It's easier to say here's root then to restrict users. That's why it's done because a Lindows desktop is essentially designed for one user. The cost of one Dell gets you 4 Lindows OS PCs. So it makes sense, in a way. Remember Lindows is for the desktop, only.
Windows 9x/ME/XP have been doing this for years and it's obviously worked quite well. But, those OSes are designed for ease of use so everyone becomes "administrator" so that they can do whatever they need to do.
I remember going to UNC Chapel Hill to visit a friend on weekends. If there wasn't anything going on in the morning we would start to get stewed and play GTA solo and deathmatches.
After a day of doing that then finally deciding to go get something to eat you have the greatest urge to car jack, murder, and lay waste to cities with less than a million people.
Same here. I slowly started to play that game less and less as my sound card/speakers got better and better. They made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
I hate to boast but I have a "Moving to Linux" project in the works to create the functionality of Windows in Linux. It doesn't mean that Linux will be as easy as Windows but I'm just trying to "create functionality" and document it.
This might be off topic but I don't see a problem with it here.
The only thing that really concerns me about the RIAA and MPAA is copyright protection technology.
I buy a CD, I rip it and store it on my PC, I put the CD in a binder. I then listen to it via my PC (which has much higher quality stereo components than anything else in my house). If I want to listen to that CD in my car, I burn it to a CD-R so I don't have to worry about damaging it and I listen to the CD in my car.
AFAIK this all falls under fair use. So copyright protection would essentially force me to either A) spend more money and buy a new CD everytime I damage one and have to lug thousands of CDs around or B) force me to circumvent those measures so I can use fairly a product I've legally obtained.
Don't get me wrong Innd is GREAT for NNTP. But NNTP is slowing dying.
IT everywhere is looking to cut costs, decrease hardware, and simplify things. Innd is a good example of a set it and forget server but you still have to patch it, you still have to maintain it, you still have to power it, etc. Getting rid of that server(s) could save some companies and ISPs quite a bit of money.
Google has made even more of a case for this via its Google Groups.
Why maintain a news server when you can get the same functionality from PHP, CGI, etc.? Sure the fact it's more organized on a news server is great but forums, blogs, and/. have proven that usenet is going to be slowly erroding away to nothing in the future. It could save a tremendous amount of money by consolidating systems (slightly less hardware, about the same bandwidth implications). Plus, it would free up another port number.:-)
The bust happened when people started making money off of companies that didn't make money. The IPOs ruined everything essentially. New IPO? Well it was tech and it was the thing to do. 1999 look at where Red Hat started and look where it was at by the end of 1999. A little "lofty" isn't it. But Red Hat makes money so that isn't really a good example.
Another example would be the ones I can't remember because they're gone now.
Come on. You should read some of the NSA docs, they're worth it.
As for security it should be all encompassing. Clients in your DMZ should not be able to get into your internal network. Services should be shut down at external and internal firewalls. VPNs and encryption (software and hardware) should be used at every available point when needed. The list goes on and on and on and on...
It will be nice when Microsoft realizes that the whole "innovation" thing is like beating a dead horse (a really dead horse).
Everyone should know by now that Microsoft hasn't done anything uniquely innovative, ever. They might have bought out innovation but original, unique, and beneficial innovations aren't really their bag.
Okay, this might seem terrible to say but what happens when one of these guys goes broke?
Even worse, when there's an accident?
I'm very happy to see progression of this kind because it really doesn't seem like NASA will be doing any for quite some time but have these guys seen the BIG picture?
Redesigning rockets from the ground up is a good thing but remember when NASA was designing rockets? They had numerous scrubbed, failed, and fatal launches. Maybe these organizations should get together and pool their resources a little and make sure safety first is a goal.
The worst thing that could happen to human space travel would be for another disasterous loss of life to occur. Because if a government can't do it and private organizations can't do it then who can?
I wish these people and their employees the best of luck and hope they are successful in their ventures.
This is what is so tricky about the Star Wars timeline. Luke Skywalker is a man in Episode IV and his father is ruling the galaxy. Meanwhile this ancient throw rug is smuggling "rebels" from planet to planet.
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We'll see but it could easily be another 20 years before the world adopts (wholely) IPv6.
