I wonder how many times does it happen that 14 years old kids are the only ones able to configure a computer in their own family.
<SARCASM>Fortunately, these times are about to finish. With Trustworthy Computing and DRM all these free speech morons will finally shut up and we will live happily together placing our kids in front of the monitor and letting other people decide what's good for them.</SARCASM>
Seriously, I don't think such technology is bad, but the first prevention measure should be education of kids, which requires education of adults (I understand that not everyone is supposed to be a geek, but it's parents' responsibility to know what their kids are doing).
8086 are still used in Space Shuttle which, orbiting at 17500 mph, makes them the fastest chips ever. However, I agree that the new P4 is the fastest chip on Earth.
... an High Availability cluster of Hollywood actors. (I know, I should have said 'Beowulf cluster', but I don't think Holliwood Actors' brains are built for scientific computing).
Hey, thinking about it, the Baldwin family *is* a cluster of Hollywood actors. Try sending them from East to West coast. I bet that at least one of them will arrive.
Hey, it wouldn't do much, but it's linux, it boots from a 386 without any hard disk, and most of all it doesn't require a keyboard. Obviously, if you want a decent performance you need a P4 2.8 GHz with SCSI RAID (the world could get upset if I don't greet it properly only for a disk failure).
Hey, it wouldn't do much, but it's linux, it boots from a 386 without hard disk, and most of all it doesn't require a keyboard. Obviously, if you want a decent performance you need a P4 2.8 GHz.
The day after Javascript had been released how many pages used the windowopen command to display ads? None, i guess.
The positive note is that up to now it is far more lucrative to use for commercial purpose the messenger service of Windows* than the pre-fetching HTML extension of Mozilla.
Obviously OFF by default and a policy like the one used for cookies would be welcome.
Disclaimer: I'm not a Java(script) programmer so I know of the existence of the windowopen command only because of Mozilla options. Forgive me for possible techincal inaccuracies.
I work in a small university. In our lab we have two PCs and two old Tru64 machines. Three of them (1 PC and the Alphas) are on the public network, while the last one is on LAN.
When I told to the network admins that I was going to install Linux, they 'suggested' me to install it on the only PC connected to the private network.
I agree with them that a Win2k Pro box is more secure because it doesn't run any network server (So what the hell does it do on public network? I don't know) so it can be defaced but it's useless for any attack to other machines (but I wouldn't bet over it). One of my friends is a net admin in another departement and few days ago had to shut down a Linux box because it's owner had anonymous ftp turned on without even knowing it, and the box had been cracked. Many people approaching to Linux want a workstation, or a desktop computer, not a server. Though the efforts of distros to keep things clear it's too easy for a newbye to have servers running wihout knowing it. The desktop people is also the kind of people which doesn't update their software. How many desktop people run Win* Server? None.
Conclusions:
Networked Linux boxes in wrong hands are potentially harmful for the entire network stability, as would be Win* Server if it were as widespread as Linux.
A rigid network policy could limit the problem. (you must update your box, whatever your OS is, you cannot use Outlook, you cannot run telnet and ftp servers, no P2P, use strong passwords, and so on). Obviously as a user I'm in costant battle with administrators (:-) ), but I don't think that limiting harmful programs and habits to keep the network secure and stable is a bad thing, after all.
The network admins should motivate every restrictive policy on a practical basis, and this policy should be coherent (Example: linux on public netwok is bad, even if it's an up to date Debian with only ssh daemon, while a 4 years old, unpatched Tru64 system with telnet and ftp servers listening is considered secure).
A well configured, updated and defaced linux box is harmful for the rest of the network, mainly because defacing that box is a work for experts, and experts know how to use a lot of Unix tools to harm the rest of the LAN.
While all my roommates Windows PCs are constantly threatened by viruses and worms ('Antivirus? Yes, I installed it 6 months ago. Update? What are you saying, man?), my Linux PC is happy and running without any problems.
Linux distros should include a 'dumbproof install' option. I propose a little knowledge test during the install process. If the user doesn't succeed in the test, he is precluded to install servers, network management tools and in the worst cases even to log in as administrator in its own box. After 'security through obscurity', 'security through disclosure' the new way is 'security through mutiny'. Ok, maybe I exaggerated.
Maybe Sir Clive Sinclair will come back and amaze us with a new, shiny little black computer with rubber keys which will smash Win, OSX and Linux into oblivion?
