A retelling of a story based on memory (which means some 'facts' may actually be wrong)
Once there was a mighty napster whose technology allowed for swapping files. Due to poor insight, the technology also allowed users to be tracked -- Fanning be damned.
Along came the peer to peer networks, with gnutella seeming to be the frontrunner. Then came the FastTrack network with Sharman in the back and the mighty Morpheus at the helm due to its ease of use and improved reliability.
The Kazaa folks (Sharman) did not take kindly to Morpheus apparently not paying their bills or whatnot, and thus cut them off the network. Alarm bells should have immediately rung as anyone who has the power to cut clients off a network clearly cannot be "anonymously" peer-to-peer to begin with.
Morpheus ran to the gnutella networks, gathering up Gnucleus code and branding it. By branding, of course, I mean the trend in p2p software of installing various products, some of which amount to adware and/or spyware.
Kazaa touts itself the survivor, gathering up more Morpheus users than either bearshare or limewire or [insert gnutella client here].
Kazaa seen as the filesharing client for the masses and now holds major scrutiny by the recording industry. More p2p networks pop up promising better anonymity.
Let me be one of the first of the people to extend a welcoming hand to you. Welcome to slashdot, you must be new here. AYB are now belong to us, and your proficiency in grammar and spelling will soon be assimilated.
Seriously, dude -- I understand your point and I feel your pain and all that...but you're on slashdot. Spelling and grammar aren't one of our top priorities here.
Oh yeah...
3) Profit!
Again, it cannot be helped...
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Borg Cube Case
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With sincere apologies --
1) Web Server of Borg, prepare to be assimilated
2) Borg Cube? After a slashdotting, it's a Bork Cube
3) Hmmm, might as well be a gamecube now.
4) If a Borg Cube server runs WebSphere, what is the volume of the resulting geometry?
5) Ice Cube and Dre are suing for copyright infringements.
6) If it runs linux, will the admin be known as Cube Root?
"trust is a dirty word that comes from such a liar"
Then again, I don't think MS could win this argument on either side of the Anti-Virus campaign. Include one and people will say they should fix their software instead. Don't include one and people will say they need to own up to their mistakes.
This attitude stems from the fact that MS security hasn't been all that grand. I can't find myself trusting a MS-written Anti-Virus simply because of their previous track record. Will they be releasing virus sig updates on a monthly basis as well to fit the patching cycle? How much time/effort/money will they spend on virus research as opposed to more features?
If you EVER want to fuel the FUD of a monoculture, welcoming a totally MS-based security system along with their OS will be enough to scare the bajeezus out of people who understand.
Seriously, though -- I hadn't heard of this particular firebird before the Mozilla fiasco happened. I'm sure I can speak for a lot of folks who couldn't name this project when asked to name the OSS database apps they know.
Of course now they'll be known as the folks that got the name "Firebird" when Firebird changed its name to Firefox. Oh yeah, and they make a database.
Newsflash -- Apple claims ownership of the Newton, and thus Gravity. They also claim ownership of Calculus. Apple will now sue SCO for improper use of the word "derrivative" which is clearly included in Calculus.
In other news, Microsoft has purchased a license from SCO in order to continue the use of Physics(TM) for its "System Crash" application. In turn, they are considering litigation against all fertilizer growers because of Microsoft's historical R&D in making their software work like shit.
No, not the Doom II port. I'm assuming this follows along the lines of a Microsoft PR implementation. It can't be seen sitting idly as the code gets swapped around. The 250K bounty trick has already been done, and the RIAA seems to be doing well on the "threaten/sue fileswappers" thing so why not jump in?
We've already come to the agreement that this code shouldn't be seen by anyone who is currently contributing or even could possibly in the future contribute to OSS.
The only thing MS stands to lose here is an influx of possible exploits caused by bad code. It's not the full source so it's not like it'll compile to something useful (i.e. piracy).
Maybe they SHOULD go after these folks...but as BGates said recently, hackers are good for MS software because hackers test/break systems, thus making MS improve. Which PR spin will win this one out?
I'm not fond of any of these legal actions, etc. I can't say I have much faith in the justice system when it comes to corporations and the like. Especially after the MSFT wrist slap.
What we folks believe to be obviously false can often be bounced back and forth in the courts then spit out as true. Call it cynicism...but enough optimism to hope that IBM/Novell stomps SCO down.
