IANAFL (I Am Not A Finnish Lawyer:) but I live in Finland...
Those limiting agreements have been proven to be void in Finnish courts. I've heard of at least two lawsuits where former employer have lost their cases. Of course you can demolish your own defense by saying that you intentionaly broke your contract, but if you are quiet (no law requires you to inform your former employer where you are going to work next) the whole burden of proof is on the employers side.
In fact I remember reading some article written by some (don't remember what anymore) goverment agency that if your boss-to-be makes you write such limiting agreement, it can be seen as harrassment.
Of course you musn't take my word on this, you should check your local union for clearance if you are planning to leave for competitor or something like that.
I fail to see the point where MS tries to make money from antivirus/antispyware tools. Wasn't MS antispyware tool distributed free? And if they try to include AV engine or antispyware tools to Windows (which I wish they would so I wouldn't have to pay for Symantec), they get n+1 anti-trust subpoenas instantly up their asses.
MSDN is full of information about how to write your programs so that they would work on every Windows. For some reason stupid coders doesn't follow these instructions.
.. are crap in Symbian world. They are often lacking important information or simply displayin false information. Easier way to determine interfaces operations is to look in the header file (C++). And instead improving documentation level Nokia introduces new programming language! Maybe this is good news for Python coders but I really think they should do something about their docs. Also the whole development environment is more or less awful (why the hell emulator is x86 based and lacking some basic operations?).
Let's say I don't use apt or any other program like that. I still have to use Google to find rpm-packages (or whatever) or to find source code so I can compile my software. Of course I can use SourceForge but it is as easy to find Windows apps as Linux apps from there.
You'll take always changes when you install third party software. How can you know that some Polish:) hacker hasn't add any phone-home-stuff or any other evil code to the package you install?
I'll have to say that I don't know much about Linux now a days, I use FreeBSD and it's ports collection. In Windows I've bought some applications and downloaded some others from SourceForge and other sites. Most of my money goes to buying hardware, not software.
What is conviently forgotten in comparisons like these are that that OEM Windows is much cheaper than retail one. Also that Linux is free for download but installation and configuring takes time and time is money.
Also what is forgotten is that Windows has many open source and free softwares also. MS has also some free stuff and more is coming (like database server,.NET compiler and so on).
I don't know much about Mac OS but I use FreeBSD at home:)
That's nice idea. But who owns those projects and copyrights? You've done your personal project on work-time with employers computer so I think it's the company that owns all the rights to your project. I like to keep my project as my own and release them under any license I see fit (BSD is my favorite). This concerns my ideas (my precious Intellectual Property) also.
If I were given that 20% to do as I will I would surely install Half-Life 2 and Counter Strike on my computer:)
Bound to Windows? WTF. MS has published.NET interface and C#. Linux (works with BSD also) has Mono-project going on and I think there is some stuff on Mac also..NET programs written and even compiled on Windows runs nicely on Linux. And you can use a whole bunch of programming languages to use.NET (C++, C#, Perl, Ruby comes to mind). Maybe you should learn a bit more about.NET and C# before you come here to spread false information.
Why would you have all your ports exposed with nothing running on them?
If you don't have anything listening your ports then they are closed. TCP connection cannot be established until there is someone accepting connection, UDP packets are dropped by TCP/IP stack and so on. So it does no harm to "expose" your ports. All the possible attacker can get is ICMP message saying that the port cannot be reached.
In your case I think that your HTTP and FTP servers are more likely the places where attacker comes in or in case of FTP someone can sniff passwords.
* Mac OS X looks exactly the same if you don't have a powerful enough graphics card, and screen redrawing is not too slow. Having a graphics card just makes the system more responsive because the CPU is doing less of the work.
Keskusrikospoliisi (hmm.. I guess it's like FBI in Finland) said that MPAA had absolutely nothing to do with Finnreactor shutdown. I don't know who's behind this but MPAA is just trying to collect some points from this. And remember kids, ware is bad mmmkay.
