Wouldn't encrypting it work sorta like a signature? If the boot loader is loaded with a key, and only that kernel - or kernels released as part of point releases/security updates - will decrypt with that key, isn't that equivalent to checking a signature?
It is a limited preview release... not released to the masses. I would expect that some stuff will change between now and release day... including whether or not the kernel is encrypted or not...
Except I *do* use the jack on my phone as input for the stereo in my car. "Use bluetooth" you say... fine. Maybe my next car purchase in 10-12 years I'll remember to include BT for the stereo system...
This is all good for me though since it should drop prices on the SE I've been wanting as an upgrade/replacemetn for my 4...
Except guns are very durable items. Of the 12 I own, only 3 were made in the past 10 years, and 5 of the rest were made in/before 1965. Not designed, but that particular one actually manufactured. There are MANY 75+ year old guns out there still working fine.
Linux does great at doing what many people want a desktop or laptop to do. Surf the web, do email, social media, etc. You can easily do your taxes via Turbo Tax (and probably others but I've not used them) in a browser, you can use OpenOffice/LibreOffice to write a paper for school, etc.
Linux lacks in the top tier gaming area, and for some highly specialized applications used in professional work. For games, buy a Wii or X-box or whatever. For those super special applications (AutoCAD, etc) then you really have an "appliance" and not a general purpose computer.
There are cross platform programs that many/most of us use, or programs that have cross platform support for the file formats they use. Long ago I got my Mom on OpenOffice, Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird and GIMP. She recently switched to Linux with no problem, because the apps she was already using were Just There (along with her data after I moved it over)
Not sure if any of the plug types are like this but there are some very slim profile muff types that not only reduce the loud, but amplify the quiet. Very nice on a range so you can clearly hear range commands, etc. And handy when you are hunting, since you can preserve stereo hearing...
Server Auditor is in fact what I'm using on both my iPhone and Android tablet...
But I'd cheerfully ditch it on the tablet if I could find that great terminal emulator.... the one SA includes/uses is *great* compared to the ones I've tried...
I'm a *very* anti-app person - if I can do it from a browser on my desktop/laptop why the hell do I need an app to do it on my phone? - but this doesn't apply to all apps. It certainly doesn't apply to anything that is using the (somewhat unique) hardware in the phone - camera, motion sensor, touch screen sensor, etc
Other than what iOS forced onto my phone, I've added a SSH client, remote control for my TV, and a sound level meter (to see how loud some rimfire ammo is and to compare some suppressors). On my Android tablet (taken over from the wife last week, put cyanogen on it) I've added an epub reader, some wireless sniffing tools to check coverage, and a SSH client (same one I use on my phone, still looking for a great terminal/shell app). Oh, and a financial calculator that I need for an exam I'm going to be taking tomorrow.
Sure my home screens are loaded with icons, but almost all of them are website bookmarks/shortcuts/whatever you want to call 'em when you pick "add to home screen" instead of "add to (internal to the browser) bookmarks"
Yup, quick google search for "electronic ear plug"
A buddy who spent 3 years in Afghanistan as a contractor (K9 handler) used 'em and bought a few extra sets for the soldiers he was serving with, very useful for both guard duty and house clearing. His biggest issue was keeping both the plugs and his ear holes clean - as you can imagine any little bit of grit or dirt makes them uncomfortable to wear.
Or similar. There are several brands of form-fitted ear plugs that boost sounds below a certain dB threshold, and cut sounds above a certain dB threshold... $200-$400
I'd be that you can do more on a Linux box with a fresh install of the latest versions of Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora than you can on a Windows box with a fresh install of Windows.
I can see how if you are supporting/developing a package for internal or public use that dealing with that type of change would be problematic.
But it is also the same situation hardware manufacturers who don't provide completely open (or do, but don't maintain) code are in regarding Linux kernel code and having a standard ABI to work against. For an example of this look at NVidia proprietary drivers. And sure, you can argue that they are proprietary drivers, but as a non-Stallmanite I'm OK with a closed driver/binary blob if it means I have well supported 3d acceleration...
