User: frangipani

First Post

On: Next Generation Spam Zombies Will Use Data Mining

First Post!!111

Where does it say that Google is launching it?

On: Search Engine For Coders to Launch

This sounds like a new company, not a product of Google.

trucker joke

On: Safe Options for Surfing While on the Road?

I'd tell you my trucker joke, but it's only semi-funny.

Re:GPL?

On: The Google Search Server

I used a Google Mini for a short time and no source code was available. From Google's Support site for appliance / mini owners:

Question

What are the specifications for the hardware and software used by the Google Mini?

Answer

The Google Mini is a self-contained hardware and software solution supported by Google. It's built using standard server components, including Intel processors. The OS is a hardened version of Linux and the remaining software has been developed by Google. For more details, take a look at the Google web site: www.google.com/enterprise

Permision / Security issues

On: Search Engines for Your Intranet or Small Business?

I can't figure out from the original post how you expect the Google Mini to crawl your content. The mini is limited to only stuff accessible via a website interface. Also, the Google Mini doesn't have any way for you to securely restrict search access to your various content.

Huge Boost?

On: Microsoft To Provide IE Patches for Windows XP Only

Yeah this should be a huge boost to Apple's Safari browser. Think of all the Windows users who will want to install that now that IE won't be updated for non-XP browsers. I can't wait to download Safari for my Windows 2000 machine.

They're not the only ones

On: University Bans Wireless Access Points

my former college has had a similar policy.

Correction

On: Netcraft Interviews Brian Behlendorf

The co-founder of the Apache Web Server Project and the First Chief Engineer at Wired Magazine was interviewed by Netcraft's Rich Miller about Netcraft's growth

I think that should be Apache Web Server's growth, not Netcraft's. Netcraft is mentioned once in the interview.