Unless the said virus/worm/compromise is using a remotely exploitable buffer overlow or locally explotable programming errors in say: apache, OpenSSL, or sudo some times is even trivial for the attacker to take over....
I haven't been hit by a virus since around 1994. And this is entirely because I stopped using floppy disks ( note: boot-sector viruses do not care what operating system your running ) and because I install patches and updates on my computers.
As for email viruses, outlook (the full version) automatically deletes emails with executable file types.
The First Bullet point on the MACNN page clearly states:
"Apple sold just over 3 million computers in its last fiscal year, which ended in September -- 900,000 less than it sold in fiscal 1996, the year before Jobs returned..."
This is about absolute numbers not a percentage of the market.
I have QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows MediaPlayer 9, MediaPlayer Classic and Winamp installed. Can you name the competition which has been stifled competition?
Not Really IE 4 was much better than NS 4. Prior to IE 4 most people used IE to downloaded and install Netscape. It was the better product which won that battle.
The irony is that Oracle also requires payment to supply you with security patches. I disagree with that of course, however I would call you attitude inconsistent... you already have a gun pointed to your head.
10-Oct-03 - the Appgen company has closed - the Appgen product is expected to continue. There are groups currently working on acquiring rights to license the product and this issue should be resolved soon. Nothing is yet resolved about terms, pricing or VAR support.
18-Oct-03 - people are still working to put together a deal, but the process has apparently been stalled a bit by the volume of badmouthing and threats (legal and physical) against those who were involved with the Appgen company. Cooperation would seem to be a much better tactic right now.
You may contact me by email at aax@aaxnet.com and I will keep you updated on whatever I learn about this matter.- or just watch this space
For people with licensing problems with Mybooks purchased directly from Appgen, this temporary solution has been proposed by an Appgen VAR.
After quitting it often hangs using near 100% CPU, have to kill the task iTunes.exe with Task manager. Memory usage is also quite high, peaking at 52Mb.
It also associated all my music files with QuickTime when I told it not too. Hmm...
Dell's list price of a configuration similar to Lonestar is $1.9 million, with services and installation charges expected to bring the total cost to around $3 million, a Dell spokeswoman said.
THERE'S MORE THAN MEETS the eye to a story published by MacNN and reported here today about the cost of a Dell cluster versus an Apple Mac OSX cluster. See Dell Intel cluster costs 30 times more than Apple system.
Tina Romanella de Marquez, communications and development manager at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), says that the $38 million mentioned by MacNN is for far more than just a supercomputer.
She said: "The $38M total you refer to was not for a single supercomputer. It was announced in February for a total package that included:
"The establishment of the new Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences (ICES) at UT, including:
our new endowed faculty chairs in ICES at UT additional funding for the research endowment and the visiting scholars endowment in ICES he completion of construction of the ACES building (the 4th floor) for use by ICES and TACC
"and the establishment of a terascale distributed computing infrastructure at UT, hosted by TACC, including:
two supercomputers at TACC (the cluster you refer to, and the other IBM system two massive storage systems at TACC three leading-edge components to increase UT's networking infrastructure increases in operations funding over five years for ICES and TACC".
She adds: "There are many more things that were needed to create ICES and establish a terascale distributed computing architecture at TACC. This point was made by TACC Director, Jay Boisseau, during the Lonestar dedication ceremony. The value of the specific computer referred to was approximately $3.0 million. And, no tuition funds were used in this process. Most of the money did not even come from UT. The package included $8M in discounts and donations from about 10 leading technology vendors, and over $15M from a generous foundation." And, she continued: "The VaTech number ONLY includes the actual computer, not the cost of the building, power, cooling, people, or anything else needed to actually operate it."
T-Mobile clarifies Microsoft OS handset delay rumors
by MIKE DANO
May 15, 2003 1:49 PM EST
T-Mobile International AG and Microsoft Corp. sought to clarify media reports concerning possible delays of the release of a T-Mobile phone using Microsoft software in Europe, but T-Mobile wouldn't give a specific release date.
Media reports surfaced last week that T-Mobile had delayed the release of a phone using Microsoft's Smartphone operating system, scheduled for sale in June. However, a T-Mobile spokesman said the carrier had never set a definite date, only that it would begin selling the phone sometime this summer. Spokesman Philipp Schindera said there are software problems with the phone, and that T-Mobile, manufacturer HTC and Microsoft are working to fix those problems. He said the phone has not been delayed, because there are still several months of summer left.
Such tactics are common in the wireless industry, with many wireless players shying away from specific release dates.
However, T-Mobile's Schindera wouldn't say when the phone would be released, only that it would be released when all the software glitches are fixed. Schindera also said T-Mobile's partnership with Microsoft is still sound and the software problems are commonplace for high-end devices, such as those using Microsoft Smartphone software.
