which leaves those administrators who decided to use open source software vulnerable to claims of wasting valuable resources implementing other solutions
According to TFA, they saved money despite paying for the unused MS licenses.
"The brilliance of Microsoft's business model is they get the same amount of money regardless of who uses it," Osborne said. However, the school has saved significantly in other areas,
I also like the fact that the whole system was planned and implemented in less than two months. Sort of gives the lie to the whole "Linux is difficult" thing.
You're suggesting that for the five day period in question, the majority of people work up at the same time GMT? Not 7am local time, but 9pm GMT everywhere in the world?
No, I'm suggesting that people who work across timezones are aware of other people's schedules and organise their own to coordinate.
I work regularly with a group in Arizona and another in Shanghai. I know what times they get to work, what times they leave and I plan my activities to work with that. They do the same for my GMT +8 timezone.
You should have some clue where inbound traffic is coming from and why.
And talking of getting clues, this also needs more context.
Computers are used by people. People who wake up, work, play, sleep, have weekends, business holidays, religious holidays, events and a pantheon of other reasons why they might act in seeming semi-concert.
Without knowing what network this firewall is on, what reasons there might be attempted access, we have no way of analysing the results. The "lines" could just be timezone effects.
On a side note, it's amusing to watch the way timezones affect Slashdot mod points, especially on controversial comments. Around 9pm my time (Perth, Western Australia), there's always a flood of downvotes for pro-FOSS or anti-proprietary comments. Work that one out...
Interestingly, even though most of those apps you mentioned as sources of vulnerabilities exist on other platforms, the rates of infection of anything other than Windows remains at zero or close to it. I'd say that points to a platform problem, not an application one.
For most people, Pixia, Gimp, Photoscape, VCW VicMan's Photo Editor, Paint Shop Pro, Ultimate Paint, Photobrush or Photoimpact would be better choices.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or Canvas Professional are probably better suites for casual corporate users too.
I'm sure there ARE a very few tasks where Photoshop is ideal, but realistically, only serious professional design-oriented people actually need Photoshop.
And you clearly don't understand the motivations of adware/spyware/malware pedllers,
What? And I thought it was to make money! You mean I've been wrong all this time?
Crapware people will TRY to target it. They won't succeed in sinking their hooks into the OS the way they can do on Windows. Any infestation will be easy to remove, and any deceptive apps very quickly exposed and blunted.
Windows malware is so successful because Windows is DESIGNED with DRM and concealment in mind to prevent you copying it to other computers, to prevent you duplicating the apps that you've bought. It makes it easy for malware herders to take control of the machines from their owners. Microsoft designed it that way.
And I for one welcome our apocalypse-starting robot overlords and I'd like to remind them that as a trusted Slashdot poster, I can be helpful in rounding up others to contribute realistic human faces and bodies for concealing their metallic limbs.
There are still a lot of websites out there which will not just tell you to take a hike if you are not using IE, but actually run JavaScript tests to check if someone spoofed the user agent field.
It was reference code made widely available by a Microsoft technical evangelist in 1999. The contractor's probably a CEO by now, and quite capable of assigning blame of his own accord.
So anyone that makes good points that are a bit more level headed than the usual hate based anti-Microsoft drivel is an apologist?
Recognizing that Microsoft is a bad corporate citizen is not "hate based anti-Microsoft drivel".
They have a long history of using other people's innovation without permission, and this case is no exception. I4i is no patent troll, they produced, sold and still sell an XML editing tool. They have a very specific patent, specific enough that other implementations (like ODF) don't infringe.
Sopssa is an apologist. He participated in the original discussion, and has to be aware that this patent suit is fair and valid, and yet is still dismissive of i4i's efforts. That isn't reasonable behavour, it's fanboism or worse.
You're the biggest apologist Microsoft has! If Ballmer himself stood up and admitted they were selling Win 7 backdoors to the Russian mafia, you'd have a first post touting it as a feature!
Plus since when is an Asus laptop highend? Every Asus product I've ever had was a value purchase, and definitely subpar in the quality department.
Maybe you should rethink your definition of quality.
Synopsis:
SquareTrade analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years. SquareTrade also found that netbooks are 20% more unreliable than other laptops, and that Asus and Toshiba are the most reliable laptop brands.
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A sense of humour?
I thought you Kiwis had those too. I guess you're feeling a bit sheepish about the spelling errors...
Did you learn your IT skills in the same school that taught you spelling and grammar?
