Our company is rated for 'secret' information. We currently have classified information, it is just paper right now. We have been requested to expand our capabilities so we may develop new products to meet the demands. We have a set of papers that are pretty light on the details of what is required for a computer to be certified for secret information, but it does not go into enough details for us to have an open mind about it. If we want a secure computer, thats easy. Case sealed with stickers, operating system and software installed on removable hard drive, no network card, and a paper trail going all the way down to the details of the last person who sneezed on it.
What I was really trying to ask was, "In your experience, is the extra money going into a vendor worth it or, is it better just to by a chassis and setup a machine yourself?"
Our facility security officer has a stack of papers that I have been reading over but it is pretty slim in details when it comes to the specifics. Network is a definate no, floppies and CDs are ok, but what about USB harddrives? Etc.
The only reason I asked Slashdot was for a jump start. My manager says we need to have something, at least a plan, by next week.
Baher Al Hakim writes "The Street suggests in a recent article that Apple is about to announce a deal with Google, to a
To a what? To award? To a degree? I don't know which is worse: duped stories or incomplete stories with no links. I know, the rest of the story is to be supplied in the dupe!
What has the editors of/. come to when they can't even post a complete story? Hey OSTG! I'll be a Slashdot editor! I wouldn't mind posting news worthy stories in my spare time. Certainly better than what we have now. Instead of Google's latest update, I'll post real stories. Stories such as:
If not me, than at least someone who can do a real editors job. I do believe I'm not going to renew my subscription if this kind of crap keeps on. With all do respect Taco, Slashdot use to be a great site, but now all it is good for is the latest $MARKETER plug with an occasional news story to keep us coming back.
Oh, and EMAILING THE EDITOR SEEMS TO HAVE NO FUCKING AFFECT
Well, it's more of an exothermic reaction that ends in the final balance of sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas with a little bit of dissolved hydroxide. During the process, the sodium may become so hot that it may ignite the hydrogen gas released from the water therefore, causing fire.
but I think $20 for a game is above a reasonable Linux price point
I don't know. Doom 3, Postal 2, and several other games sold well under Linux for much more than $20. I'm looking forward to downloading the demo once available and if I like it I'll be more than happy to fork over $20. Especially if it will encourage further development for the Linux platform.
The real question is, not will it sell, but will the licensing allow me to purchase a license for the game and have all platforms available to play?
there are channels he could have gone through that would have made Cisco aware of the problem (if they weren't already) without endangering the safety of the nation's network by talking to a bunch of black hats!
Two things:
First, Cisco was already aware of the problem and had released a patch for it last April.
Second, Blackhat is not about blackhats. It is about security and is visited by some of the most renown security professionals including ranking officials in the CIA, NSA, and other 3 letter acronyms.
The real issue at hand, at least with Cisco router owners, is not the fact that Lynn released information concerning the exploit, but the fact that Cisco would not tell anyone about it. Time and time again has shown how security through obscurity is not real security, especially when Cisco's source code had been stolen.
The reality of it is that Cisco fixed the exploit last April with a patch and no longer offers the vulnerable IOS for download on their site. The problem with that though is that they did not inform anyone what the patch fixed and who needed to download it. Most people who are vulnerable to this attack are those who have not updated to Cisco's version as of April (which are a few I'm sure. No point on upgrading a working system with a patch that could break you.)
The real problem is Cisco and their disregard to release information over a severe vulnerability in order to press forward their new OS next year.
Does anyone know where Sharp tells their customer's about the GNU General Public License?
From the software license agreement:
...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Software is protected by copyright laws, international copyright treaties, and other intellectual property laws and treaties. Lineo and its suppliers retain all ownership of, and intellectual property rights (including copyright) in, the Software components and all copies thereof, provided however, that certain components of the Software are components licensed under the GNU General Public License (version 2), which Lineo supports. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License at http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html. Lineo will provide source code for any of the components of the Software licensed under the GNU General Public License. To obtain such source code, email to embedix-support 'at' lineo.com.
In short, yes. Also, it looks like that even though it is a Sharp device, Lineo supplied the software.
Openzaurus has released version 3.5.3 which imho is one of the best so far. I have my 5500 setup to boot from my 512MB SD card to make it easy to store the OS and any additional applications that I may download plus it makes an easy backup. The feed for Openzaurus has grown (and still is) quite a bit and seeing how it is Debian based, alot of ARM packages from the Debian feed will install on it without to many problems as well. The support on the mailing list is great and I haven't had to many problems with my current Z yet.
I currently use my Zaurus as a PIM, ssh client, web browser, mp3-ogg-divx player, mail editor, and reader for PDFs, DOCs, PPTs, etc. Not to mention kismet and wellenreiter works on it as well which is great for detecting hot spots even if you are fined £500.
And who says Google doesn't have a sense of humor?