Microsoft has been working since the late 1990s to sell mobile phones using its Smartphone software. The company first signed up mobile-phone start-up Sendo to make its smart phones, but Sendo a year ago abruptly dropped those plans and later filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. As a result, Microsoft has managed to line up several Asian manufacturers to build Smartphone devices.
Orange was the first carrier in the world to start selling a device using the Microsoft Smartphone OS late last year. As of about February, the European carrier said it had sold 40,000 of the devices. In the United States, several carriers sell wireless personal digital assistants that use Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system, but none so far have begun selling Smartphone devices. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Smartphone device by the end of this year and confirmed those plans have not changed.
"3) Windows will finally release a 64 bit OS (also note: they could have done this YEARS ago under Alpha, but didn't - Windows NT under Alpha only could access a 32 bit address space.) Microsoft will hail this as a revolutionary breakthrough - "Windows AYCABTU is the first 64 bit OS for the home user!" *nix and Apple users will scratch their heads in puzzlement.
Deviate_X scratches his head a little. "Windows XP 64-BIT is actually available now". I know it's not targeted at the lowest common denominator but it does exist and is obtainable.
More to the point HP has never distributed "Works Suite 2002" with PC's; it distributes "MS Works 6.0". Therefore it cannot be said that Word is being dropped, since it was __never__ bundled in the first place.
It should be noted that HP is giving away a 30-day trial version of Corel WordPerfect Office whilst also continuing to bundle away Ms Works 6.0 with is PCs.
It's pretty standard to ask huge amounts time to prepare a response when new evidence is introduced to court. Its inconceivable that the government lawyers were surprised.
This is clearly a climb down on their part and an embarrassing one too. The only answer which make sense is that their genuinely were problems with the "modular" government version of windows.
Example: Install RealOne Player, Install Oprah browser. Delete IE files, Delete Windows Media Files. Result: RealOne Player wont start because its dependant on IE.
Neither would AOL if you chose to install it.
If the courts demand the MS remove IE thousands of applications will have to be rewritten to support cases where there is no browser embedding support.
MSFT would have a field day demonstrating broken apps and the fallout on the software industry.
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here ....
Unless the said virus/worm/compromise is using a remotely ....
exploitable buffer overlow or locally explotable programming
errors in say: apache , OpenSSL , or sudo
some times is even trivial for the attacker to
take over
I haven't been hit by a virus since around 1994. And this is entirely because I stopped using floppy disks ( note: boot-sector viruses do not care what operating system your running ) and because I install patches and updates on my computers.
As for email viruses, outlook (the full version) automatically deletes emails with executable file types.
The First Bullet point on the MACNN page clearly states:
"Apple sold just over 3 million computers in its last fiscal year, which ended in September -- 900,000 less than it sold in fiscal 1996, the year before Jobs returned..."
This is about absolute numbers not a percentage of the market.
I have QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows MediaPlayer 9, MediaPlayer Classic and Winamp installed. Can you name the competition which has been stifled competition?
Not Really IE 4 was much better than NS 4. Prior to IE 4 most people used IE to downloaded and install Netscape. It was the better product which won that battle.
I tried the 'expoit' on IE 6 (build 6.0.3790.0 w2k3) and it simply doesn't work.
The irony is that Oracle also requires payment to supply you with security patches. I disagree with that of course, however I would call you attitude inconsistent... you already have a gun pointed to your head.
Oracle Security Alerts
For those looking for insight on this might look here:
http://www.aaxnet.com/product/appgn.html
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10-Oct-03 - the Appgen company has closed - the Appgen product is expected to continue. There are groups currently working on acquiring rights to license the product and this issue should be resolved soon. Nothing is yet resolved about terms, pricing or VAR support.
18-Oct-03 - people are still working to put together a deal, but the process has apparently been stalled a bit by the volume of badmouthing and threats (legal and physical) against those who were involved with the Appgen company. Cooperation would seem to be a much better tactic right now.
You may contact me by email at aax@aaxnet.com and I will keep you updated on whatever I learn about this matter.- or just watch this space
For people with licensing problems with Mybooks purchased directly from Appgen, this temporary solution has been proposed by an Appgen VAR.
continued...
After quitting it often hangs using near 100% CPU, have to kill the task iTunes.exe with Task manager. Memory usage is also quite high, peaking at 52Mb.
It also associated all my music files with QuickTime when I told it not too. Hmm...
Is this a beta?
From Infoworld Dell delivers Linux cluster deep in the heart of Texas
Dell's list price of a configuration similar to Lonestar is $1.9 million, with services and installation charges expected to bring the total cost to around $3 million, a Dell spokeswoman said.
From the Inquirer: University of Texas kyboshes MacNN's cluster story.
