Well, according to the website, I should be using IE7, since it is the fastest browser. I can see myself using it, instead of this pokey firefox 3.0x. In fact, I suspect I'll type this poast much faster under IE7.
Um, anyone know where the Linux version of IE7 is?
I was reading a Robert Allen / Mark Victor Hansen book on a similar subject. Their suggestion - ask the employees.
I've just now started a process where I am going to elicit one suggestion from each of my staff during the weekly meeting. I forewarned them of it, and explained it will be open and fair communication. (I also told some of my more verbose employees that it only needs to be one suggestion.)
Ahh, that is interesting. I hadn't thought in that way.
Oddly enough, I tried reading and responding to your post using IE7 under Vista. The "Reply" button wouldn't work. I then launched Firefox (I had closed it because I was trying a website in IE) and the button works.
I think it stands as a testamant to the WINE folks. I know Linux distros and the various Window Managers - KDE/Xfce/IceWM/Gnome - have to handle things that Wintendo doesn't, as it is integrated into the OS from the get-go.
However, the results are not that dramatic. I'd be curious to see a few things, including how Native FF runs in KDE with the Gnome libraries loading up. (I run KDE.)
Also of note - I've posted before on lists that "starting" Word 2003 takes about half the time as it does to "start" OpenOffice 2.x on my distribution. I run CrossoverOffice and have Office 2003 loaded. My guess is that there may be something in Wine that optimizes these processes.
I stand by Vista being faster than expee. I also find it more intuitive.
As for the licensing - Here's the MS license for Silverlight: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=EB83ED4C-AC85-4DE9-8395-285628EE2254&displaylang=en
Moonlight is OSS - http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight#Licensing
I think we're straying a bit OT. The original quesiton to which I was responding was whether or not OSS is more or less secure than non-oss software. I'll grant that fixing bugs in oss sofwtare - due to the numerous eyes looking at it - may be quicker.
Keep in mind, I'm writing this on a openSUSE laptop, running a combination of both OSS and non-oss software (vpnclient, outlook) and connecting occasionally to my corporate network an using KRDC to connect to a non-oss Vista workstation.
See, that is the issue - the vendor. If you have oss or closed source, you're reliant on a vendor to fix. Though Apache is oss, I doubt very much that Joe's Cafeteria, using - say htpd - is going to know how to fix a bug any more than they'd know how to fix a flaw in ISS.
Whether or not the source code is available does not make software less secure. The methods by which most script kiddies and actual hackers (if I can use that term with these losers) access systems are those which would not be more or less available given the source code. You take a given library, note the interfaces and find a way to break in. If you have a buffer overflow, all the better.
Though I am an OSS advocate, I do not fall prey to the "oss is better" or "closed source is better" simply as a security measure.
Bad (insecure) software can be written by any individual or vendor. It is how that individual vendor responds to exploits that is the key.
I'm sure Brad can answer any questions I have is right. Of course, being an election terrorist (along with Bev of blackbox) and having the desire to ruin basic freedoms by use of fear and intimidation, I'm sure he'd not answer the way a sane person would.
I'm trying to be a troll, however, I have a very good friend who is currently deployed in Kwohst and keeps us informed on a regular basis using facebook. We even chat as I'm waking up and he's going to sleep.
The problem - as I see it - are vendors who are more interested in money than actually doing something right. Our voting system (Los Angeles County) seems to do just fine. We processed through over three million votes between about 9:00PM and 1:00AM on this past election. Not one hitch. We had several thousands of ballot groups spanning over four thousand precints which were all correctly identified and batched by our twenty-year-old mainframe ballot tabulation system. Even with the election terrorists standing watch over the process through the glass, we managed to be complete and passed our 1% manual tally afterwards.
We actually plan to rewrite the system ourselves so that we can get off the mainframe. That way we don't waste more taxpayer dollars, like what happened when Diebold was foisted upon us by outside political pressure. Fortunately those stupid TSx machines are a thing of the past.
It is a horrible problem. PHPbb, however, does not store in plaintext. Under versions 1x and 2x, they were stored as MD5. Realizing this was still insecure, they changed to a stronger hash algorithm. However, the software that was hacked - the mailing list- still stored many of the passwords under the 2.x formula. Those who had logged in under 3.x had their passwords changed and are not susceptible.