Early 80s TRS-80 guy here, mine was at an after school activity place that was half arts-n-crafts and have programming on TRS-80s, and you had to alternate. Then Turbo Pascal on my own on a 286, and COBOL and FORTRAN via green-screen terminals to a mainframe at UF while in high school. Then more Turbo Pascal until I got around to working on an AS degree, and it was VB, C, C++, and Java. Then learned some basic Perl and then PHP for stuff at work, and now that I'm working on another degree re-learning C/C++/Java to do some Android and iOS classes.
As for teaching kids today? I taught 2 groups of 10-14 year olds in a two week period some basics during a "college for kids" day camp. Hour and a half per day for 8 days. Some of them (4 or 5 out of the 34) really wanted to learn to code, most others thought it would be all about games, some wanted the class in the coldest room after outside activities and didn't care what was being taught. Thank god for CITs...
Day 1- Define programming, what kind of languages are there (interpreted vs compiled, proceedural vs object oriented). Show an application like a browser and talk about the events that had to be dealt with and what kind of decisions had to be made. Play a game for the last 30 minutes, have 'em pay attention to what kind of things would have to be dealt with...
Day 2- psuedo code on a white board, introduce variables, arrays, logic, looping, functions, and objects. Play game again last 20-30 minutes, have them pick one or two objects and note what properties and methods it may have
Day 3- "Hello World" time. We used PHP (since they were also doing a class on HTML/CSS and creating web pages), and produced a page that said "Hello World, my name is Bob and I was born on a Thursday", using the date() function to print what day of the week they were actually born on. Added some HTML stuff - links, change font sizes, insert images, etc all what they've been doing in the HTML/CSS class. Then more "free time" for games, or to keep exploring with PHP...
Day 4- User input with a form and the $_POST array. This time they were able to prompt for someone's name and DOB and say "Hello you are $name and you were born on a $day_of_week". Talk about validating user input, and how it can lead to hacks, crashes, errors, etc. Show Bobby Tables xkcd. More "free time".
Day 5- Introduce the concepts of connecting to a database as just another function set. Gave them an include file that would provide a function that would execute a query and return the record set as an array. Showed them how record sets could be dealt with, and then game|code time.
Day 6- 30 minutes of cool stuff PHP can do like image manipulation, generating PDFs, etc then game|code
Day 7 & 8- free time to game or code. Game players were all playing same game and it had a CTF mode so I made 'em setup teams and play CTF.
In all, the 4-5 kids that wanted to learn to code or learn about learning to code got a taste, and they all asked for book recommendations. The kids that wanted the gaming or air conditioning got it, and hopefully a little of the concepts from days 1 and 2 sunk in.
I'd even do it again, if I have the time to spare...
As pretty much an end user and small time admin of two or three boxes, I don't care what init system my distro of choice (Debian for servers, Mint for desktop/laptop fwiw) cares to use, as long as a proper job is done of configuring it so it actually works.
My only concern was for the binary logging, simply because that seems so "un-linux-like" but since Debian ships things to be dual logged or have the logs redirected to their traditional plain text locations/format it is really a non-issue. At least for me.
I looong ago got my mom using Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, OpenOffice and the Gimp.
She got "upgraded" to Linux Mint 17.3 with the favorites menu set up wtih those applications on it, and it has been a non-issue. She's about to turn 80....
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Our local area has one too, run by a funeral home
or more like the old i-opener - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Wouldn't encrypting it work sorta like a signature? If the boot loader is loaded with a key, and only that kernel - or kernels released as part of point releases/security updates - will decrypt with that key, isn't that equivalent to checking a signature?
It is a limited preview release... not released to the masses. I would expect that some stuff will change between now and release day... including whether or not the kernel is encrypted or not...
