RAID0 doesn't buy you any type of assurance in the event of a drive failure, though. If one drive goes you lose everything. It'd be better to use RAID1 to get data mirroring. That way, if one drive dies you have a second one as a spare.
Red Hat still has proprietary, non-open source products of their own, such as the Certificate Server products they purchased from Netscape. Shouldn't those be open-sourced before they complain that other companies don't open-source their products?
the gulf between the rich and the working class grows wider every year
I don't know about you, but I hardly consider myself part of the "working class". According to Salary.com the average American makes $39,795. I make more than double that, but am not management or executive level. To lump myself in with the working class that makes $40K per year does them a disservice. There are people in this country that have it a lot rougher than I do. I'm just fortunate enough to be in a field where I can ask for more money than, say, a teacher or a nurse. I work hard and am well paid. Does our CEO make a large amount more than me? Yes, but he's also got more responsiblity. The market will determine what a skill set it worth. There's a reason the janitor in your building doesn't make $100K per year. People with skills that are in demand have the luxury of holding out for more money. Likewise, people with skills that are not as in demand will have a hard time commanding the same salaries. Does that mean that those lesser-skilled workers are being taken advantage of? No. It's just about supply and demand.
Hmmmm...what's next? Suing all of the major record labels because they release their music on CDs? After all, I'm *forced* to buy a portable CD player of I want to take my music with me. Hmmm...maybe Sony should be implicated in this as well!
Does anyone know of any OpenLDAP schema files that could be used to create a PGP keyserver using OpenLDAP? It'd be great to have an internal keyserver for our organizational PGP keys without having to use proprietary products.
As a Baltimore native, believe me, I have absolutely NO expectation of safety whenever I go downtown.:) In fact, I think others who have been here probably feel the same way.
Windows XP/Server 2003 were NOT complete rewrites of the OS. Many of the individual components within the OS may have received extensive retooling, but the OS as a whole was not a complete rewrite. New features were added. Existing features were modified. The code simply evolved from one version to another, just as with most products.
Nothing? That's riddiculous. Bin Laden is a multimillionare and is using that money to fund his terror network. In addition, it is well-known that they get large sums of money from charities and wealthy Arab businessmen. To say that they're spending nothing on their jihad is ludicrous.
Of course, the opposite is also true. What happens if Joe Camcorder decides to go home and fire up his handy-dandy video editor and edits out the section where Joe Schmoe attacks a police officer, resists arrests, shoots a child, etc. Now, all of a sudden, the only "evidence" we're left with is being used to ruin the career and life of an innocent man.
With no mechanism for oversight, what is to keep this from being abused as well?
Influential? Definitely. Powerful? Uhh, no. In reality, there are still many more people in the tech world who have considerably more power than he does. After all, exactly how much money have Linux companies actually made? It's a pittence compared to the other big players out there. I'd argue he has much more influence than he has actual power in the industry, especially since anyone can modify his product without giving him a second thought.
And what happens when the DHS begins to use Linux/Solaris/et al and the attackers focus their attention on these products and find numerous and obvious vulnerabilities?
People tend to forget that more holes are found in Microsoft products partly because more people use Microsoft products. As a result, that's where the attackers focus a great deal of their energy. Linux would have the same problem if it had Microsoft's market share.
That's riddiculous. Less than $350K? For an installation that large, they will obviously need more than one person for the job. Even if they get a coupe of kids right out of college, there's still a good chance the salaries will be in the $50K range. Hire 3 people, and within 2 years you're within the $350K range. And, all this is assuming the people you hire are as skilled with Linux as a Red Hat support professional.
You're still not right. Disney and Pixar renegotiated their contract in the early days, following the success of Toy Story. I can't remember at what point, though. There are at least 2 more films coming out. The Incredibles, as you mentioned. I belive the other is tentatively titled Cars.
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Hmmm...The site seems to be lacking any decent documentation as to functionality. Is this just a drop-in replacement for Exchange? Or, do I have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get Outlook, et al to connect to it?