Cost of supercomputer only part of $38 million
By INQUIRER staff: Tuesday 14 October 2003, 17:09
THERE'S MORE THAN MEETS the eye to a story published by MacNN and reported here today about the cost of a Dell cluster versus an Apple Mac OSX cluster.
See Dell Intel cluster costs 30 times more than Apple system.
Tina Romanella de Marquez, communications and development manager at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), says that the $38 million mentioned by MacNN is for far more than just a supercomputer.
She said: "The $38M total you refer to was not for a single supercomputer. It was announced in February for a total package that included:
"The establishment of the new Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences (ICES) at UT, including:
our new endowed faculty chairs in ICES at UT
additional funding for the research endowment and the visiting scholars endowment in ICES
he completion of construction of the ACES building (the 4th floor) for use by ICES and TACC
"and the establishment of a terascale distributed computing infrastructure at UT, hosted by TACC, including:
two supercomputers at TACC (the cluster you refer to, and the other IBM system
two massive storage systems at TACC
three leading-edge components to increase UT's networking infrastructure
increases in operations funding over five years for ICES and TACC".
She adds: "There are many more things that were needed to create ICES and establish a terascale distributed computing architecture at TACC. This point was made by TACC Director, Jay Boisseau, during the Lonestar dedication ceremony. The value of the specific computer referred to was approximately $3.0 million. And, no tuition funds were used in this process. Most of the money did not even come from UT. The package included $8M in discounts and donations from about 10 leading technology vendors, and over $15M from a generous foundation." And, she continued: "The VaTech number ONLY includes the actual computer, not the cost of the building, power, cooling, people, or anything else needed to actually operate it."
So that comparison goes out the window, then.
I'm sorry but it is incorrect. Clarification can be found here: T-Mobile clarifies Microsoft OS handset delay rumors
The article in full:
________________________________________________ ____________
Breaking News
T-Mobile clarifies Microsoft OS handset delay rumors
by MIKE DANO
May 15, 2003 1:49 PM EST
T-Mobile International AG and Microsoft Corp. sought to clarify media reports concerning possible delays of the release of a T-Mobile phone using Microsoft software in Europe, but T-Mobile wouldn't give a specific release date.
Media reports surfaced last week that T-Mobile had delayed the release of a phone using Microsoft's Smartphone operating system, scheduled for sale in June. However, a T-Mobile spokesman said the carrier had never set a definite date, only that it would begin selling the phone sometime this summer. Spokesman Philipp Schindera said there are software problems with the phone, and that T-Mobile, manufacturer HTC and Microsoft are working to fix those problems. He said the phone has not been delayed, because there are still several months of summer left.
Such tactics are common in the wireless industry, with many wireless players shying away from specific release dates.
However, T-Mobile's Schindera wouldn't say when the phone would be released, only that it would be released when all the software glitches are fixed. Schindera also said T-Mobile's partnership with Microsoft is still sound and the software problems are commonplace for high-end devices, such as those using Microsoft Smartphone software.
Microsoft has been working since the late 1990s to sell mobile phones using its Smartphone software. The company first signed up mobile-phone start-up Sendo to make its smart phones, but Sendo a year ago abruptly dropped those plans and later filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. As a result, Microsoft has managed to line up several Asian manufacturers to build Smartphone devices.
Orange was the first carrier in the world to start selling a device using the Microsoft Smartphone OS late last year. As of about February, the European carrier said it had sold 40,000 of the devices. In the United States, several carriers sell wireless personal digital assistants that use Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system, but none so far have begun selling Smartphone devices. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Smartphone device by the end of this year and confirmed those plans have not changed.
Deviate_X scratches his head a little. "Windows XP 64-BIT is actually available now". I know it's not targeted at the lowest common denominator but it does exist and is obtainable.
Debian Linux has issued 93 security warnings this year which is quite a surprise.
Red Hat 77
Microsoft 70
FreeBSD 25
Sun 6
Novell 4
More to the point HP has never distributed "Works Suite 2002" with PC's; it distributes "MS Works 6.0". Therefore it cannot be said that Word is being dropped, since it was __never__ bundled in the first place.
It should be noted that HP is giving away a 30-day trial version of Corel WordPerfect Office whilst also continuing to bundle away Ms Works 6.0 with is PCs.
hp pavilion 512n desktop PC
It's pretty standard to ask huge amounts time to prepare a response when new evidence is introduced to court. Its inconceivable that the government lawyers were surprised.
This is clearly a climb down on their part and an embarrassing one too. The only answer which make sense is that their genuinely were problems with the "modular" government version of windows.
Example: Install RealOne Player, Install Oprah browser. Delete IE files, Delete Windows Media Files. Result: RealOne Player wont start because its dependant on IE.
Neither would AOL if you chose to install it.
If the courts demand the MS remove IE thousands of applications will have to be rewritten to support cases where there is no browser embedding support.
MSFT would have a field day demonstrating broken apps and the fallout on the software industry.