According to TFA, they saved money despite paying for the unused MS licenses.
"The brilliance of Microsoft's business model is they get the same amount of money regardless of who uses it," Osborne said. However, the school has saved significantly in other areas,
I also like the fact that the whole system was planned and implemented in less than two months. Sort of gives the lie to the whole "Linux is difficult" thing.
I think you underestimate how much commercial influence is being brought to bear on tech networking sites these days.
It's not the government, at least not my part of it.
Btw, did you enjoy The Truman Show?
Why not just shake it?
It's close to being price-competitive with the old classic too. Once the immediate geek fuss fades, I'd say that's where its niche will be found.
People getting to work in US Mountain Time Zone IS "a seeming semi-concert". Do you think they all get together and plan their commutes?
No, I'm suggesting that people who work across timezones are aware of other people's schedules and organise their own to coordinate.
I work regularly with a group in Arizona and another in Shanghai. I know what times they get to work, what times they leave and I plan my activities to work with that. They do the same for my GMT +8 timezone.
It is an increasingly common mode of work.
And talking of getting clues, this also needs more context.
Computers are used by people. People who wake up, work, play, sleep, have weekends, business holidays, religious holidays, events and a pantheon of other reasons why they might act in seeming semi-concert.
Without knowing what network this firewall is on, what reasons there might be attempted access, we have no way of analysing the results. The "lines" could just be timezone effects.
On a side note, it's amusing to watch the way timezones affect Slashdot mod points, especially on controversial comments. Around 9pm my time (Perth, Western Australia), there's always a flood of downvotes for pro-FOSS or anti-proprietary comments. Work that one out...
80% of home Windows computers have been compromised by one or more viruses.
IE market share is below 40%
You do the math.
Interestingly, even though most of those apps you mentioned as sources of vulnerabilities exist on other platforms, the rates of infection of anything other than Windows remains at zero or close to it. I'd say that points to a platform problem, not an application one.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or Canvas Professional are probably better suites for casual corporate users too.
I'm sure there ARE a very few tasks where Photoshop is ideal, but realistically, only serious professional design-oriented people actually need Photoshop.
What? And I thought it was to make money! You mean I've been wrong all this time?
Crapware people will TRY to target it. They won't succeed in sinking their hooks into the OS the way they can do on Windows. Any infestation will be easy to remove, and any deceptive apps very quickly exposed and blunted.
Windows malware is so successful because Windows is DESIGNED with DRM and concealment in mind to prevent you copying it to other computers, to prevent you duplicating the apps that you've bought. It makes it easy for malware herders to take control of the machines from their owners. Microsoft designed it that way.
No.
If you believe any different, you really don't understand the strengths of community driven software.
And I for one welcome our apocalypse-starting robot overlords and I'd like to remind them that as a trusted Slashdot poster, I can be helpful in rounding up others to contribute realistic human faces and bodies for concealing their metallic limbs.
They have to have SOME activity.
Sounds like there's more traffic from their bots than customers.
your online assessment and training solution for Microsoft Office 2007
You got any that aren't Microsoft affiliated?
What would happen if I did that and went to the same website?
A lot?
I haven't seen any for years.
Examples please?
The downloadhelper plugin will fix that for you.
I never really trusted putting any of my documents online at all.
Not unless I;
Putting documents online is putting them in a public space. You only do that if you want them to be available.
It was reference code made widely available by a Microsoft technical evangelist in 1999. The contractor's probably a CEO by now, and quite capable of assigning blame of his own accord.
Recognizing that Microsoft is a bad corporate citizen is not "hate based anti-Microsoft drivel".
They have a long history of using other people's innovation without permission, and this case is no exception. I4i is no patent troll, they produced, sold and still sell an XML editing tool. They have a very specific patent, specific enough that other implementations (like ODF) don't infringe.
Sopssa is an apologist. He participated in the original discussion, and has to be aware that this patent suit is fair and valid, and yet is still dismissive of i4i's efforts. That isn't reasonable behavour, it's fanboism or worse.
WTF kind of bullshit is this?
You're the biggest apologist Microsoft has! If Ballmer himself stood up and admitted they were selling Win 7 backdoors to the Russian mafia, you'd have a first post touting it as a feature!
Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom!
Maybe you should rethink your definition of quality.
Synopsis:
SquareTrade analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years. SquareTrade also found that netbooks are 20% more unreliable than other laptops, and that Asus and Toshiba are the most reliable laptop brands.
http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/laptop-reliability-1109