I propose a the/.-meter as the official measurement parameter.
Does a site resist under heavy/.ing? Well, probably it is ready for Global Thermonuclear War.
Speaking of dumb people, I looked at the Lindows desktop picture link. Then I decided it was time to stop wasting time on Slashdot and go back to work, and I clicked on the start menu to open an FTP program. The problem is, I clicked the start menu in the picture!
I suppose that I couldn't just buy a copy of Lindows and give it away from free. Let alone the Click'n'Run service (which requires registration), not all the software in the ISOs is GPLd. So I could take a Lindows OS copy, strip down all proprietary software and redistribute it, but I have no rights to copy Lindows.com's own code.
None would waste ist time in doing such a thing, I suppose. Lindows OS is for average Joe users, it makes no sense having a stripped down version and being unable to use Click'n'Run. As a matter of fact, it would make more sense to strip down a Suse distribution.
I think Lindows.com isn't violating the GPL (at least this aspect of the GPL) as long as it provides sources to its customers.
Just imagine:
Average Joe: Hallo.
Lindows.com help desk: What's the matter?
AJ: I was told to mount the CD-ROM, I jumped on it and now it's scratched. Doh, i quite forgot it: please can you send me the sources of Sendmail?
Apache: I'm aware that it is the most used web server under Unix, but the article says:
U2.2 Operating Systems Affected
Nearly all Linux systems and many other Unix systems come with Apache installed and often by fault enabled. All Unix systems are capable of running Apache. (Windows administrators should be aware that the version of Apache for Windows is likely subject to the same or similar vulnerabilities.)
What is the marketshare of Apache (with respect to ISS) under Windows?
It would be funny to note that the second 'most dangerous' vulnerability in Unix is overwhelmed by at least 9 other security flaws under Windows.
I know, it could be because Windows boxes running Apache are few compared to those running ISS.
New high-speed CPUs commit suicide when tired. Free group teraphy on the manufacturer website.
Memory banks get Alzheimer disease. No workaround found yet.
New copy protection for audio CDs crashes PC... ooops, I think I already heard about it:)
No spam? Ever seen 'the birds' of Alfred Hitchcock? Didn't you see the subtle parody of the catastrophic effects of European SMPT DoS?
I don't know where are you from, but here in Italy pigeons are not wireless networking. As a matter of fact, we bound'em tight to a rope, so we can quickly retrieve them. It's called DSL (Double Speed Lace).
Here in Italy the vast majority of users connect through free dial-up accounts. I don't know if it is the same in other countries, but free access usually mean plenty of registered but unused accounts. It is probable that any telcom group counts every account, even the unused ones, for marketing purpouse. I don't know the situation in the USA, but I bet that no ISP offers free (as beer) wireless or ADSL access. I suppose that here in Italy ADSL is about 1% or less of total connections, and wireless networking is almost absent.
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I wonder how many times does it happen that 14 years old kids are the only ones able to configure a computer in their own family.
<SARCASM>Fortunately, these times are about to finish. With Trustworthy Computing and DRM all these free speech morons will finally shut up and we will live happily together placing our kids in front of the monitor and letting other people decide what's good for them.</SARCASM>
Seriously, I don't think such technology is bad, but the first prevention measure should be education of kids, which requires education of adults (I understand that not everyone is supposed to be a geek, but it's parents' responsibility to know what their kids are doing).
Hey, thinking about it, the Baldwin family *is* a cluster of Hollywood actors. Try sending them from East to West coast. I bet that at least one of them will arrive.
Hey, it wouldn't do much, but it's linux, it boots from a 386 without any hard disk, and most of all it doesn't require a keyboard. Obviously, if you want a decent performance you need a P4 2.8 GHz with SCSI RAID (the world could get upset if I don't greet it properly only for a disk failure).
Hey, it wouldn't do much, but it's linux, it boots from a 386 without hard disk, and most of all it doesn't require a keyboard. Obviously, if you want a decent performance you need a P4 2.8 GHz.
Good quality at an average price of 0.05$/minute.
The day after Javascript had been released how many pages used the windowopen command to display ads? None, i guess.
The positive note is that up to now it is far more lucrative to use for commercial purpose the messenger service of Windows* than the pre-fetching HTML extension of Mozilla.
Obviously OFF by default and a policy like the one used for cookies would be welcome.