As far as changing/rewriting the code specified here, let's put that off until some sort of verdict. Unless of course you want to do it as a learning experience -- or maybe help out the HURD or something.:)
Angus MacGyver rules, man! Then again, he's not much for technology -- he's actually rather low-tech when it comes to that stuff. Bond had gadgets while MacGyver had paperclips at its simplest, and "readily available household chemicals" at best.
The Mac had a "do what you can with what you have" mentality which is still a good philosophy (especially for those folks who run Linux because XP's system requirements are too high for the hardware they still have).
Better yet, SquareEnix becomes known as Square--- because they can't even say "Enix" let alone any *nix types because SCO owns "Unix" and all the *nix derrivatives.
The first open letter to get free Java should be to Starbucks. While you're at it, ask if they can implement some instances of FrenchVanilla.
As a concession, we'll have them keep their tip.jar files.
To be more on-topic (uh huh huh, I said moron) -- would SUN be the second big company (besides IBM) of the non-distro bunches to do some OSS-embracing? Forget AOL which got money from the Netscape settlement then proceeded to pseudo-kick Mozilla off. At least SUN still actively supports OO.org. I guess we're asking them to take the big plunge instead of just testing the waters.
SUN's having a big identity crisis and could use a good shrink. Would be interesting to see where they go from here.
I had always ranted to anyone who would listen about how many times one had to reboot Windows (in my case, win98) during/after installation. Oh I've found new hardware, let's reboot! Same song and dance for a network card, a USB mouse, the sound card, a video card, the webcam, etc. Then it's installing MS Office which requires at least another reboot, if not two.
My install of RH9 took a few minutes and one reboot -- after which I've got my devices working (yeah yeah, issues with Linux hardware support but if you're careful, everything is supported out of the "box"), have most of the software I need, and am pretty much ready to go. Then you install APT, run the update/upgrade, and maybe reboot again just for fun.
For a base install (without the extra tweaks), RH9 seems to be more convenient. In all cases, though, especially for updates, broadband comes in very handy.
Unless you're looking at a really small OS, it's a payload/bandwidth issue. As fun as it would have been to network-install SuSe on people, it has got to be darn slow on a dial-up line. Besides, all that downloading slows down the "virus" propagation.
Now imagine a worm that would go through an IIS-based system, backup all their ASP files and fish for anything SQL Server-related onto a remote server, install LAMP, run ASP2PHP on those ASP files, "restore" them to the server, and electronically file for a MS refund. Sounds good, but of course people would consider this an invasion of their machines.:) Actually sounds like an extended/revised form of the depenguinizer.
First they did them as.exe files. Then came VBA (those word document worms). You could read the source on those if you really wanted to.
Well, we're past that step -- them ol' VBScript virii were interesting reads. I used to have a tagline that went "support shared source -- virii in VBScript!"
I suppose between the source/compile and the Amish virus, it'll be interesting.:)
Ok, so I've been playing ET for a week or two now and I still suck at it. Getting better, though, as far as I know. I still get yelled at as a n00b a bit. Doesn't help when an airstrike goes wrong and I team-kill half the team.:(
You still do get those Clanfolk who totally dominate maps, and spawn campers who make it tough and sometimes lame to play.
I guess the key is to learn the maps first. The best thing you can do is run through with the least number of players just so you know where respawns happen, where the objectives are, etc. At least you'll know where to run and hide, where to expect resistance, and where to go to get things done.
Again, first order of business is to learn the maps. Then play the game as a medic or scout first just so you're doing something useful for everyone else. The more experienced folks seem to accept you more when you're useful.:)
Whatever you do, don't call airstrikes on your teammates.
From a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I had a Win 3.1 machine...ancient hardware, can't upgrade (both financially and technically improbable) but I wanted to learn how to program.
I had copes if GW-Basic, Qbasic, and Turbo Pascal and knew how to work with those. I wanted to learn Java but on the hardware and that whole Win 3.1 thing, this was impossible. All I knew was that I had a browser (IE) that could run Javascript (ECMAScript) so I ended up practicing my coding with it. HTML built the forms, the Javascript worked with the content. They were all toy programs but it was still educational to have done it.
What happened? Someone ran a brute force root login with the pwlib dictionary or something? Maybe a quick ride with Nessus? Or was it a social engineer who managed to call someone and get the root password?