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Yes, Windows 2000/XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 all support this feature. Encryption/decryption is done transparently so there is no additional user intervention required.
Also, with PGP you can create PGP disks that are essentially files that are loopback-mounted as an encrypted drive. Any files you copy to this virtual drive are automatically encrypted with your PGP keys.
Since when does Symmantec have a moral obligation to do anything? They're a corporation. Their service is to detect and prevent network attacks. If you are willing to PAY for the service, then you get the benefits of it. If not, then it sucks to be you. Ford's service is making cars. Are you saying that Ford has a moral obligation to give me one, even though I haven't paid for it?
I hate to argue theology on Slashdot, but that's not what the passage is saying. Jesus was saying that if people want to attack you for following Him then you should turn the other cheek. He was not saying anything to the attacker. Rather, He was saying to the "victim" that God would be his protector and the judge of them that attack His people, so man need not worry about it.
I'd be happy if I could find a decent external IDE RAID enclosure at a good price. So far, the only ones I've seen cost waaaaaaaaay too much money. Is there anything similar to a Sun 711 Multipack for IDE? (Hopefully something I can buy on the cheap through Ebay?)
Say what you will about Bill Gates, Windows, Microsoft, et al. But Gates' vision of.NET and what Windows will become is far more innovative than anything Linux has come up with or hopes to be. I'm a big fan of Linux, and use it for the majority of my work. But Microsoft is dead on when they talk about needing "freedom to innovate". Why? Because they actually ARE innovative. Sure, the technology the implement may not be new or revolutionary. But, they are enhancing the desktop experience and providing users with something that no one else (with the possible future exception of Apple and OS X) can or will provide.
I hear people talk about how wonderful Linux is, it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, MS can't hold a candle to it, etc. And yes, the scalability and reliability of Linux are far superior. But what is Linux doing that's new or different? At best Linux is a clone. A clone of UNIX, as far as the OS is concerned. A clone of Windows as far as the user interface and applications are concerned -- and a bad one at that. Evolution? A poor Outlook clone. KDE/GNOME? Poor clones for Windows' desktop.
I use these applications a lot, and I love them. But why should someone switch from Outlook/Word/Excel/etc. when there's no value added? Apple has it right, as they're trying to enhance, not only the stability and technology in their OS, but also the functionality. iSync sounds like an incredible product that will begin to tie all of these digital devices together. Why isn't Linux doing this? Newer versions of Office will (they may already, I don't have XP) be able to tie in to web services automatically. Have an entry in your Outlook contacts list? Click on their name and you can get a map to their house, find out how the weather is where they are, etc.
I don't want to bad-mouth Linux. But why aren't the powers that be trying to do anything new? Ximian has produced a great distribution of GNOME. But when push comes to shove, it's simply a desktop shell. Nothing revolutionary about it. Why aren't companies/developer groups trying to push the envelope and move Linux from being a clone to being something that wows people, turns heads, and truly innovates?
One thing I've always noticed is that building your own box is much cheaper than purchasing one if you want a really high end box. For example, I have a dual 1GHz P3, 1GB RAM, SCSI RAID, and a bunch of other stuff on it. I priced a similar system from Dell, IBM, and a couple of other companies and the cheapest I found it for was $3500. I built it myself and it only cost $1700. BIG difference in price. For entry level machines, though, companies like Gateway and Dell offer much better values.
As far as where to purchase components, I recommend buying a very good motherboard. Companies like Abit or Asus are what I would recommend. Other than that, you could use Pricewatch to locate the cheapest parts online. I'd go with brand names, but find the best deal you can. (i.e., look for names like Seagate, Western Digital for hard drives, etc. Not just any old name) If you do that, you'll get a great quality box at a great price.
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RAID0 doesn't buy you any type of assurance in the event of a drive failure, though. If one drive goes you lose everything. It'd be better to use RAID1 to get data mirroring. That way, if one drive dies you have a second one as a spare.