Hands down, bar none, the funniest sh*t I've seen in a while.
Yea... [Slashdotters clicking links] There goes the neighborhood.
Windows 9x/ME/XP have been doing this for years and it's obviously worked quite well. But, those OSes are designed for ease of use so everyone becomes "administrator" so that they can do whatever they need to do.
Some of these tools will allow anyone to monkey f*ck a network if they'd like. Hopefully the script kiddies won't be able to figure these out. LOL!
This is always a must read. As are a lot of things at insecure.org.
I got a GameBoy the first Christmas it was available in the US (1990 or 1991). Tetris came with it and my dad has been playing it ever since.
After a day of doing that then finally deciding to go get something to eat you have the greatest urge to car jack, murder, and lay waste to cities with less than a million people.
Same here. I slowly started to play that game less and less as my sound card/speakers got better and better. They made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
I don't think it was either. But, it seems to be a somewhat traditional method of discontent these days.
I hate to boast but I have a "Moving to Linux" project in the works to create the functionality of Windows in Linux. It doesn't mean that Linux will be as easy as Windows but I'm just trying to "create functionality" and document it.
Just goes to show that the power of the people will always show through, some how.
Just don't slatther up code with it. Put a credits page up on your web site and be done with it.
Would an HTML e-mail with in it crash Outlook or Outlook Express?
The only thing that really concerns me about the RIAA and MPAA is copyright protection technology.
I buy a CD, I rip it and store it on my PC, I put the CD in a binder. I then listen to it via my PC (which has much higher quality stereo components than anything else in my house). If I want to listen to that CD in my car, I burn it to a CD-R so I don't have to worry about damaging it and I listen to the CD in my car.
AFAIK this all falls under fair use. So copyright protection would essentially force me to either A) spend more money and buy a new CD everytime I damage one and have to lug thousands of CDs around or B) force me to circumvent those measures so I can use fairly a product I've legally obtained.
Copyright protection is illegal.
IT everywhere is looking to cut costs, decrease hardware, and simplify things. Innd is a good example of a set it and forget server but you still have to patch it, you still have to maintain it, you still have to power it, etc. Getting rid of that server(s) could save some companies and ISPs quite a bit of money.
Google has made even more of a case for this via its Google Groups.
Sure you can. /. has done it with PERL others could do it with ASP or PHP.
Why maintain a news server when you can get the same functionality from PHP, CGI, etc.? Sure the fact it's more organized on a news server is great but forums, blogs, and /. have proven that usenet is going to be slowly erroding away to nothing in the future. It could save a tremendous amount of money by consolidating systems (slightly less hardware, about the same bandwidth implications). Plus, it would free up another port number. :-)
Another example would be the ones I can't remember because they're gone now.
Come on. You should read some of the NSA docs, they're worth it.
As for security it should be all encompassing. Clients in your DMZ should not be able to get into your internal network. Services should be shut down at external and internal firewalls. VPNs and encryption (software and hardware) should be used at every available point when needed. The list goes on and on and on and on...
In a few years YRO will probably be featuring an article on this.
It will be nice when Microsoft realizes that the whole "innovation" thing is like beating a dead horse (a really dead horse). Everyone should know by now that Microsoft hasn't done anything uniquely innovative, ever. They might have bought out innovation but original, unique, and beneficial innovations aren't really their bag.
Okay, this might seem terrible to say but what happens when one of these guys goes broke? Even worse, when there's an accident? I'm very happy to see progression of this kind because it really doesn't seem like NASA will be doing any for quite some time but have these guys seen the BIG picture? Redesigning rockets from the ground up is a good thing but remember when NASA was designing rockets? They had numerous scrubbed, failed, and fatal launches. Maybe these organizations should get together and pool their resources a little and make sure safety first is a goal. The worst thing that could happen to human space travel would be for another disasterous loss of life to occur. Because if a government can't do it and private organizations can't do it then who can? I wish these people and their employees the best of luck and hope they are successful in their ventures.
This is what is so tricky about the Star Wars timeline. Luke Skywalker is a man in Episode IV and his father is ruling the galaxy. Meanwhile this ancient throw rug is smuggling "rebels" from planet to planet.
Between terrorism, slow economies, and SARS I guess this was bound to happen. Really is disappointing though.