Or maybe ask to be allowed to store/connect your laptop in a secure place when you leave.
If the laptop is your employer's and they insist you leave it, then ask your boss to arrange for proper security measures, not just "offer to buy stuff".
Be prepared to make a habit of locking your drawers whenever you move away from your desk and *don't* leave anything valuable unlocked out of your sight.
As you get to know your cube-mates better you might feel you can relax some of these measures. Be wary, tho. I've seen people facing rude awakenings when they arrive at work and find out that the mp3 player they left the night before grew legs and walked away.
Which half?
The outer half.
7.04 to 7.10 - Ubuntu introduced Compiz as standard (like DirectX 9 to 10), and so on.
I don't think that's a good example of a point release. 7.04 and 7.10 are two different releases (Feisty and Gutsy).
A better example would be LTS 6.06.2 which was released recently, and as far as I understand (I might be wrong) it's LTS 6.06 with patches already rolled into it.
Is it possible to obtain OS/2 legally for free? I'm just asking out of curiosity since I'd like to give it a try. I remember seeing all those ads in the early 90s (or was it late 80s...) on magazines (mostly Byte) but I never really had a chance to try it.
Is there maybe a repository of "abandonware" software, such as Desqview and the like? I'm feeling a tad nostalgic tonight.
Take all the pictures and email on the Harddrive and make it publicly accessable. Maybe something as simple as a web-server virus which creates a webserver on the machine and allows EASY PUBLIC...easily findable...read-only access to all the files on the drive.
This could actually be more damaging than just deleting the files. Embarrassing would be just one result of exposing all this info. But you can probably get a lot of info from personal pictures to steal an identity or stalk/harass/hurt somebody.
Two word's -- Wiemar Republic & Zimbabwe
Actually, those are four words... oh! I see. Inflation.
Surely the main idea of the Internet was that it wouldn't matter where you put your data!
Sorry for stating the obvious, but a datacenter does not necessarily involves the internet. I can think of several uses for a mobile datacenter.
Now imagine a beowulf cluster of container ships filled with datacenters.
Kurt Cobain was a vastly more important figure in the rock scene than Brintey/Paris/Nichole. Not mentioning his death would be like not mentioning the deat of Pavarotti.
Agreed. My main beef with news about Britney/Paris/Nicole/etc is not that they report them, but that there seems to be a minute by minute coverage of them. As if it was important to know what was she wearing when she went to a mall the day after checking out of rehab.
There are already network TV stations dedicated to entertainment news and they are doing a pretty good job of covering said news. Leave the "traditional" news programs to report on actually relevant news.