Is there a good ebook reader software already available for the DS? Then one could load it on the R4 with whatever. I googled and didnt' find anything.
I'm kind of in the middle of developing a policy for my department (1500 employees/800 Exchange users) of a large County (105,000 employees) where we currently have zero policy.
I've already been part of an e-discovery action for a lawsuit - which we eventually won - and can't imagine what might happen next.
Nevertheless - I follow the GTG philosophy. If it takes less than 60 seconds to do, I delete it. I also delete my deleted files every time I close for the day.
As a current Linux user and current crackberry owner (I promise I did not send more than two messages while on Space Mountain yesterday!) I say that using one with the other is forbidden. I don't care if there are sourceForge projects that try to implement blackberry syncing on Linux nor is using usb over Virtualbox allowed.
Though the last time I ran a true benchmark of Windows operating systems was when I compared NT 3.51 to Windows 95 to OS/2 Warp on identical 386 DX/33 machines back in '94 - I fail to see why Vista is considered "slow".
From my own SOTP evaluation of using Vista over the past two years - in beta and production - it runs way better than the bloated XP ever did. In fact, I consider it a worthwhile upgrade for those looking to to from Win2K (which my wife still runs) to a newer MS product. (Assuming you don't upgrade from Vista to openSUSE or Ubuntu or another distro.)
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Well, according to the website, I should be using IE7, since it is the fastest browser. I can see myself using it, instead of this pokey firefox 3.0x. In fact, I suspect I'll type this poast much faster under IE7.
Um, anyone know where the Linux version of IE7 is?
I'll let you know. As of right now, I'm just asking. If I get 100 ideas and only one is good, then I'm still up one idea had I not asked.
I was reading a Robert Allen / Mark Victor Hansen book on a similar subject. Their suggestion - ask the employees.
I've just now started a process where I am going to elicit one suggestion from each of my staff during the weekly meeting. I forewarned them of it, and explained it will be open and fair communication. (I also told some of my more verbose employees that it only needs to be one suggestion.)
Ahh, that is interesting. I hadn't thought in that way.
Oddly enough, I tried reading and responding to your post using IE7 under Vista. The "Reply" button wouldn't work. I then launched Firefox (I had closed it because I was trying a website in IE) and the button works.
Go figure...
I think it stands as a testamant to the WINE folks. I know Linux distros and the various Window Managers - KDE/Xfce/IceWM/Gnome - have to handle things that Wintendo doesn't, as it is integrated into the OS from the get-go.
However, the results are not that dramatic. I'd be curious to see a few things, including how Native FF runs in KDE with the Gnome libraries loading up. (I run KDE.)
Also of note - I've posted before on lists that "starting" Word 2003 takes about half the time as it does to "start" OpenOffice 2.x on my distribution. I run CrossoverOffice and have Office 2003 loaded. My guess is that there may be something in Wine that optimizes these processes.
*yawn*
I stand by Vista being faster than expee. I also find it more intuitive.
As for the licensing - Here's the MS license for Silverlight: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=EB83ED4C-AC85-4DE9-8395-285628EE2254&displaylang=en
Moonlight is OSS - http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight#Licensing
Any further questions?
I'm honored that you reviewed my poasts.
Um, portions of Silverlight are public source and moonlight *is* OSS.
It may not be Richart Stallman perfect, but it works for even a jaded manager like me.
Okay, so you can watch movies on the thing. What about the latest soap opera or miniseries or news program?
I think we're straying a bit OT. The original quesiton to which I was responding was whether or not OSS is more or less secure than non-oss software. I'll grant that fixing bugs in oss sofwtare - due to the numerous eyes looking at it - may be quicker.
Keep in mind, I'm writing this on a openSUSE laptop, running a combination of both OSS and non-oss software (vpnclient, outlook) and connecting occasionally to my corporate network an using KRDC to connect to a non-oss Vista workstation.
See, that is the issue - the vendor. If you have oss or closed source, you're reliant on a vendor to fix. Though Apache is oss, I doubt very much that Joe's Cafeteria, using - say htpd - is going to know how to fix a bug any more than they'd know how to fix a flaw in ISS.