As has been echoed before time and again -- security is a process, not a product. Of course you'll have more secure products, but it's still up to a competent admin to make sure things are kept secure. Even then, you better have good backups because that one disgruntled guy who works in the mailroom on a machine already inside the firewall just might have an extra ace up his sleeve.
Ok, so you mean MS is breaking compatibility from "legacy" software with their NEW product? Not exactly shocking news here but still disheartening.
I suppose anyone who wanted compatibility would have owned an X-Box already...so new console, new games. Old console, old games. However, there is much foot-shooting should they choose to be incompatible simply because they're back to square-one when it comes to game selection.
As for me, I don't own nor do I plan to own an X-Box...and I don't own an MS-Like domain to warrant some hardware bribery.
You have to note -- these are cybercafes. This isn't your home machine where you run Gentoo or Slackware. This isn't the place where you find a lot of people in dire need of GCC.
This is a cybercafe -- a public place with an Internet connection. You're talking about a mixed group of people. Maybe you'll find a traveler away from his/her home machine once in a while who's just out to check e-mail. Those are rare. You're more likely to get people who have no Internet connection at home...if they have a computer at all.
They're not there to learn about Linux or submit a kernel patch to Linus. They check mail, surf for the latest Fifty Cent song, and play Counterstrike if you offer it. That's where the tech scene hits the arcade scene...and you've got a slew of users who just want to show off their skillz.
You'll have vandals that deface equipment -- from gum and sharpies to carving out shtuff on keyboards and monitors. Things I'm sure computer savvy slashdotters wouldn't do...BUT THIS ISN'T THAT CROWD. If nothing else, this acts as a minor deterrant. Surveillance in a public place? If it means it protects equipment from dumbasses who have no respect then so be it.
Linux geeks reveal that they've secretly controlled satellites in order to build a "Death Star" out of existing space debris. (you think the hubble is busted? Ha! We just borrowed some parts 'cause we needed some lenses and a gyroscope).
This "Death Star" goes Independence Day on SCO Land with pinpoint accuracy -- McBride castrated before being zapped like an ant under a magnifying lens.
Sir Gates and the Knights of the Old Republicans wage war against Geekdom because of this weapon of mass destruction. They device a plan to send a Mac to the death star in order to introduce a virus.
Upon pitching the idea to Steve Jobs, the poor man laughs himself to death, leaving Gates and Ballmer (in their Matrix outfits) to have their tablet PC plugged into the Linux-powered "Laser" via Samba.
The XP Tablet-PC edition spreads like a cancer through the ext3 filesystem resulting in many "I Told You So" comments by Reiser.
Linus, finally sick of all these events, sheds his impartial nature and embraces his dark side. Finally teaches everything he knows to that bleach-blonde IBM Commercial kid and dubs him Darth Tux. Geeks around the world cede their control of the Death Star to Darth Tux, who shoots down both Washingtons and proceeds to carve his face onto Mt. Rushmore.
Darth Tux declared supreme leader, quoted as saying "Choice is good...as long as you choose Linux" Proceeds to create his own distro -- Slim Shady Linux.
Geeks install distro, wave their hands skyward in apathy, and enjoy the new era of computing.
Lots of people in the US subscribe to these guys for Internet censorship: N2H2
I know it's not quite the same as "Communist Country" censorship, but the US isn't without Government-influenced information suppression. Just google for CIPA. You filter, you get funding. You don't filter, you find funding elsewhere.
Ok, I've been following this stuff for years now. For years I've asked "what will it take for people to switch?" I thought maybe the next big MS bug. Then I got sick of waiting and went straight into frustration.
Why do people stay with MS software? Users have been lied to, let down, pushed around (licensing tactics), and even left hanging -- their systems wide open as vulns remain unpatched. If this were a social relationship, people would call it abusive and advice you to get the heck out of it faster than not!
I keep hearing "this year will be the year MS goes down" over and over again, year after year. I'm frustrated and I believe so are a lot of other people. They are neither improving nor are they visibly dying...and I'd like to know why people are still so tolerant of them even after all they've done.
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A retelling of a story based on memory (which means some 'facts' may actually be wrong)
Once there was a mighty napster whose technology allowed for swapping files. Due to poor insight, the technology also allowed users to be tracked -- Fanning be damned.
Along came the peer to peer networks, with gnutella seeming to be the frontrunner. Then came the FastTrack network with Sharman in the back and the mighty Morpheus at the helm due to its ease of use and improved reliability.