Except I *do* use the jack on my phone as input for the stereo in my car. "Use bluetooth" you say... fine. Maybe my next car purchase in 10-12 years I'll remember to include BT for the stereo system...
This is all good for me though since it should drop prices on the SE I've been wanting as an upgrade/replacemetn for my 4 ...
If a $20 screw driver is making you mad you probably don't want to know about special purpose single use tools for car repair, gun smithing, etc.
Indeed. The college I work for just a few weeks got around to trying to hire a CISO
Except guns are very durable items. Of the 12 I own, only 3 were made in the past 10 years, and 5 of the rest were made in/before 1965. Not designed, but that particular one actually manufactured. There are MANY 75+ year old guns out there still working fine.
Linux does great at doing what many people want a desktop or laptop to do. Surf the web, do email, social media, etc. You can easily do your taxes via Turbo Tax (and probably others but I've not used them) in a browser, you can use OpenOffice/LibreOffice to write a paper for school, etc.
Linux lacks in the top tier gaming area, and for some highly specialized applications used in professional work. For games, buy a Wii or X-box or whatever. For those super special applications (AutoCAD, etc) then you really have an "appliance" and not a general purpose computer.
There are cross platform programs that many/most of us use, or programs that have cross platform support for the file formats they use. Long ago I got my Mom on OpenOffice, Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird and GIMP. She recently switched to Linux with no problem, because the apps she was already using were Just There (along with her data after I moved it over)
But what would Gaspodium be? The Alchemists Guild wants to know!
Not sure if any of the plug types are like this but there are some very slim profile muff types that not only reduce the loud, but amplify the quiet. Very nice on a range so you can clearly hear range commands, etc. And handy when you are hunting, since you can preserve stereo hearing...
Server Auditor is in fact what I'm using on both my iPhone and Android tablet...
But I'd cheerfully ditch it on the tablet if I could find that great terminal emulator.... the one SA includes/uses is *great* compared to the ones I've tried...
At least on Apple getting something in the Store used to be a pain if it was free/open - IIRC VLC went through a lot of hassle to do it.
And at least with some Android distributions you can use 3rd party stores or no store at all
Because sometimes you *do* need/want one.
I'm a *very* anti-app person - if I can do it from a browser on my desktop/laptop why the hell do I need an app to do it on my phone? - but this doesn't apply to all apps. It certainly doesn't apply to anything that is using the (somewhat unique) hardware in the phone - camera, motion sensor, touch screen sensor, etc
Other than what iOS forced onto my phone, I've added a SSH client, remote control for my TV, and a sound level meter (to see how loud some rimfire ammo is and to compare some suppressors). On my Android tablet (taken over from the wife last week, put cyanogen on it) I've added an epub reader, some wireless sniffing tools to check coverage, and a SSH client (same one I use on my phone, still looking for a great terminal/shell app). Oh, and a financial calculator that I need for an exam I'm going to be taking tomorrow.
Sure my home screens are loaded with icons, but almost all of them are website bookmarks/shortcuts/whatever you want to call 'em when you pick "add to home screen" instead of "add to (internal to the browser) bookmarks"
Yup, quick google search for "electronic ear plug"
A buddy who spent 3 years in Afghanistan as a contractor (K9 handler) used 'em and bought a few extra sets for the soldiers he was serving with, very useful for both guard duty and house clearing. His biggest issue was keeping both the plugs and his ear holes clean - as you can imagine any little bit of grit or dirt makes them uncomfortable to wear.
Or similar. There are several brands of form-fitted ear plugs that boost sounds below a certain dB threshold, and cut sounds above a certain dB threshold... $200-$400
Indeed. If I can do it from a desktop or laptop via browser, why do I need to install an app on the phone/tablet to do it?
I'd be that you can do more on a Linux box with a fresh install of the latest versions of Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora than you can on a Windows box with a fresh install of Windows.
Yup - but for those of us who *have* made the total switch, is dependent on what we use our desktops for.