Example 1:
From their FAQ:
4. Is Google Moon a result of your Copernicus initiative?
Glad you asked, and yes, the development of our lunar hosting and research center continues apace. We usually don't announce future products in advance, but in this case, yes, we can confirm that on July 20th, 2069, in honor of the 100th anniversary of mankind's first manned lunar landing, Google will fully integrate Google Local search capabilities into Google Moon, which will allow our users to quickly find lunar business addresses, numbers and hours of operation, among other valuable forms of Moon-oriented local information.
Example 2:
On moon.google.com, if you zoom all the way in on the moon the imagery changes from satellite shots of the moon to a cheese template. Sense of humor at it's finest.
Looking forward to see what they come with next.
Side note: Does Google still offer satellite imagery of Mars in Google Earth? It was offered when it was Keyhole.
TA mentions audio features so I guess you could use skype to get the phone features working.
But the device uses an ARM chipset instead of the usual x86. Skype would have to be recompiled to support the ARM chip and while Skype is a great application, the source is not available requiring us to depend on the vendor to recompile it. I would love to have Skype on my Zaurus but the ARM chipset is not supported though there is a scream for it.
What about the fact that NASA failed to meet three vital safety recomendations Tuesday?
I mean granted, I'm sure they know what they are doing but what happens if we lose Discovery too? We haven't launched in over two years due to Columbia blowing up and I can't even imagine what would happen to the space program if we lost Discovery. Even more so if it is because of one of the failed safety checks.
From my link: The panel said that NASA had failed to satisfactorily eliminate losses of foam and ice from the shuttle's external fuel tank. Additionally, the agency could not adequately strengthen areas of the spacecraft that are at risk of being damaged by the impact of stray debris. The astronauts who are a part of the return to flight mission did not have reliable repair kits, the panel pointed out.
Slashdot Mirror
To clarify:
Our company is rated for 'secret' information. We currently have classified information, it is just paper right now. We have been requested to expand our capabilities so we may develop new products to meet the demands. We have a set of papers that are pretty light on the details of what is required for a computer to be certified for secret information, but it does not go into enough details for us to have an open mind about it. If we want a secure computer, thats easy. Case sealed with stickers, operating system and software installed on removable hard drive, no network card, and a paper trail going all the way down to the details of the last person who sneezed on it.
What I was really trying to ask was, "In your experience, is the extra money going into a vendor worth it or, is it better just to by a chassis and setup a machine yourself?"
Our facility security officer has a stack of papers that I have been reading over but it is pretty slim in details when it comes to the specifics. Network is a definate no, floppies and CDs are ok, but what about USB harddrives? Etc.
The only reason I asked Slashdot was for a jump start. My manager says we need to have something, at least a plan, by next week.
To a what? To award? To a degree? I don't know which is worse: duped stories or incomplete stories with no links. I know, the rest of the story is to be supplied in the dupe!
What has the editors of
Hey OSTG! I'll be a Slashdot editor! I wouldn't mind posting news worthy stories in my spare time. Certainly better than what we have now. Instead of Google's latest update, I'll post real stories. Stories such as:
- Hackers steal your phones to ring up bills
- New improved spyware tactics that behave like trojans
- Latest court rulings on hackers who use keyloggers
- Huge ID Theft Ring Affects at least 50 banks
If not me, than at least someone who can do a real editors job. I do believe I'm not going to renew my subscription if this kind of crap keeps on. With all do respect Taco, Slashdot use to be a great site, but now all it is good for is the latest $MARKETER plug with an occasional news story to keep us coming back.Oh, and EMAILING THE EDITOR SEEMS TO HAVE NO FUCKING AFFECT
</rant>
I've personally always enjoyed Scite.
Free, os, macros, cross compatible (Linux, Windows), and recognizes syntax from multiple languages.
For $899 it better deliver my morning toast.
Actually, that is for covering the SCO licensing fees...
Well, it's more of an exothermic reaction that ends in the final balance of sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas with a little bit of dissolved hydroxide. During the process, the sodium may become so hot that it may ignite the hydrogen gas released from the water therefore, causing fire.
Fire from water? Thats easy! I use to do it all the time with a block of sodium. Cats didn't like it to much though...
but I think $20 for a game is above a reasonable Linux price point I don't know. Doom 3, Postal 2, and several other games sold well under Linux for much more than $20. I'm looking forward to downloading the demo once available and if I like it I'll be more than happy to fork over $20. Especially if it will encourage further development for the Linux platform.
The real question is, not will it sell, but will the licensing allow me to purchase a license for the game and have all platforms available to play?
there are channels he could have gone through that would have made Cisco aware of the problem (if they weren't already) without endangering the safety of the nation's network by talking to a bunch of black hats!
Two things:
First, Cisco was already aware of the problem and had released a patch for it last April.
Second, Blackhat is not about blackhats. It is about security and is visited by some of the most renown security professionals including ranking officials in the CIA, NSA, and other 3 letter acronyms.
