Ok, as some of you may (esp. in Dalnet #linux) or may not know, I am a system administrator for NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmosperic Adminsitration). I am responsible for the main webserver (Running Solaris & apache) and several auxiliary servers (running RH 7.1, apache & a load of other Free/Open Software).
One reason to use Free/Open Software? At least where I work, it's less hassle to get permission to download & install free stuff than it is to fill out endless forms, get a purchase order, etc.
At about 9:30 am, I was leaving out the house when my sister told me a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I was stunned a little but I assumed it had been an accident and so planned to look up more info after I got to work...
Then, on the way to work I heard about the SECOND plane. I was a little confused (wondering what the hell is going on, thinking it might be a joke) when I hear about the Pentagon (my mother works in that area). I tried to call home but my cell phone (Sprint) couldn't get through. I then pulled over at a pay phone (Verizon) & tried to call home but I still couldn't get through. I had to sit down on the ground for a few minutes because I almost threw up. I got to work but was told that non-essential employees were to leave (I work at a Federal Center near DC). I could see the smoke from the Pentagon. My mother made it home ok after spending about 5 hours in traffic. She said that they were watching the World Trade Center on the news & felt the Pentagon get hit. I got home and have basically been either online, or watching TV all day.
My prayers and condolences to all those that had family & friends in the planes or buildings, and to the families of all the firemen, police, emergency workers believed to be lost.
Maybe because the most common distros (at least commercially) are rpm-based, & a lot of US government organizations (including the one I contract for) use Red Hat?
I would think that the kernel patches & source code would be able to build on *any* distro, not just RH...or you could use alien and/or rpm2tgz.
I ran 'make oldconfig', and because my config has support for experimental modules I saw that there's an option for PNPBIOS support (labeled as experimental). Since there wasn't a help file on it I left it unchecked, anyone care to tell what it does?
Let's think a little bit more about security, performance and customization, maybe RH isn't the best option for this. Of course that RH is wonderful for desktop machines, but, for admins...
Red Hat (or any other distro for that matter) is secure *if* you take the time & effort to do so (for me, that means uninstall any unnecessary services/packages, install the latest updates, and install/configure portsentry). That, plus a little common sense makes for a secure RH install (not 100% mind you, but close enough).
The original story by Richard Bachmann (aka Stephen King) was WAY better than the movie IMO. Also, there was another Bachmann story called the Long Walk, about a sick contest where contestants literally walked to death (they were followed by Army troops that would shoot them if they walked too slow, or if they fell down & didn't get up). I bet that show is in development at Fox right now...
Would Taco have a problem if I created cmdrtaco.com (oppose to cmdrtaco.net) "with the apparent goal to confuse the huge worldwide community of" Slashdot Users?
It's way past too late for that:) (most slashdot users are already confused beyond all hope).
(For those interested in a history lesson, the original Red Hat was based on an early version of Slackware...could someone please post a URL with details about this?)
Sort of related...has anyone successfully set up VNC so it could be used from a secure web browser? I'd love to be able to access my work desktop securely via a browser, however I can never quite figure it out. Any ideas/resources?
English is spoken as a second language by many. Also, English speakers are more spread out over the world than any other language (except possibly Spanish, but they use a similar character set).
SPAM (in all caps) is used for the Luncheon Meat, *not* for UCE. It wouldn't hurt slashdot to at least change the letters on the can to all lower-case, and maybe also change the color of the can (there are plenty of SPAM Luncheon Meat knock-offs at the grocery store in similar but different colored cans).
I always thought that the reason was that the original aspirin company (Bayer) lost the right to sell aspirin in the US as part of WWI reparations (for a long time, Bayer was sold in the US by Sterling, Bayer didn't regain the rights until 1994). See:
Well, what did you expect? It's Bruckheimer! I don't think I've ever seen a good movie he's touched.
Remember the Titans (with Denzel Washington) was pretty good. It's the story about the integration of a Virginia high school (American style) football team in 1970 IIRC. There's definitely a few liberties with what really happened, but at least the movie didn't have random big explosions.
Is it just me, or does anyone think that all these reports on Echelon are just smokescreens for what they're *really* doing? After all, it's exponentially easier to compromise the datacenter (get a mole hired there, Van Eck phreaking, drill through the floor & set up a tap) where the fiber cable ends than it is to send a submarine to do a (risky) cable splice.