I can see how if you are supporting/developing a package for internal or public use that dealing with that type of change would be problematic.
But it is also the same situation hardware manufacturers who don't provide completely open (or do, but don't maintain) code are in regarding Linux kernel code and having a standard ABI to work against. For an example of this look at NVidia proprietary drivers. And sure, you can argue that they are proprietary drivers, but as a non-Stallmanite I'm OK with a closed driver/binary blob if it means I have well supported 3d acceleration...
Early 80s TRS-80 guy here, mine was at an after school activity place that was half arts-n-crafts and have programming on TRS-80s, and you had to alternate. Then Turbo Pascal on my own on a 286, and COBOL and FORTRAN via green-screen terminals to a mainframe at UF while in high school. Then more Turbo Pascal until I got around to working on an AS degree, and it was VB, C, C++, and Java. Then learned some basic Perl and then PHP for stuff at work, and now that I'm working on another degree re-learning C/C++/Java to do some Android and iOS classes.
As for teaching kids today? I taught 2 groups of 10-14 year olds in a two week period some basics during a "college for kids" day camp. Hour and a half per day for 8 days. Some of them (4 or 5 out of the 34) really wanted to learn to code, most others thought it would be all about games, some wanted the class in the coldest room after outside activities and didn't care what was being taught. Thank god for CITs...
Day 1- Define programming, what kind of languages are there (interpreted vs compiled, proceedural vs object oriented). Show an application like a browser and talk about the events that had to be dealt with and what kind of decisions had to be made. Play a game for the last 30 minutes, have 'em pay attention to what kind of things would have to be dealt with...
Day 2- psuedo code on a white board, introduce variables, arrays, logic, looping, functions, and objects. Play game again last 20-30 minutes, have them pick one or two objects and note what properties and methods it may have
Day 3- "Hello World" time. We used PHP (since they were also doing a class on HTML/CSS and creating web pages), and produced a page that said "Hello World, my name is Bob and I was born on a Thursday", using the date() function to print what day of the week they were actually born on. Added some HTML stuff - links, change font sizes, insert images, etc all what they've been doing in the HTML/CSS class. Then more "free time" for games, or to keep exploring with PHP...
Day 4- User input with a form and the $_POST array. This time they were able to prompt for someone's name and DOB and say "Hello you are $name and you were born on a $day_of_week". Talk about validating user input, and how it can lead to hacks, crashes, errors, etc. Show Bobby Tables xkcd. More "free time".
Day 5- Introduce the concepts of connecting to a database as just another function set. Gave them an include file that would provide a function that would execute a query and return the record set as an array. Showed them how record sets could be dealt with, and then game|code time.
Day 6- 30 minutes of cool stuff PHP can do like image manipulation, generating PDFs, etc then game|code
Day 7 & 8- free time to game or code. Game players were all playing same game and it had a CTF mode so I made 'em setup teams and play CTF.
In all, the 4-5 kids that wanted to learn to code or learn about learning to code got a taste, and they all asked for book recommendations. The kids that wanted the gaming or air conditioning got it, and hopefully a little of the concepts from days 1 and 2 sunk in.
I'd even do it again, if I have the time to spare...
As pretty much an end user and small time admin of two or three boxes, I don't care what init system my distro of choice (Debian for servers, Mint for desktop/laptop fwiw) cares to use, as long as a proper job is done of configuring it so it actually works.
My only concern was for the binary logging, simply because that seems so "un-linux-like" but since Debian ships things to be dual logged or have the logs redirected to their traditional plain text locations/format it is really a non-issue. At least for me.
I looong ago got my mom using Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, OpenOffice and the Gimp.
She got "upgraded" to Linux Mint 17.3 with the favorites menu set up wtih those applications on it, and it has been a non-issue. She's about to turn 80....
Strange, I downloaded a Google Play app for my fresh install of Cyanogenmod on a LG tablet...