I can make little command-line software which takes filename as parameter and plays it for you. Would that be better?
Some people like "bloated" software where visual outlook plays a major role, some people don't. Luckily there is a lot of different players out there. And don't forget that MS was forced to take WMP out of Windows, at least in Europe so all this whining is just... well, whining.
Did AMD go in court and whine about Intel having monopoly back in AMD-K6 days? I don't remember such thing, if someone does, please remind me.
What happened then... AMD made some research and now Intel is the one who is conviently forgetting that AMD made the first 64/32-bit processor.
My opinion is that software business is thought to be something houlier than anything else. Sure you can have monopoly in hardware business but don't you dare to be nro 1 in software business. I checked the local law (I live in Europe and I'm not a lawyer but I took some law-classes in commercial school 1993-1995) and I found absolutely nothing against Microsoft.
At least I want that my OS comes with media player and I don't want some goofy law to prevent that from happening. Soon I'll be forced to go to local computer warehouse and whisper quietly to clerk: You don't happen to have any XP with Media Player on?
I read one article some time ago which said that terraforming Mars would be quite easy, we only need to raise it's temperature 5 celsius and with little luck the gases that are frozen inside the Mars forms somekind of athmosphere. So all we need is couple of heater and a looooong extension cord:)
Yep. And propably most of the figth would end up in draw, both falling dead on the floor.
I remember when I used to "fence" with my friends as kids. We had metre long wooden sticks and we we're very lucky we didn't broke any fingers becuase most of the hits falled on hands or wrists. Well, maybe jedis would be little more experienced fighters but I think hands would be the first thing they would try to cut off:)
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IANAFL (I Am Not A Finnish Lawyer :) but I live in Finland...
Those limiting agreements have been proven to be void in Finnish courts. I've heard of at least two lawsuits where former employer have lost their cases. Of course you can demolish your own defense by saying that you intentionaly broke your contract, but if you are quiet (no law requires you to inform your former employer where you are going to work next) the whole burden of proof is on the employers side.
In fact I remember reading some article written by some (don't remember what anymore) goverment agency that if your boss-to-be makes you write such limiting agreement, it can be seen as harrassment.
Of course you musn't take my word on this, you should check your local union for clearance if you are planning to leave for competitor or something like that.
I fail to see the point where MS tries to make money from antivirus/antispyware tools. Wasn't MS antispyware tool distributed free? And if they try to include AV engine or antispyware tools to Windows (which I wish they would so I wouldn't have to pay for Symantec), they get n+1 anti-trust subpoenas instantly up their asses.
MSDN is full of information about how to write your programs so that they would work on every Windows. For some reason stupid coders doesn't follow these instructions.
.. are crap in Symbian world. They are often lacking important information or simply displayin false information. Easier way to determine interfaces operations is to look in the header file (C++). And instead improving documentation level Nokia introduces new programming language! Maybe this is good news for Python coders but I really think they should do something about their docs. Also the whole development environment is more or less awful (why the hell emulator is x86 based and lacking some basic operations?).
Let's say I don't use apt or any other program like that. I still have to use Google to find rpm-packages (or whatever) or to find source code so I can compile my software. Of course I can use SourceForge but it is as easy to find Windows apps as Linux apps from there.
:) hacker hasn't add any phone-home-stuff or any other evil code to the package you install?
You'll take always changes when you install third party software. How can you know that some Polish
I'll have to say that I don't know much about Linux now a days, I use FreeBSD and it's ports collection. In Windows I've bought some applications and downloaded some others from SourceForge and other sites. Most of my money goes to buying hardware, not software.
What is conviently forgotten in comparisons like these are that that OEM Windows is much cheaper than retail one. Also that Linux is free for download but installation and configuring takes time and time is money.
.NET compiler and so on).
