I recently reinstalled Win XP about 6 times in one 12 hour period. I got blaster every single time before I could even log in. It happened during the last phase of the installation when XP sets up its networking and checks to see if the computer is connected to a network. It took me under 30 seconds to get infected every single time. Less time than it took to complete the log in process.
That's why you don't plug in your ethernet cable until the installation is complete and your firewall software has been enabled.
Average consumers. There's nothing *wrong* with a command prompt either, but they don't like that either. Neither the cryptic C:\> prompt in DOS nor [root@mypc root]# in Linux/Unix. That is, if you want Linux to be interesting to average consumers, but I'd say having a market share that'd at least make companies take Linux users into consideration would benefit all.
The thing about Debian is that it isn't aimed at the average consumer.
There are many different Linux distros around and distributions such as Mandrake and Lindows and the ones I see as aimed at the average consumer.
The way I see distros such as Debian and Gentoo etc are for both "hardcore" users and server applications, not for use by "the parents".
I suppose that's why they removed Linux downloads from download.com and didn't respond to the e-mail I sent voicing my concerns.
More to the point, CNET already deals in known copyright-violation file formats such as.exe at its download.com site. If an mp3 file is, in your words, a copyright-violating file format, what about a.exe file? You have seen all the illegal.exe files available on services such as KaZaA and other websites, right?
PS - sorry to everyone for responding to this troll.
Sounds like you've tested this file system already - if it's not too much trouble, could you take the time to post the good features and also the bad features compared to the file systems in open source software? Thought not.
a new interface that is something most people dont need or has been done better by the OSS community
Which interface are you referring to? I'd have liked to have use that during my days as a Linux user.
Strangely enough, I don't remember having the same opportunities for ease-of-use and configuration that are included even in my current version of Windows.
new "features" like.NET lockin and DRM
The only valid point you make, in my opinion. Things like DRM and.net lockin do worry me from what I've read, however, we will need to wait for a final release to see the full impact and implications of these new features.
During the course of my work I often encounter customers who are dissatisfied with the number of pornographic popups they receive, particularly those customers with children, and I take the time to give them a tutorial on how to download and use Firebird.
All so far have seemed genuinely pleased that they need not see popups ever again, and most seem impressed with the tabbed browsing feature.
ntl never contacted any customer, nor did they disable anyone's broadband connection - it would have been publicised heavily on NTHellworld if this was the case.
They merely introduced guidelines as part of the terms and conditions of service to protect their network.
Surely if they were 404ing this is more due to the fact that the page hadn't been placed in the correct location instead of being caused by the ATM running Windows.
But the delays also raise a potential problem for Microsoft. Those customers who subscribe to its Licensing 6 and Software Assurance program expect access to the next upgrade of Microsoft products
"If you bought Software Assurance this year or last, under a three-year contract, what if the product upgrades don't come out by the time your contract expires and you don't get an upgrade out of the deal?" Gillen asked.
That is one reason Microsoft has been evolving Software Assurance into more than a simple maintenance program. The company is now offering training, technical support and other components to make it a compelling offering beyond just a product upgrade, Gillen said.
Microsoft's Breyer also made clear that the company does not guarantee any upgrades during the term of customers' contracts. "This is an important consideration that Microsoft's customers take into account when purchasing Software Assurance, which is a long-term, ongoing relationship between Microsoft and its customers, and a great deal of value comes from staying on SA long-term," she said.
"We will exert enormous pressure on Microsoft to make sure it lives up to its Licensing 6 and Software Assurance promises," he said.
If I was an IT Manager, I wouldn't personally be happy that having signed up to a subscription programme, I was now being told that the three-year contract wouldn't cover the next upgrade of the Operating System.
In May, government ministers issued a blacklist of 15,000 forbidden "immoral" websites that ISPs in the country must block -- reportedly a mix of adult sites and political news and information outlets.
So, when does Anonymizer become added to this blacklist?
It seems to me the you're implying that if released without a license, people would be free to copy it. If a company released a product without a license, wouldn't it mean it could only be used on one device?
Under copyright law, you can only redistribute with the consent of the copyright holder, so unless the software was public domain, there would need to be a license which says that it is transferable.