Disclaimer: I'm not a Java(script) programmer so I know of the existence of the windowopen command only because of Mozilla options. Forgive me for possible techincal inaccuracies.
I work in a small university. In our lab we have two PCs and two old Tru64 machines. Three of them (1 PC and the Alphas) are on the public network, while the last one is on LAN.
When I told to the network admins that I was going to install Linux, they 'suggested' me to install it on the only PC connected to the private network.
I agree with them that a Win2k Pro box is more secure because it doesn't run any network server (So what the hell does it do on public network? I don't know) so it can be defaced but it's useless for any attack to other machines (but I wouldn't bet over it). One of my friends is a net admin in another departement and few days ago had to shut down a Linux box because it's owner had anonymous ftp turned on without even knowing it, and the box had been cracked. Many people approaching to Linux want a workstation, or a desktop computer, not a server. Though the efforts of distros to keep things clear it's too easy for a newbye to have servers running wihout knowing it. The desktop people is also the kind of people which doesn't update their software. How many desktop people run Win* Server? None.
Conclusions:
Maybe Sir Clive Sinclair will come back and amaze us with a new, shiny little black computer with rubber keys which will smash Win, OSX and Linux into oblivion?
Encrypt the specs and spread them to the world, allowing the first one who cracks the encryption to patent the method.
If none succeeds in a reasonable amount of time, then patent it (it's a good encryption method).
If it gets cracked, then don't waste your money patenting it.
... directly from previous news.
I propose a the /.-meter as the official measurement parameter. /.ing? Well, probably it is ready for Global Thermonuclear War.
Does a site resist under heavy
Speaking of dumb people, I looked at the Lindows desktop picture link. Then I decided it was time to stop wasting time on Slashdot and go back to work, and I clicked on the start menu to open an FTP program. The problem is, I clicked the start menu in the picture!
I suppose that I couldn't just buy a copy of Lindows and give it away from free. Let alone the Click'n'Run service (which requires registration), not all the software in the ISOs is GPLd. So I could take a Lindows OS copy, strip down all proprietary software and redistribute it, but I have no rights to copy Lindows.com's own code.
None would waste ist time in doing such a thing, I suppose. Lindows OS is for average Joe users, it makes no sense having a stripped down version and being unable to use Click'n'Run. As a matter of fact, it would make more sense to strip down a Suse distribution.
I think Lindows.com isn't violating the GPL (at least this aspect of the GPL) as long as it provides sources to its customers.
Just imagine:
Average Joe: Hallo.
Lindows.com help desk: What's the matter?
AJ: I was told to mount the CD-ROM, I jumped on it and now it's scratched. Doh, i quite forgot it: please can you send me the sources of Sendmail?
Apache: I'm aware that it is the most used web server under Unix, but the article says:
U2.2 Operating Systems Affected
Nearly all Linux systems and many other Unix systems come with Apache installed and often by fault enabled. All Unix systems are capable of running Apache. (Windows administrators should be aware that the version of Apache for Windows is likely subject to the same or similar vulnerabilities.)
What is the marketshare of Apache (with respect to ISS) under Windows? It would be funny to note that the second 'most dangerous' vulnerability in Unix is overwhelmed by at least 9 other security flaws under Windows. I know, it could be because Windows boxes running Apache are few compared to those running ISS.
New high-speed CPUs commit suicide when tired. Free group teraphy on the manufacturer website. Memory banks get Alzheimer disease. No workaround found yet. New copy protection for audio CDs crashes PC ... ooops, I think I already heard about it :)
Just like IE6? :-)
No spam? Ever seen 'the birds' of Alfred Hitchcock? Didn't you see the subtle parody of the catastrophic effects of European SMPT DoS? I don't know where are you from, but here in Italy pigeons are not wireless networking. As a matter of fact, we bound'em tight to a rope, so we can quickly retrieve them. It's called DSL (Double Speed Lace).
Here in Italy the vast majority of users connect through free dial-up accounts. I don't know if it is the same in other countries, but free access usually mean plenty of registered but unused accounts. It is probable that any telcom group counts every account, even the unused ones, for marketing purpouse. I don't know the situation in the USA, but I bet that no ISP offers free (as beer) wireless or ADSL access. I suppose that here in Italy ADSL is about 1% or less of total connections, and wireless networking is almost absent.