I just did a search for.conf files here on my linux box. Im seeing files in/etc sure, but there are also files in/usr,/usr/share,/usr/local,/usr/src,/usr/libexec,/var/spool.
/usr/src is not for configs. It usually holds only kernel sources. Even if you build own kernels, it is better to build kernel packages on devel box and install only customized kernels on production machine.
/usr/share - how many files are not default ones and are not samples from/usr/share/doc?
/usr/local. What have I said about you doing something. Mandriva and other Linuxes don't put files there. Only basic directory structure.
Name configuration files that you have modified outside of/etc/ and/usr/local in order to make Linux work. I know only grub (which I usually don't modify and generate with/usr/sbin/grub-update in Debian) and qmail (which follows own standards)
FHS. Read and learn. Then you won't be lost in Linux directory tree.
hundreds of.conf files scattered randomly about the filesystem
Since when/etc/ is random. In case you haven't noticed, Linux and Unix have standard locations for keeping configuration files. Locations start getting random when you start adding your own customization and don't follow these standards or when proprietary COTS vendors fsckup with standards.
Other than an effective firewall, a patched system, and the use of SSL, what else should I do to protect my information?
There is nothing you can do. Keep strangers away from your machine. If you use SSL, check certificates or maybe even remember signatures of most important certs.
Are you sure that you are not missing the point. If public hears that they can't find Fox on Google, because some fuckwit on Fox deliberately blacklisted Google in order to get more money from Google's competitor or to extort money from Google, do they think that Google has inferior search engine?
There is another story about JS loading with IE7 & IE8. According to 4 of my testers (and a test I did after using the same environment), it seems that we can't login to our site so dep using Internet Explorer 7 and 8, on Win XP (and maybe Vista, not tested). After validating the form, we are back to login page, without any error, but like we are unauthenticated. On the other hand, Firefox does its great job.
So you use some complex login tracking setup and can't trace why IE is failing. Looks like your setup issue and not something specific to some browser. Mind sharing how you break simple session cookie or id tracking to the point that you can't understand why some browser fails?
Everytime Firefox opens an update dialog, it is effectively asking me to take a shitload on my Linux installation... and kill a kitten.
Not on your Linux installation, but in your own home directory. Unless you run as root. If you do run Firefox as root, then you should not worry about kittens killed when firefox is updated. You kill them every second spend in your X session.
This is a company that was convicted of predatory criminal monopolistic practices. They were nearly torn in two. Suddenly it all ended for them as if it never happened and they came through with a sweet deal that gave them even greater market share for products (via their voucher system).
So it not about rigging the election results, but about making deals with government agencies.:)
I always thought that Microsoft got out of that lawsuit when Bush replaced Clinton.
MS just added a registry key that pointed at the files for the extension
I guess you missed the part about not displaying real.NET plugin in firefox plugin list. Yes, they again used some browser feature. In normal world such use is usually called abuse.
It seems a bit surprising but TFA is not about browser vulnerabilities. Most of it is focused in detailing web site vulnerabilities and has only two baseless pages with Firefox on top of web browser vulnerability list.
int main()
{
printf( "Hello, world!\n" );
return 0;
}
1974 Bell Laboratories internal memorandum by Brian Kernighan, Programming in C: A Tutorial
Your point might be valid for basic code, but what you say when somebody takes your code, removes copyrights, but does not remove comments. Then you look at third party code and you see same function names, same directory/file structure and your own lines of comments in third party code.
My primary workstation runs Linux Debian. With Skype on it. I do know difference between Skype for Linux and Skype for Windows.
Ebay won't open communication protocols. UI will be limited by closed library which handles communications. Third party developers might fix only their OS issues. They will have to beg ebay for any comm library enhancement.
No, it does not. GPS only tells you your average speed between two GPS pings. Ping 1 - you are at X, ping 2 - you are at Y, your current speed is how fast you must move in order to get from X to Y in time between ping1 and ping2.
Does this mean that skype is moving towards being an open, non-proprietary solution?
It is as open as Microsoft Open XML.
Open Skype is only publicity stunt to silence critics, put software maintenance costs on third party and reduce intentions of moving to other VOIP solution.
I would never have believed that people in the Linux community would show up at an event just to be rude. ..
His comments can't be correct. Everyone knows what fine, upstanding individuals the Linux community is.~
Programmers are arrogant. Comes with territory.
It does not depend on OS.
I think it comes from their ancestors. Debian always preferred Gnome.
Preferring Gnome over KDE is not a failure. It is only something that does not match your desktop environment requirements. Some people like Gnome. Although you might not like KDE either. I don't think that it fits your "rely on to install right, work properly and not throw up a fuss when it comes to installing software, playing music and getting things done" requirements.
Yeah. I liked it more when it was modded as funny.
But pilots don't need clippy when they release smart bombs or do vertical takeoff from the carrier. Premium class car drivers like navigation advises and other guides.