:)
Also what is forgotten is that Windows has many open source and free softwares also. MS has also some free stuff and more is coming (like database server,
I don't know much about Mac OS but I use FreeBSD at home
That's nice idea. But who owns those projects and copyrights? You've done your personal project on work-time with employers computer so I think it's the company that owns all the rights to your project. I like to keep my project as my own and release them under any license I see fit (BSD is my favorite). This concerns my ideas (my precious Intellectual Property) also.
If I were given that 20% to do as I will I would surely install Half-Life 2 and Counter Strike on my computer :)
Bound to Windows? WTF. MS has published .NET interface and C#. Linux (works with BSD also) has Mono-project going on and I think there is some stuff on Mac also. .NET programs written and even compiled on Windows runs nicely on Linux. And you can use a whole bunch of programming languages to use .NET (C++, C#, Perl, Ruby comes to mind). Maybe you should learn a bit more about .NET and C# before you come here to spread false information.
My Gods what kind of FUD! SP2 doesn't have firewall, it only enables it! :P
If you don't have anything listening your ports then they are closed. TCP connection cannot be established until there is someone accepting connection, UDP packets are dropped by TCP/IP stack and so on. So it does no harm to "expose" your ports. All the possible attacker can get is ICMP message saying that the port cannot be reached.
In your case I think that your HTTP and FTP servers are more likely the places where attacker comes in or in case of FTP someone can sniff passwords.
Blinding flash of obvious!
Internet Explorer Script Error
An error has occured in the script on this page.
Line: 2
Char: 324
Error: Unterminated string constant
blaablaablaa
Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
Hell no!
You mean you have whole Linux development team in your garage when your box throws another kernel panic? Man, you're lucky :)
Did you click that little button which said "Please click me, I'm gonna install some spyware up your a**"?
Keskusrikospoliisi (hmm.. I guess it's like FBI in Finland) said that MPAA had absolutely nothing to do with Finnreactor shutdown. I don't know who's behind this but MPAA is just trying to collect some points from this. And remember kids, ware is bad mmmkay.
If I break the code, will Bruce Willis come and save me from evil Alec Baldwin?
I think we need to open source our messages and there would be thousands of eyes looking for (and hopefully correcting) grammatical errors.
I can make little command-line software which takes filename as parameter and plays it for you. Would that be better? Some people like "bloated" software where visual outlook plays a major role, some people don't. Luckily there is a lot of different players out there. And don't forget that MS was forced to take WMP out of Windows, at least in Europe so all this whining is just ... well, whining.
Did AMD go in court and whine about Intel having monopoly back in AMD-K6 days? I don't remember such thing, if someone does, please remind me.
What happened then... AMD made some research and now Intel is the one who is conviently forgetting that AMD made the first 64/32-bit processor.
My opinion is that software business is thought to be something houlier than anything else. Sure you can have monopoly in hardware business but don't you dare to be nro 1 in software business. I checked the local law (I live in Europe and I'm not a lawyer but I took some law-classes in commercial school 1993-1995) and I found absolutely nothing against Microsoft.
At least I want that my OS comes with media player and I don't want some goofy law to prevent that from happening. Soon I'll be forced to go to local computer warehouse and whisper quietly to clerk: You don't happen to have any XP with Media Player on?
Maybe because 6 bytes can't fit in address field which length is 4 bytes, you would trash the option-field or data :P
I read one article some time ago which said that terraforming Mars would be quite easy, we only need to raise it's temperature 5 celsius and with little luck the gases that are frozen inside the Mars forms somekind of athmosphere. So all we need is couple of heater and a looooong extension cord :)
So he was an actor? :P
Yep. And propably most of the figth would end up in draw, both falling dead on the floor. I remember when I used to "fence" with my friends as kids. We had metre long wooden sticks and we we're very lucky we didn't broke any fingers becuase most of the hits falled on hands or wrists. Well, maybe jedis would be little more experienced fighters but I think hands would be the first thing they would try to cut off :)
Not even if it comes from my ISP :/
In my SparcStation 5 I just press STOP+A and type boot, I don't need a fricking reset button for that :)