The Kazaa folks (Sharman) did not take kindly to Morpheus apparently not paying their bills or whatnot, and thus cut them off the network. Alarm bells should have immediately rung as anyone who has the power to cut clients off a network clearly cannot be "anonymously" peer-to-peer to begin with.
Morpheus ran to the gnutella networks, gathering up Gnucleus code and branding it. By branding, of course, I mean the trend in p2p software of installing various products, some of which amount to adware and/or spyware.
Kazaa touts itself the survivor, gathering up more Morpheus users than either bearshare or limewire or [insert gnutella client here].
Kazaa seen as the filesharing client for the masses and now holds major scrutiny by the recording industry. More p2p networks pop up promising better anonymity.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Let me be one of the first of the people to extend a welcoming hand to you. Welcome to slashdot, you must be new here. AYB are now belong to us, and your proficiency in grammar and spelling will soon be assimilated.
Seriously, dude -- I understand your point and I feel your pain and all that...but you're on slashdot. Spelling and grammar aren't one of our top priorities here.
Oh yeah...
3) Profit!
With sincere apologies --
1) Web Server of Borg, prepare to be assimilated
2) Borg Cube? After a slashdotting, it's a Bork Cube
3) Hmmm, might as well be a gamecube now.
4) If a Borg Cube server runs WebSphere, what is the volume of the resulting geometry?
5) Ice Cube and Dre are suing for copyright infringements.
6) If it runs linux, will the admin be known as Cube Root?
"trust is a dirty word that comes from such a liar"
Then again, I don't think MS could win this argument on either side of the Anti-Virus campaign. Include one and people will say they should fix their software instead. Don't include one and people will say they need to own up to their mistakes.
This attitude stems from the fact that MS security hasn't been all that grand. I can't find myself trusting a MS-written Anti-Virus simply because of their previous track record. Will they be releasing virus sig updates on a monthly basis as well to fit the patching cycle? How much time/effort/money will they spend on virus research as opposed to more features?
If you EVER want to fuel the FUD of a monoculture, welcoming a totally MS-based security system along with their OS will be enough to scare the bajeezus out of people who understand.
Seriously, though -- I hadn't heard of this particular firebird before the Mozilla fiasco happened. I'm sure I can speak for a lot of folks who couldn't name this project when asked to name the OSS database apps they know.
Of course now they'll be known as the folks that got the name "Firebird" when Firebird changed its name to Firefox. Oh yeah, and they make a database.
Newsflash -- Apple claims ownership of the Newton, and thus Gravity. They also claim ownership of Calculus. Apple will now sue SCO for improper use of the word "derrivative" which is clearly included in Calculus.
In other news, Microsoft has purchased a license from SCO in order to continue the use of Physics(TM) for its "System Crash" application. In turn, they are considering litigation against all fertilizer growers because of Microsoft's historical R&D in making their software work like shit.
1) The Alcohol is strong in this one.
...as served at the Star Wars Cantina
2) Fear leads to drinking, drinking leads to courage, courage leads to rejection...rejection leads to suffering.
3)
4) Skywalker Ranch Wines -- Wet Your Whistle With Moonshine from Uncle Owen's Moisture Farm.
5) Bacta The Future! Hell, might as well ruin another trilogy.
No, not the Doom II port. I'm assuming this follows along the lines of a Microsoft PR implementation. It can't be seen sitting idly as the code gets swapped around. The 250K bounty trick has already been done, and the RIAA seems to be doing well on the "threaten/sue fileswappers" thing so why not jump in?
We've already come to the agreement that this code shouldn't be seen by anyone who is currently contributing or even could possibly in the future contribute to OSS.
The only thing MS stands to lose here is an influx of possible exploits caused by bad code. It's not the full source so it's not like it'll compile to something useful (i.e. piracy).
Maybe they SHOULD go after these folks...but as BGates said recently, hackers are good for MS software because hackers test/break systems, thus making MS improve. Which PR spin will win this one out?
I'm not fond of any of these legal actions, etc. I can't say I have much faith in the justice system when it comes to corporations and the like. Especially after the MSFT wrist slap.
:)
What we folks believe to be obviously false can often be bounced back and forth in the courts then spit out as true. Call it cynicism...but enough optimism to hope that IBM/Novell stomps SCO down.
As far as changing/rewriting the code specified here, let's put that off until some sort of verdict. Unless of course you want to do it as a learning experience -- or maybe help out the HURD or something.
