Just thought I'd clear the confusion here... I saw some of you guys refer to sarge as "unstable" and sid as "testing".....this is not the case. the correct names are:
stable=woody- for production servers (current stable release)
sarge=testing - this you run on your home machine
sid=unstable -you dont want to run this because it breaks almost every day
trust me, backing out of a dist upgrade to unstable is a painfull and involved process.
I always hear people talking about how secure linux is compared to windows and others, but the truth of the matter is a new root exploit can be discovered tomorrow... and even scarier, what if the founder of this root exploit never does his/her civic duty to report it to the community. They could potentially own every box on the net. Imagine that. The only thing we can judge by how secure a certain os is design, and statistical track record. Provided that there are no private back doors from the beginning. If I had to choose a secure os to run, between linux and other unixlike os's, I would probably choose a bsd because of its history, completely rewritten from system 5 code in an academic environment. which brings us to openbsd. I must admit, as fun as linux can be, it is probably the most volatile thing on the planet. How can you possibly call something anything when it changes daily? OpenBSD's track record is amazing, it may not be as fast as a linux kernel, who knows if it will e v e r support SMP, but if your installation doesn't require those shortcomings by all means embrace it. I am not a coder, and who knows if there is an obscure back door programed into openbsd, fact is we dont know, but what we do know is that it has gone through probably the toughest security audit any os has gone through. encrypted memory space is a must, because the last thing we want is the os barfing out a password when a daemon gets hacked. Getting back to the subject of os 10, the dhcp exploit was huge, the probability of another big exploit I would say is medium, and as far as virus's are concerned, the only reason it has a better track record is because it is more obscure than windows. so its security through obscurity right now, but I dont think os 10 shares the same type of foundational flaws windows has suffered from the get go. I think everyone knows by now to be aware of where you are downloading from, and to choose the software you run wisely.
just my 2 cents..
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the kungfu jew.
I purchased a HP ColorLaserjet 4500 about 2 years ago. I bought it new for $1100 including toner. It has not given me any problems. (this was around the time 4550's were going for $2200 +) Its a wonderfull printer and couldn't be happier with it. The only downside is its a monster and takes 2 people to move. I saw a post saying that is costs $400+ to replace the four toner cartriges, that is only true if you purchase genuine HP toner from the factory. There are two other options for replacing the toner:
1. Buy a genereic set of 4 cartriges for about $200
2. Buy a 4 color refill kit for about 70-$90
Either way you are getting full color pages for about a penny each (maybe less)
Ive seen the Color Laserjet 4500 advertised on ebay for about 500-700 dollars which is not too bad. One thing to look for in buying a used printer is a low page count. that is the odometer of a printer.
According to Linux Journal, the xbox runs off a celeron processor. I also highly doubt microsoft is still taking a loss on manufacturing these things... the cost of hardware has been halfed since microsoft first introduced the system.
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timestamped history sounds like a useful auditing feature....
Just thought I'd clear the confusion here... I saw some of you guys refer to sarge as "unstable" and sid as "testing".....this is not the case. the correct names are: stable=woody- for production servers (current stable release) sarge=testing - this you run on your home machine sid=unstable -you dont want to run this because it breaks almost every day trust me, backing out of a dist upgrade to unstable is a painfull and involved process.
I think the official name is "OS X-Box"
I always hear people talking about how secure linux is compared to windows and others, but the truth of the matter is a new root exploit can be discovered tomorrow... and even scarier, what if the founder of this root exploit never does his/her civic duty to report it to the community. They could potentially own every box on the net. Imagine that. The only thing we can judge by how secure a certain os is design, and statistical track record. Provided that there are no private back doors from the beginning. If I had to choose a secure os to run, between linux and other unixlike os's, I would probably choose a bsd because of its history, completely rewritten from system 5 code in an academic environment. which brings us to openbsd. I must admit, as fun as linux can be, it is probably the most volatile thing on the planet. How can you possibly call something anything when it changes daily? OpenBSD's track record is amazing, it may not be as fast as a linux kernel, who knows if it will e v e r support SMP, but if your installation doesn't require those shortcomings by all means embrace it. I am not a coder, and who knows if there is an obscure back door programed into openbsd, fact is we dont know, but what we do know is that it has gone through probably the toughest security audit any os has gone through. encrypted memory space is a must, because the last thing we want is the os barfing out a password when a daemon gets hacked. Getting back to the subject of os 10, the dhcp exploit was huge, the probability of another big exploit I would say is medium, and as far as virus's are concerned, the only reason it has a better track record is because it is more obscure than windows. so its security through obscurity right now, but I dont think os 10 shares the same type of foundational flaws windows has suffered from the get go. I think everyone knows by now to be aware of where you are downloading from, and to choose the software you run wisely. just my 2 cents.. Hiiiieeeeeeee yyyaaaa. the kungfu jew.
I purchased a HP ColorLaserjet 4500 about 2 years ago. I bought it new for $1100 including toner. It has not given me any problems. (this was around the time 4550's were going for $2200 +) Its a wonderfull printer and couldn't be happier with it. The only downside is its a monster and takes 2 people to move. I saw a post saying that is costs $400+ to replace the four toner cartriges, that is only true if you purchase genuine HP toner from the factory. There are two other options for replacing the toner:
1. Buy a genereic set of 4 cartriges for about $200
2. Buy a 4 color refill kit for about 70-$90
Either way you are getting full color pages for about a penny each (maybe less)
Ive seen the Color Laserjet 4500 advertised on ebay for about 500-700 dollars which is not too bad. One thing to look for in buying a used printer is a low page count. that is the odometer of a printer.
Fuck SCO!
According to Linux Journal, the xbox runs off a celeron processor. I also highly doubt microsoft is still taking a loss on manufacturing these things... the cost of hardware has been halfed since microsoft first introduced the system.
Quit Smokin the Reefer!!!!!