I tried that by opening an infected mail in outlook express and I got a text screen telling me about the infection
And I take it that you tried this after you'd learnt from W2K that the virus scanner will tell you that a virus was attached and it didn't prevent the virus from installing...?
Can you please provide some links to the articles which show examples of cellphones bursting into flames which have been using the manufacturer's own batteries?
I'd say that a cellphone bursting into flames is *slightly* more dangerous than a printer cartridge "damaging" a printer, although YMMV.
I use the 'classic' interface, with the virtual desktops powertoy. I also have my Start Menu and Quicklaunch bar just how I like it. With Windows Media Player 9 being able to be reduced to an element of the taskbar, I'd say it's very customisable.
I used a few Linux-distros for two years prior to switching back to Windows and I've found that the configurability was no worse than what's offered in Windows.
I don't think all users of MSN messenger solely hook up for the voice and video features.
I used to use solely ICQ back in the Windows 95/98 days and not many of my friends and acquaintances had computers.
Nowadays when a user buys a new computer with Windows, the first thing which pops up is a bubble asking them if they want to add their.Net Passport to their Windows XP user account.
I hate to draw comparisons between IE/Netscape and MSN/other IMs, but....
Whether a worm is good or bad, you still don't want it executing on your box without permission, IMO.
Perhaps have a stage in there where the "Good Samaritan" worm pop up and explain to the user how it got there, the implications of the security issue, and ask the user if they want to fix their system.
Not really.
The english language adapts - people I know call viruses virii and vice versa.
Why shouldn't plurals also be adapted into the language too? If we were following your philosphy, then the English language wouldn't have changed any since its creation.
Every time I booted into XP it told me it was shutting down. I reinstalled XP 5 times and this kept happening - I then decided this was a hardware error which I would need to diagnose. It was only when a friend called me to say that their PC was doing this that I thought "wait a minute"....
Why a list of how much Microsoft has cost the world due to insecure software?
Why don't we have a list of how much virus/worm authors have cost the world due to their unacceptable antics instead?
No software is 100% secure, and I'll agree that MS has had their fair share of security exploits, however, suggesting that MS is solely responsible for incidents such as this is like saying that that the maker of a knife is solely responsible for a stabbing, completely ignoring the fact that there are criminals who take advantage of certain products.
IMO Microsoft could profit from Linux.
What's to stop them distributing a distro based on the Linux kernel with the security and stability built in (they'd benefit from all the community improvements and patches), but the Windows GUI and all the features which make it "Windows" such as MSN Messeger, WMPlayer, Internet Explorer and all their features are closed source and must be paid for?
I believe this is similar to Apple's OS - Darwin is free as in beer but for Aqua et al you only get them in OS X.
A further question: If Microsoft were to do this, how many current Red Hat/Suse/Gentoo/whatever distro users would switch to the new Windows based on GNU/Linux?
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That's why you don't plug in your ethernet cable until the installation is complete and your firewall software has been enabled.
I take it you don't mind your children turning into control freaks?
The thing about Debian is that it isn't aimed at the average consumer.
There are many different Linux distros around and distributions such as Mandrake and Lindows and the ones I see as aimed at the average consumer.
The way I see distros such as Debian and Gentoo etc are for both "hardcore" users and server applications, not for use by "the parents".
All details such as this are included in my will. It's rather surprising what you can actually do even with the simplest ideas such as a will.
I suppose that's why they removed Linux downloads from download.com and didn't respond to the e-mail I sent voicing my concerns.
More to the point, CNET already deals in known copyright-violation file formats such as .exe at its download.com site. If an mp3 file is, in your words, a copyright-violating file format, what about a .exe file? You have seen all the illegal .exe files available on services such as KaZaA and other websites, right?
PS - sorry to everyone for responding to this troll.
Sounds like you've tested this file system already - if it's not too much trouble, could you take the time to post the good features and also the bad features compared to the file systems in open source software? Thought not.
a new interface that is something most people dont need or has been done better by the OSS community
Which interface are you referring to? I'd have liked to have use that during my days as a Linux user.
Strangely enough, I don't remember having the same opportunities for ease-of-use and configuration that are included even in my current version of Windows.
new "features" like .NET lockin and DRM
The only valid point you make, in my opinion. Things like DRM and .net lockin do worry me from what I've read, however, we will need to wait for a final release to see the full impact and implications of these new features.