The real issue at hand, at least with Cisco router owners, is not the fact that Lynn released information concerning the exploit, but the fact that Cisco would not tell anyone about it. Time and time again has shown how security through obscurity is not real security, especially when Cisco's source code had been stolen.
The reality of it is that Cisco fixed the exploit last April with a patch and no longer offers the vulnerable IOS for download on their site. The problem with that though is that they did not inform anyone what the patch fixed and who needed to download it. Most people who are vulnerable to this attack are those who have not updated to Cisco's version as of April (which are a few I'm sure. No point on upgrading a working system with a patch that could break you.)
The real problem is Cisco and their disregard to release information over a severe vulnerability in order to press forward their new OS next year.
And McDonalds food that causes you to loose weight
It already does.
Thats Field Programable Gate Arrays, not Female Pro Golfers Associtation.
Yes, but which one is more attractive?
Better yet, which one will I have a better shot at?
Yep, straight from the manual insert.
Does anyone know where Sharp tells their customer's about the GNU General Public License?
...
From the software license agreement:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Software is protected by copyright laws, international copyright treaties, and other intellectual property laws and treaties. Lineo and its suppliers retain all ownership of, and intellectual property rights (including copyright) in, the Software components and all copies thereof, provided however, that certain components of the Software are components licensed under the GNU General Public License (version 2), which Lineo supports. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License at http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html. Lineo will provide source code for any of the components of the Software licensed under the GNU General Public License. To obtain such source code, email to embedix-support 'at' lineo.com.
In short, yes. Also, it looks like that even though it is a Sharp device, Lineo supplied the software.
Openzaurus has released version 3.5.3 which imho is one of the best so far. I have my 5500 setup to boot from my 512MB SD card to make it easy to store the OS and any additional applications that I may download plus it makes an easy backup. The feed for Openzaurus has grown (and still is) quite a bit and seeing how it is Debian based, alot of ARM packages from the Debian feed will install on it without to many problems as well. The support on the mailing list is great and I haven't had to many problems with my current Z yet.
I currently use my Zaurus as a PIM, ssh client, web browser, mp3-ogg-divx player, mail editor, and reader for PDFs, DOCs, PPTs, etc. Not to mention kismet and wellenreiter works on it as well which is great for detecting hot spots even if you are fined £500.
Jack Thompson did.
Tell him what you think at:
Jack Thompson
305-666-4366
jackpeace@comcast.net.
1172 South Dixie Hwy.
Suite 111
Coral Gables, FL 33146.
While Amazon may not be offering it anymore, eBay has it going for $71 USD at the moment...
And who says Google doesn't have a sense of humor?
Example 1:
From their FAQ:
4. Is Google Moon a result of your Copernicus initiative?
Glad you asked, and yes, the development of our lunar hosting and research center continues apace. We usually don't announce future products in advance, but in this case, yes, we can confirm that on July 20th, 2069, in honor of the 100th anniversary of mankind's first manned lunar landing, Google will fully integrate Google Local search capabilities into Google Moon, which will allow our users to quickly find lunar business addresses, numbers and hours of operation, among other valuable forms of Moon-oriented local information.
Example 2:
On moon.google.com, if you zoom all the way in on the moon the imagery changes from satellite shots of the moon to a cheese template. Sense of humor at it's finest.
Looking forward to see what they come with next.
Side note: Does Google still offer satellite imagery of Mars in Google Earth? It was offered when it was Keyhole.
TA mentions audio features so I guess you could use skype to get the phone features working.
But the device uses an ARM chipset instead of the usual x86. Skype would have to be recompiled to support the ARM chip and while Skype is a great application, the source is not available requiring us to depend on the vendor to recompile it. I would love to have Skype on my Zaurus but the ARM chipset is not supported though there is a scream for it.
Accidental launches CANNOT happen with an armed warhead.
Would you like to play a game?
Sorry? jabber.org is a website just like aol.com or msn.com is. What if it goes down?
Then pick any one of the many, many severs available. That or start your own.
Actually, what we need is a messaging protocol that isn't tied to some website.
Jabber anyone?
IBM has posted a migration page to help OS/2 users easily switch to Linux.
Sounds like Windows will have competition on an even wider base.
Any cost predictions for such a wide migration? OS/2 is on a fairly wide range of ATMs as it is.
I personally like this one.
Kinda has the whole Death Star look to it...
What about the fact that NASA failed to meet three vital safety recomendations Tuesday?
I mean granted, I'm sure they know what they are doing but what happens if we lose Discovery too? We haven't launched in over two years due to Columbia blowing up and I can't even imagine what would happen to the space program if we lost Discovery. Even more so if it is because of one of the failed safety checks.
From my link:
The panel said that NASA had failed to satisfactorily eliminate losses of foam and ice from the shuttle's external fuel tank. Additionally, the agency could not adequately strengthen areas of the spacecraft that are at risk of being damaged by the impact of stray debris. The astronauts who are a part of the return to flight mission did not have reliable repair kits, the panel pointed out.