Red Hat still has proprietary, non-open source products of their own, such as the Certificate Server products they purchased from Netscape. Shouldn't those be open-sourced before they complain that other companies don't open-source their products?
the gulf between the rich and the working class grows wider every year
I don't know about you, but I hardly consider myself part of the "working class". According to Salary.com the average American makes $39,795. I make more than double that, but am not management or executive level. To lump myself in with the working class that makes $40K per year does them a disservice. There are people in this country that have it a lot rougher than I do. I'm just fortunate enough to be in a field where I can ask for more money than, say, a teacher or a nurse. I work hard and am well paid. Does our CEO make a large amount more than me? Yes, but he's also got more responsiblity. The market will determine what a skill set it worth. There's a reason the janitor in your building doesn't make $100K per year. People with skills that are in demand have the luxury of holding out for more money. Likewise, people with skills that are not as in demand will have a hard time commanding the same salaries. Does that mean that those lesser-skilled workers are being taken advantage of? No. It's just about supply and demand.
Hmmmm...what's next? Suing all of the major record labels because they release their music on CDs? After all, I'm *forced* to buy a portable CD player of I want to take my music with me. Hmmm...maybe Sony should be implicated in this as well!
Does anyone know of any OpenLDAP schema files that could be used to create a PGP keyserver using OpenLDAP? It'd be great to have an internal keyserver for our organizational PGP keys without having to use proprietary products.
As a Baltimore native, believe me, I have absolutely NO expectation of safety whenever I go downtown. :) In fact, I think others who have been here probably feel the same way.
Nope, Disney. And I believe they had ILM do the effects, but I could be wrong.
Windows XP/Server 2003 were NOT complete rewrites of the OS. Many of the individual components within the OS may have received extensive retooling, but the OS as a whole was not a complete rewrite. New features were added. Existing features were modified. The code simply evolved from one version to another, just as with most products.
No, you just have to hire companies with experience in CC certification to do the evaluation itself. Hence the high cost.
Nothing? That's riddiculous. Bin Laden is a multimillionare and is using that money to fund his terror network. In addition, it is well-known that they get large sums of money from charities and wealthy Arab businessmen. To say that they're spending nothing on their jihad is ludicrous.
So if these vendors contributed to democratic candidates would that make it any better?
Of course, the opposite is also true. What happens if Joe Camcorder decides to go home and fire up his handy-dandy video editor and edits out the section where Joe Schmoe attacks a police officer, resists arrests, shoots a child, etc. Now, all of a sudden, the only "evidence" we're left with is being used to ruin the career and life of an innocent man.
With no mechanism for oversight, what is to keep this from being abused as well?
Influential? Definitely. Powerful? Uhh, no. In reality, there are still many more people in the tech world who have considerably more power than he does. After all, exactly how much money have Linux companies actually made? It's a pittence compared to the other big players out there. I'd argue he has much more influence than he has actual power in the industry, especially since anyone can modify his product without giving him a second thought.
And what happens when the DHS begins to use Linux/Solaris/et al and the attackers focus their attention on these products and find numerous and obvious vulnerabilities?
People tend to forget that more holes are found in Microsoft products partly because more people use Microsoft products. As a result, that's where the attackers focus a great deal of their energy. Linux would have the same problem if it had Microsoft's market share.
That's riddiculous. Less than $350K? For an installation that large, they will obviously need more than one person for the job. Even if they get a coupe of kids right out of college, there's still a good chance the salaries will be in the $50K range. Hire 3 people, and within 2 years you're within the $350K range. And, all this is assuming the people you hire are as skilled with Linux as a Red Hat support professional.
I believe Linux received an EAL 2. Windows 2000, however has received an EAL 4. An EAL 4 involves more security checks and requirements.
You're still not right. Disney and Pixar renegotiated their contract in the early days, following the success of Toy Story. I can't remember at what point, though. There are at least 2 more films coming out. The Incredibles, as you mentioned. I belive the other is tentatively titled Cars.