All so far have seemed genuinely pleased that they need not see popups ever again, and most seem impressed with the tabbed browsing feature.
Care to post the link for the Linux download of iTunes?
They merely introduced guidelines as part of the terms and conditions of service to protect their network.
Disclaimer: I work for ntl
But this solution seems to be simply a storage/backup solution whereas the system he made is a fully-fledged computer (minus monitor).
Surely if they were 404ing this is more due to the fact that the page hadn't been placed in the correct location instead of being caused by the ATM running Windows.
But the delays also raise a potential problem for Microsoft. Those customers who subscribe to its Licensing 6 and Software Assurance program expect access to the next upgrade of Microsoft products
"If you bought Software Assurance this year or last, under a three-year contract, what if the product upgrades don't come out by the time your contract expires and you don't get an upgrade out of the deal?" Gillen asked.
That is one reason Microsoft has been evolving Software Assurance into more than a simple maintenance program. The company is now offering training, technical support and other components to make it a compelling offering beyond just a product upgrade, Gillen said.
Microsoft's Breyer also made clear that the company does not guarantee any upgrades during the term of customers' contracts. "This is an important consideration that Microsoft's customers take into account when purchasing Software Assurance, which is a long-term, ongoing relationship between Microsoft and its customers, and a great deal of value comes from staying on SA long-term," she said.
"We will exert enormous pressure on Microsoft to make sure it lives up to its Licensing 6 and Software Assurance promises," he said.
If I was an IT Manager, I wouldn't personally be happy that having signed up to a subscription programme, I was now being told that the three-year contract wouldn't cover the next upgrade of the Operating System.
In May, government ministers issued a blacklist of 15,000 forbidden "immoral" websites that ISPs in the country must block -- reportedly a mix of adult sites and political news and information outlets.
So, when does Anonymizer become added to this blacklist?
Under copyright law, you can only redistribute with the consent of the copyright holder, so unless the software was public domain, there would need to be a license which says that it is transferable.
And I take it that you tried this after you'd learnt from W2K that the virus scanner will tell you that a virus was attached and it didn't prevent the virus from installing...?
http://www.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/08/08/obrien.tho mpson/index.html t ml
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/25/wbr.mars/index.h
I'd say that a cellphone bursting into flames is *slightly* more dangerous than a printer cartridge "damaging" a printer, although YMMV.
I use the 'classic' interface, with the virtual desktops powertoy. I also have my Start Menu and Quicklaunch bar just how I like it. With Windows Media Player 9 being able to be reduced to an element of the taskbar, I'd say it's very customisable.
I used a few Linux-distros for two years prior to switching back to Windows and I've found that the configurability was no worse than what's offered in Windows.
OT He has a HUD so the film viewers have something to see :-)
I used to use solely ICQ back in the Windows 95/98 days and not many of my friends and acquaintances had computers.
Nowadays when a user buys a new computer with Windows, the first thing which pops up is a bubble asking them if they want to add their .Net Passport to their Windows XP user account.
I hate to draw comparisons between IE/Netscape and MSN/other IMs, but....
Perhaps have a stage in there where the "Good Samaritan" worm pop up and explain to the user how it got there, the implications of the security issue, and ask the user if they want to fix their system.
Why shouldn't plurals also be adapted into the language too? If we were following your philosphy, then the English language wouldn't have changed any since its creation.
Every time I booted into XP it told me it was shutting down. I reinstalled XP 5 times and this kept happening - I then decided this was a hardware error which I would need to diagnose. It was only when a friend called me to say that their PC was doing this that I thought "wait a minute"....
Why don't we have a list of how much virus/worm authors have cost the world due to their unacceptable antics instead?
No software is 100% secure, and I'll agree that MS has had their fair share of security exploits, however, suggesting that MS is solely responsible for incidents such as this is like saying that that the maker of a knife is solely responsible for a stabbing, completely ignoring the fact that there are criminals who take advantage of certain products.
I believe this is similar to Apple's OS - Darwin is free as in beer but for Aqua et al you only get them in OS X.
A further question:
If Microsoft were to do this, how many current Red Hat/Suse/Gentoo/whatever distro users would switch to the new Windows based on GNU/Linux?