Angus MacGyver rules, man! Then again, he's not much for technology -- he's actually rather low-tech when it comes to that stuff. Bond had gadgets while MacGyver had paperclips at its simplest, and "readily available household chemicals" at best.
The Mac had a "do what you can with what you have" mentality which is still a good philosophy (especially for those folks who run Linux because XP's system requirements are too high for the hardware they still have).
Better yet, SquareEnix becomes known as Square--- because they can't even say "Enix" let alone any *nix types because SCO owns "Unix" and all the *nix derrivatives.
The first open letter to get free Java should be to Starbucks. While you're at it, ask if they can implement some instances of FrenchVanilla.
As a concession, we'll have them keep their tip.jar files.
To be more on-topic (uh huh huh, I said moron) -- would SUN be the second big company (besides IBM) of the non-distro bunches to do some OSS-embracing? Forget AOL which got money from the Netscape settlement then proceeded to pseudo-kick Mozilla off. At least SUN still actively supports OO.org. I guess we're asking them to take the big plunge instead of just testing the waters.
SUN's having a big identity crisis and could use a good shrink. Would be interesting to see where they go from here.
I had always ranted to anyone who would listen about how many times one had to reboot Windows (in my case, win98) during/after installation. Oh I've found new hardware, let's reboot! Same song and dance for a network card, a USB mouse, the sound card, a video card, the webcam, etc. Then it's installing MS Office which requires at least another reboot, if not two.
My install of RH9 took a few minutes and one reboot -- after which I've got my devices working (yeah yeah, issues with Linux hardware support but if you're careful, everything is supported out of the "box"), have most of the software I need, and am pretty much ready to go. Then you install APT, run the update/upgrade, and maybe reboot again just for fun.
For a base install (without the extra tweaks), RH9 seems to be more convenient. In all cases, though, especially for updates, broadband comes in very handy.
Sure enough, the authenticity of the files has been confirmed as within a certain c file, it had the code:
.05;
.05
// Don't forget to increment the Gates counter
if(errBlueScreen){
MS_Acct +=
}
Actually, that's the joke, it was more like:
9990 REM Don't forget to increment the Gates counter
1000 if $blueScreen = "Yes" then $MSAcct = $MSAcct +
1010 RETURN
Unless you're looking at a really small OS, it's a payload/bandwidth issue. As fun as it would have been to network-install SuSe on people, it has got to be darn slow on a dial-up line. Besides, all that downloading slows down the "virus" propagation.
:) Actually sounds like an extended/revised form of the depenguinizer.
Now imagine a worm that would go through an IIS-based system, backup all their ASP files and fish for anything SQL Server-related onto a remote server, install LAMP, run ASP2PHP on those ASP files, "restore" them to the server, and electronically file for a MS refund. Sounds good, but of course people would consider this an invasion of their machines.
First they did them as .exe files. Then came VBA (those word document worms). You could read the source on those if you really wanted to.
:)
Well, we're past that step -- them ol' VBScript virii were interesting reads. I used to have a tagline that went "support shared source -- virii in VBScript!"
I suppose between the source/compile and the Amish virus, it'll be interesting.
It was Fudd that floats...until he reads "Gravity for Beginners" by I.Q. Lowe, I think.
Man, this is sad. There's a great scientific discussion going on and all I can add to it is some bit about Elmer Fudd.
Ok, so I've been playing ET for a week or two now and I still suck at it. Getting better, though, as far as I know. I still get yelled at as a n00b a bit. Doesn't help when an airstrike goes wrong and I team-kill half the team. :(
:)
You still do get those Clanfolk who totally dominate maps, and spawn campers who make it tough and sometimes lame to play.
I guess the key is to learn the maps first. The best thing you can do is run through with the least number of players just so you know where respawns happen, where the objectives are, etc. At least you'll know where to run and hide, where to expect resistance, and where to go to get things done.
Again, first order of business is to learn the maps. Then play the game as a medic or scout first just so you're doing something useful for everyone else. The more experienced folks seem to accept you more when you're useful.
Whatever you do, don't call airstrikes on your teammates.
From a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I had a Win 3.1 machine...ancient hardware, can't upgrade (both financially and technically improbable) but I wanted to learn how to program.
I had copes if GW-Basic, Qbasic, and Turbo Pascal and knew how to work with those. I wanted to learn Java but on the hardware and that whole Win 3.1 thing, this was impossible. All I knew was that I had a browser (IE) that could run Javascript (ECMAScript) so I ended up practicing my coding with it. HTML built the forms, the Javascript worked with the content. They were all toy programs but it was still educational to have done it.