Hmmm...The site seems to be lacking any decent documentation as to functionality. Is this just a drop-in replacement for Exchange? Or, do I have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get Outlook, et al to connect to it?
Yes, Windows 2000/XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 all support this feature. Encryption/decryption is done transparently so there is no additional user intervention required.
Also, with PGP you can create PGP disks that are essentially files that are loopback-mounted as an encrypted drive. Any files you copy to this virtual drive are automatically encrypted with your PGP keys.
Since when does Symmantec have a moral obligation to do anything? They're a corporation. Their service is to detect and prevent network attacks. If you are willing to PAY for the service, then you get the benefits of it. If not, then it sucks to be you. Ford's service is making cars. Are you saying that Ford has a moral obligation to give me one, even though I haven't paid for it?
I hate to argue theology on Slashdot, but that's not what the passage is saying. Jesus was saying that if people want to attack you for following Him then you should turn the other cheek. He was not saying anything to the attacker. Rather, He was saying to the "victim" that God would be his protector and the judge of them that attack His people, so man need not worry about it.
I'd be happy if I could find a decent external IDE RAID enclosure at a good price. So far, the only ones I've seen cost waaaaaaaaay too much money. Is there anything similar to a Sun 711 Multipack for IDE? (Hopefully something I can buy on the cheap through Ebay?)
Whoa. Batman DID Superman? What kind of sick comics have you been reading? Definitely not for the kiddies.
Say what you will about Bill Gates, Windows, Microsoft, et al. But Gates' vision of .NET and what Windows will become is far more innovative than anything Linux has come up with or hopes to be. I'm a big fan of Linux, and use it for the majority of my work. But Microsoft is dead on when they talk about needing "freedom to innovate". Why? Because they actually ARE innovative. Sure, the technology the implement may not be new or revolutionary. But, they are enhancing the desktop experience and providing users with something that no one else (with the possible future exception of Apple and OS X) can or will provide.
I hear people talk about how wonderful Linux is, it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, MS can't hold a candle to it, etc. And yes, the scalability and reliability of Linux are far superior. But what is Linux doing that's new or different? At best Linux is a clone. A clone of UNIX, as far as the OS is concerned. A clone of Windows as far as the user interface and applications are concerned -- and a bad one at that. Evolution? A poor Outlook clone. KDE/GNOME? Poor clones for Windows' desktop.
I use these applications a lot, and I love them. But why should someone switch from Outlook/Word/Excel/etc. when there's no value added? Apple has it right, as they're trying to enhance, not only the stability and technology in their OS, but also the functionality. iSync sounds like an incredible product that will begin to tie all of these digital devices together. Why isn't Linux doing this? Newer versions of Office will (they may already, I don't have XP) be able to tie in to web services automatically. Have an entry in your Outlook contacts list? Click on their name and you can get a map to their house, find out how the weather is where they are, etc.
I don't want to bad-mouth Linux. But why aren't the powers that be trying to do anything new? Ximian has produced a great distribution of GNOME. But when push comes to shove, it's simply a desktop shell. Nothing revolutionary about it. Why aren't companies/developer groups trying to push the envelope and move Linux from being a clone to being something that wows people, turns heads, and truly innovates?
One thing I've always noticed is that building your own box is much cheaper than purchasing one if you want a really high end box. For example, I have a dual 1GHz P3, 1GB RAM, SCSI RAID, and a bunch of other stuff on it. I priced a similar system from Dell, IBM, and a couple of other companies and the cheapest I found it for was $3500. I built it myself and it only cost $1700. BIG difference in price. For entry level machines, though, companies like Gateway and Dell offer much better values. As far as where to purchase components, I recommend buying a very good motherboard. Companies like Abit or Asus are what I would recommend. Other than that, you could use Pricewatch to locate the cheapest parts online. I'd go with brand names, but find the best deal you can. (i.e., look for names like Seagate, Western Digital for hard drives, etc. Not just any old name) If you do that, you'll get a great quality box at a great price. SN