Whether or not the source code is available does not make software less secure. The methods by which most script kiddies and actual hackers (if I can use that term with these losers) access systems are those which would not be more or less available given the source code. You take a given library, note the interfaces and find a way to break in. If you have a buffer overflow, all the better.
Though I am an OSS advocate, I do not fall prey to the "oss is better" or "closed source is better" simply as a security measure.
Bad (insecure) software can be written by any individual or vendor. It is how that individual vendor responds to exploits that is the key.
I'm sure Brad can answer any questions I have is right. Of course, being an election terrorist (along with Bev of blackbox) and having the desire to ruin basic freedoms by use of fear and intimidation, I'm sure he'd not answer the way a sane person would.
No thanks.
Oh, we're quoting the intellectual, reliable source, Bradblog now are we?
Maybe bradblog should locate in which precints "double bubble" most often occurred.
Keep in mind - I don't work in elections. I just watch them like everyone else.
Oops!
That should have read - I'm *NOT* trying to be a troll...
I'm trying to be a troll, however, I have a very good friend who is currently deployed in Kwohst and keeps us informed on a regular basis using facebook. We even chat as I'm waking up and he's going to sleep.
The problem - as I see it - are vendors who are more interested in money than actually doing something right. Our voting system (Los Angeles County) seems to do just fine. We processed through over three million votes between about 9:00PM and 1:00AM on this past election. Not one hitch. We had several thousands of ballot groups spanning over four thousand precints which were all correctly identified and batched by our twenty-year-old mainframe ballot tabulation system. Even with the election terrorists standing watch over the process through the glass, we managed to be complete and passed our 1% manual tally afterwards.
We actually plan to rewrite the system ourselves so that we can get off the mainframe. That way we don't waste more taxpayer dollars, like what happened when Diebold was foisted upon us by outside political pressure. Fortunately those stupid TSx machines are a thing of the past.
It is a horrible problem. PHPbb, however, does not store in plaintext. Under versions 1x and 2x, they were stored as MD5. Realizing this was still insecure, they changed to a stronger hash algorithm. However, the software that was hacked - the mailing list- still stored many of the passwords under the 2.x formula. Those who had logged in under 3.x had their passwords changed and are not susceptible.
Let's not forget - as long as we're discussing dangerous chemicals - the far-reaching effects of dihydrogen monoxide.
It can also cause asphyxiation, drowning and other nasty effects.
This is interesting - we see a potential to remove ourselves of one issue and hold up the red flags before it is even fully discussed.
I would like to see this patented process. Can someone send me a copy of the process?
I have a older family friend who patented a tool for working on IBM Selectric typewrites back in the '60s. He could show me the tool and the designs.
Is there a good ebook reader software already available for the DS? Then one could load it on the R4 with whatever. I googled and didnt' find anything.
Actually, I've found it to be more the opposite. If I delete everything as my personal policy then there's no issue.
If I retain stuff and something - however unlikely - is found to be damaging in a future lawsuit then "m screwed.
Now, If I do what Oracle (IIRC) did and start deleting AFTER a discovery request is made, then I'm guilty of obstruction.
I figure just delete before hand.
I'm kind of in the middle of developing a policy for my department (1500 employees/800 Exchange users) of a large County (105,000 employees) where we currently have zero policy.
I've already been part of an e-discovery action for a lawsuit - which we eventually won - and can't imagine what might happen next.
Nevertheless - I follow the GTG philosophy. If it takes less than 60 seconds to do, I delete it. I also delete my deleted files every time I close for the day.
As a current Linux user and current crackberry owner (I promise I did not send more than two messages while on Space Mountain yesterday!) I say that using one with the other is forbidden. I don't care if there are sourceForge projects that try to implement blackberry syncing on Linux nor is using usb over Virtualbox allowed.
We must keep Linux pure!!!
Though the last time I ran a true benchmark of Windows operating systems was when I compared NT 3.51 to Windows 95 to OS/2 Warp on identical 386 DX/33 machines back in '94 - I fail to see why Vista is considered "slow".
From my own SOTP evaluation of using Vista over the past two years - in beta and production - it runs way better than the bloated XP ever did. In fact, I consider it a worthwhile upgrade for those looking to to from Win2K (which my wife still runs) to a newer MS product. (Assuming you don't upgrade from Vista to openSUSE or Ubuntu or another distro.)
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