What happened? Someone ran a brute force root login with the pwlib dictionary or something? Maybe a quick ride with Nessus? Or was it a social engineer who managed to call someone and get the root password?
As has been echoed before time and again -- security is a process, not a product. Of course you'll have more secure products, but it's still up to a competent admin to make sure things are kept secure. Even then, you better have good backups because that one disgruntled guy who works in the mailroom on a machine already inside the firewall just might have an extra ace up his sleeve.
Ok, so you mean MS is breaking compatibility from "legacy" software with their NEW product? Not exactly shocking news here but still disheartening.
I suppose anyone who wanted compatibility would have owned an X-Box already...so new console, new games. Old console, old games. However, there is much foot-shooting should they choose to be incompatible simply because they're back to square-one when it comes to game selection.
As for me, I don't own nor do I plan to own an X-Box...and I don't own an MS-Like domain to warrant some hardware bribery.
You have to note -- these are cybercafes. This isn't your home machine where you run Gentoo or Slackware. This isn't the place where you find a lot of people in dire need of GCC.
This is a cybercafe -- a public place with an Internet connection. You're talking about a mixed group of people. Maybe you'll find a traveler away from his/her home machine once in a while who's just out to check e-mail. Those are rare. You're more likely to get people who have no Internet connection at home...if they have a computer at all.
They're not there to learn about Linux or submit a kernel patch to Linus. They check mail, surf for the latest Fifty Cent song, and play Counterstrike if you offer it. That's where the tech scene hits the arcade scene...and you've got a slew of users who just want to show off their skillz.
You'll have vandals that deface equipment -- from gum and sharpies to carving out shtuff on keyboards and monitors. Things I'm sure computer savvy slashdotters wouldn't do...BUT THIS ISN'T THAT CROWD. If nothing else, this acts as a minor deterrant. Surveillance in a public place? If it means it protects equipment from dumbasses who have no respect then so be it.
Linux geeks reveal that they've secretly controlled satellites in order to build a "Death Star" out of existing space debris. (you think the hubble is busted? Ha! We just borrowed some parts 'cause we needed some lenses and a gyroscope).
This "Death Star" goes Independence Day on SCO Land with pinpoint accuracy -- McBride castrated before being zapped like an ant under a magnifying lens.
Sir Gates and the Knights of the Old Republicans wage war against Geekdom because of this weapon of mass destruction. They device a plan to send a Mac to the death star in order to introduce a virus.
Upon pitching the idea to Steve Jobs, the poor man laughs himself to death, leaving Gates and Ballmer (in their Matrix outfits) to have their tablet PC plugged into the Linux-powered "Laser" via Samba.
The XP Tablet-PC edition spreads like a cancer through the ext3 filesystem resulting in many "I Told You So" comments by Reiser.
Linus, finally sick of all these events, sheds his impartial nature and embraces his dark side. Finally teaches everything he knows to that bleach-blonde IBM Commercial kid and dubs him Darth Tux. Geeks around the world cede their control of the Death Star to Darth Tux, who shoots down both Washingtons and proceeds to carve his face onto Mt. Rushmore.
Darth Tux declared supreme leader, quoted as saying "Choice is good...as long as you choose Linux" Proceeds to create his own distro -- Slim Shady Linux.
Geeks install distro, wave their hands skyward in apathy, and enjoy the new era of computing.
Lots of people in the US subscribe to these guys for Internet censorship: N2H2
I know it's not quite the same as "Communist Country" censorship, but the US isn't without Government-influenced information suppression. Just google for CIPA. You filter, you get funding. You don't filter, you find funding elsewhere.
"False-positives" anyone?
Ok, I've been following this stuff for years now. For years I've asked "what will it take for people to switch?" I thought maybe the next big MS bug. Then I got sick of waiting and went straight into frustration.
Why do people stay with MS software? Users have been lied to, let down, pushed around (licensing tactics), and even left hanging -- their systems wide open as vulns remain unpatched. If this were a social relationship, people would call it abusive and advice you to get the heck out of it faster than not!
I keep hearing "this year will be the year MS goes down" over and over again, year after year. I'm frustrated and I believe so are a lot of other people. They are neither improving nor are they visibly dying...and I'd like to know why people are still so tolerant of them even after all they've done.