It looks like someone else wrote the software, and Microsoft is complying with the terms of the GPL. You are free to use or not use the product, it doesn't "belong" to Microsoft.
Slashdot Mirror
Pending approval from the PHBs, I should be able to put an RH 7.2 mirror up in the next 1 or 2 days.
One reason to use Free/Open Software? At least where I work, it's less hassle to get permission to download & install free stuff than it is to fill out endless forms, get a purchase order, etc.
Then, on the way to work I heard about the SECOND plane. I was a little confused (wondering what the hell is going on, thinking it might be a joke) when I hear about the Pentagon (my mother works in that area). I tried to call home but my cell phone (Sprint) couldn't get through. I then pulled over at a pay phone (Verizon) & tried to call home but I still couldn't get through. I had to sit down on the ground for a few minutes because I almost threw up. I got to work but was told that non-essential employees were to leave (I work at a Federal Center near DC). I could see the smoke from the Pentagon. My mother made it home ok after spending about 5 hours in traffic. She said that they were watching the World Trade Center on the news & felt the Pentagon get hit. I got home and have basically been either online, or watching TV all day.
My prayers and condolences to all those that had family & friends in the planes or buildings, and to the families of all the firemen, police, emergency workers believed to be lost.
I doubt it, since Open Office is Open Source (dual-licensed under the GPL & SISSL). What license is Hancom Office under?
Here's a clue...try filling it out with *fake* info. Not like they'll track you down or anything.
I would think that the kernel patches & source code would be able to build on *any* distro, not just RH...or you could use alien and/or rpm2tgz.
I ran 'make oldconfig', and because my config has support for experimental modules I saw that there's an option for PNPBIOS support (labeled as experimental). Since there wasn't a help file on it I left it unchecked, anyone care to tell what it does?
Red Hat (or any other distro for that matter) is secure *if* you take the time & effort to do so (for me, that means uninstall any unnecessary services/packages, install the latest updates, and install/configure portsentry). That, plus a little common sense makes for a secure RH install (not 100% mind you, but close enough).
I believe Red Hat is certified for use with Oracle as well.
The original story by Richard Bachmann (aka Stephen King) was WAY better than the movie IMO. Also, there was another Bachmann story called the Long Walk, about a sick contest where contestants literally walked to death (they were followed by Army troops that would shoot them if they walked too slow, or if they fell down & didn't get up). I bet that show is in development at Fox right now...
It's way past too late for that :) (most slashdot users are already confused beyond all hope).
Get the patch, and/or try the mirrors (it's on linux.nssl.noaa.gov for instance).
Sure...it's called Red Hat :P
(For those interested in a history lesson, the original Red Hat was based on an early version of Slackware...could someone please post a URL with details about this?)
Maybe it's because the slackware team recognizes the need to play well with other package formats on occasion?
She should use a 5-digit password like I do.
Sort of related...has anyone successfully set up VNC so it could be used from a secure web browser? I'd love to be able to access my work desktop securely via a browser, however I can never quite figure it out. Any ideas/resources?
English is spoken as a second language by many. Also, English speakers are more spread out over the world than any other language (except possibly Spanish, but they use a similar character set).
http://www.sunspot.net/technology/bal-te.bz.psinet 02jun02.story?coll=bal%2Dtechnology%2Dheadlines
Interestingly, this happened last season with the St. Louis Rams & the Miami Dolphins.
SPAM (in all caps) is used for the Luncheon Meat, *not* for UCE. It wouldn't hurt slashdot to at least change the letters on the can to all lower-case, and maybe also change the color of the can (there are plenty of SPAM Luncheon Meat knock-offs at the grocery store in similar but different colored cans).
If it comes from an animal (doesn't matter what *part* of the animal), it's not artificial :).
http://www.bayer.com/en/unternehmen/historie/jung. html
Remember the Titans (with Denzel Washington) was pretty good. It's the story about the integration of a Virginia high school (American style) football team in 1970 IIRC. There's definitely a few liberties with what really happened, but at least the movie didn't have random big explosions.
Is it just me, or does anyone think that all these reports on Echelon are just smokescreens for what they're *really* doing? After all, it's exponentially easier to compromise the datacenter (get a mole hired there, Van Eck phreaking, drill through the floor & set up a tap) where the fiber cable ends than it is to send a submarine to do a (risky) cable splice.
It looks like someone else wrote the software, and Microsoft is complying with the terms of the GPL. You are free to use or not use the product, it doesn't "belong" to Microsoft.