Military software might be simple in order to avoid programming errors that are likely to be fatal and will cost over 150 millions.
Car software does not follow KISS principle. Car unexpectedly accelerates, big f... deal. Car software programmer is not in that car and car owners don't have tactical nukes.
Comparing car navigation with plane navigation is like comparing apples with oranges. Totally useless.
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Do they need more than one year warning in advance?
/usr/src is not for configs. It usually holds only kernel sources. Even if you build own kernels, it is better to build kernel packages on devel box and install only customized kernels on production machine.
/usr/share - how many files are not default ones and are not samples from /usr/share/doc?
/usr/local. What have I said about you doing something. Mandriva and other Linuxes don't put files there. Only basic directory structure.
Name configuration files that you have modified outside of /etc/ and /usr/local in order to make Linux work. I know only grub (which I usually don't modify and generate with /usr/sbin/grub-update in Debian) and qmail (which follows own standards)
FHS. Read and learn. Then you won't be lost in Linux directory tree.
Since when /etc/ is random. In case you haven't noticed, Linux and Unix have standard locations for keeping configuration files. Locations start getting random when you start adding your own customization and don't follow these standards or when proprietary COTS vendors fsckup with standards.
Poor bandwidth and high latency links. No, VPN won't solve user's problem. He or she will get performance problems instead.
There is nothing you can do. Keep strangers away from your machine. If you use SSL, check certificates or maybe even remember signatures of most important certs.
From summary - "Keep in mind that many places have very poor bandwidth and latency."
VNC and SSH are out of question.
Are you sure that you are not missing the point. If public hears that they can't find Fox on Google, because some fuckwit on Fox deliberately blacklisted Google in order to get more money from Google's competitor or to extort money from Google, do they think that Google has inferior search engine?
So you use some complex login tracking setup and can't trace why IE is failing. Looks like your setup issue and not something specific to some browser. Mind sharing how you break simple session cookie or id tracking to the point that you can't understand why some browser fails?
Not on your Linux installation, but in your own home directory. Unless you run as root. If you do run Firefox as root, then you should not worry about kittens killed when firefox is updated. You kill them every second spend in your X session.
So it not about rigging the election results, but about making deals with government agencies. :)
I always thought that Microsoft got out of that lawsuit when Bush replaced Clinton.
I guess you missed the part about not displaying real .NET plugin in firefox plugin list. Yes, they again used some browser feature. In normal world such use is usually called abuse.
It seems a bit surprising but TFA is not about browser vulnerabilities. Most of it is focused in detailing web site vulnerabilities and has only two baseless pages with Firefox on top of web browser vulnerability list.
Or people who can't trust OS updates, because Windows update system is used to push spyware and new software.
Marketing would say "those coomies are ruining our business"
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-021215-0628-99
100%, minus controllers, that might run on any OS
Dnepr_rocket reuses SS-18 Satan.
1974 Bell Laboratories internal memorandum by Brian Kernighan, Programming in C: A Tutorial
Your point might be valid for basic code, but what you say when somebody takes your code, removes copyrights, but does not remove comments. Then you look at third party code and you see same function names, same directory/file structure and your own lines of comments in third party code.
My primary workstation runs Linux Debian. With Skype on it. I do know difference between Skype for Linux and Skype for Windows.
Ebay won't open communication protocols. UI will be limited by closed library which handles communications. Third party developers might fix only their OS issues. They will have to beg ebay for any comm library enhancement.
No, it does not. GPS only tells you your average speed between two GPS pings. Ping 1 - you are at X, ping 2 - you are at Y, your current speed is how fast you must move in order to get from X to Y in time between ping1 and ping2.
It is as open as Microsoft Open XML.
Open Skype is only publicity stunt to silence critics, put software maintenance costs on third party and reduce intentions of moving to other VOIP solution.
Even Windows thinks that Shockwave is malware. :)
Programmers are arrogant. Comes with territory.
It does not depend on OS.
I think it comes from their ancestors. Debian always preferred Gnome.
Preferring Gnome over KDE is not a failure. It is only something that does not match your desktop environment requirements. Some people like Gnome. Although you might not like KDE either. I don't think that it fits your "rely on to install right, work properly and not throw up a fuss when it comes to installing software, playing music and getting things done" requirements.
Yeah. I liked it more when it was modded as funny.
But pilots don't need clippy when they release smart bombs or do vertical takeoff from the carrier. Premium class car drivers like navigation advises and other guides.
Military software might be simple in order to avoid programming errors that are likely to be fatal and will cost over 150 millions.
Car software does not follow KISS principle. Car unexpectedly accelerates, big f... deal. Car software programmer is not in that car and car owners don't have tactical nukes.
Comparing car navigation with plane navigation is like comparing apples with oranges. Totally useless.
F-22, F-35, Boeing - flown by professionals
Premium class auto driven by morons
Two different things. Different environments and different safety measures