YAW hits the net, exploits a hole in some MS product which has had a patch available for months. Thousands of unpatched home systems are infected with DDOS malware. Anti-Spam sites (and anyone else on the hit list) get nuked.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for going after the evil bastards pulling the trigger...but wouldn't it be a good idea to fight this on all fronts?
Right now it seems to me that the only incentive Microsoft has for coming up with a better way of announcing and distributing patches is their reputation.
End users? What motivation to they have in patching? Only when their PC becomes unusable do they take notice...but good DDOS zombies don't make a nuisance out of them selves.
My rhetorical question: if the vendors and the users involved in the DDOS 'circle of life' had something real at stake...
When some CRITICAL site (www.penny-arcade.com) gets DDOSes, we'll wish we had already taken more action!
In a shocking fit of synchronicity, I stumbled upon a java aplet version of Lords of Conquest, and have been playing for the last hour...an hour before this story was posted...
Ah, the good ol days. Who said you could never go back?
What if the music industry switched to some Apple style iMusic system, and 99% of the public used that system to buy their music. If only the hacker subculture used an archaic P2P systems to share music, would the RIAA be as rabid?
Just like the NPR station in my area. They failed to make enough money via pledge drives (NPR equivalent of Mandrake Club), so they started accepting commercial advertising.
First it was "Listener supported radio". Then "Support provided by Lexus of Bellevue, and listeners like you!" Now it's up to 15 seconds at a time of "Supported provided by Lexus of Bellevue. Come and test drive the new RX300. Featuring all new suspension and the roomiest interior in its class. With a 350 horsepower blah blah blah blah..."
I used to listen to NPR when the AM station went to commercial break. Now it's so bad that I do the opposite at times.
If Mandrake opens the door to ads like NPR did, how far will it go?
For a non-native English speaker, Linus needs to be given credit for the subtle zinger at the end: "Until then, please accept our gratitude for your submission,".
Nice double meaning on that last word there!
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YAW hits the net, exploits a hole in some MS product which has had a patch available for months. Thousands of unpatched home systems are infected with DDOS malware. Anti-Spam sites (and anyone else on the hit list) get nuked.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for going after the evil bastards pulling the trigger...but wouldn't it be a good idea to fight this on all fronts?
Right now it seems to me that the only incentive Microsoft has for coming up with a better way of announcing and distributing patches is their reputation.
End users? What motivation to they have in patching? Only when their PC becomes unusable do they take notice...but good DDOS zombies don't make a nuisance out of them selves.
My rhetorical question: if the vendors and the users involved in the DDOS 'circle of life' had something real at stake...
When some CRITICAL site (www.penny-arcade.com) gets DDOSes, we'll wish we had already taken more action!
In a shocking fit of synchronicity, I stumbled upon a java aplet version of Lords of Conquest, and have been playing for the last hour...an hour before this story was posted...
Ah, the good ol days. Who said you could never go back?
Here's an interesting question:
What if the music industry switched to some Apple style iMusic system, and 99% of the public used that system to buy their music. If only the hacker subculture used an archaic P2P systems to share music, would the RIAA be as rabid?
Err, I support NPR by contributing during their fund raisers.
I support Mandrake by being a club member.
I was trying to imagine how far ad revenue supported 'free' software could go.
I wasn't trying to complain.
I apologize if my meaning wasn't clear enough in my original post.
Just like the NPR station in my area. They failed to make enough money via pledge drives (NPR equivalent of Mandrake Club), so they started accepting commercial advertising.
First it was "Listener supported radio". Then "Support provided by Lexus of Bellevue, and listeners like you!" Now it's up to 15 seconds at a time of "Supported provided by Lexus of Bellevue. Come and test drive the new RX300. Featuring all new suspension and the roomiest interior in its class. With a 350 horsepower blah blah blah blah..."
I used to listen to NPR when the AM station went to commercial break. Now it's so bad that I do the opposite at times.
If Mandrake opens the door to ads like NPR did, how far will it go?
For a non-native English speaker, Linus needs to be given credit for the subtle zinger at the end: "Until then, please accept our gratitude for your submission,". Nice double meaning on that last word there!