Except that had they ported thier proprietary app to linux, they could've slapped redhat or fedora on the boxes and saved themselves the cost of an XP license.
OMG, people buy cheap linux machines and install *gasp* pirated copies of windows? Okay, now tell me how many MORE buy machines that come with windows that then wipe and install linux?
As for your little tidbit about google, I suggest you check again - that's simply not correct.
Oh, I assume you've never tried say, Mandrake, SuSE, Redhat, Fedora, or Lindows?
Because none of them require you to use the command line for anything. They all have spiffy little wizards, control panels, etc, to install and configure the entire system.
When you use a backdoor like that, how do you control that one ad is sent to one machine? Wait. You don't. If they had graduated from college, they might have known that...
you know because you send based on IP address / machine name... it's not a back door, it's a wide freaking open service.
on top of that, grc.com's crap to do this is unnessecary - just turn the damn service off, problem solved. better yet, turn the firewall on.
Civil disobedience my nutsack, this was done for profits.
but otherwise, it's quite unkind to wish for another to be harmed.
Humans, yes, it is unkind; corporations, no, they're not people and do not have feelings. If you for a second believe that a corporation has done or will do ANYTHING to benefit you, you have become a tool for that amount of time.
The rest of the world calls that "terrorism." Changing your own personal meaning of a word does not alter the idea behind the word; it merely emphasizes your delusion.
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Except that had they ported thier proprietary app to linux, they could've slapped redhat or fedora on the boxes and saved themselves the cost of an XP license.
At least we're not represented by asshats who can't take a joke........
Yeah, because savvy users really want cheap crap for hardware..
Wow, when I use this other thing I'm not used to using, I'm not as productive as when I use the thing I'm used to using...
It's not an attack when people point out that your logic is incorrect.
Talk about a skewed thought process.
OMG, people buy cheap linux machines and install *gasp* pirated copies of windows? Okay, now tell me how many MORE buy machines that come with windows that then wipe and install linux?
As for your little tidbit about google, I suggest you check again - that's simply not correct.
Oh, I assume you've never tried say, Mandrake, SuSE, Redhat, Fedora, or Lindows?
Because none of them require you to use the command line for anything. They all have spiffy little wizards, control panels, etc, to install and configure the entire system.
It's not him, John is the front guy for a large cracking group.
you know because you send based on IP address / machine name... it's not a back door, it's a wide freaking open service.
on top of that, grc.com's crap to do this is unnessecary - just turn the damn service off, problem solved. better yet, turn the firewall on.
gaim's sf project page
Actually, the fact that Gaim is open about security issues is much more encouraging than the silence given by AOL....
Yes, it's HER doing it.
This is also affecting HER book sales, so she gets what she deserves.
That's a stock reply, I got it too.
It's also bullshit, as it's NOT PP pursuing this, it's Kathleen T. and her lawyer.
What are the mods smoking today? That's funny, if it's anything at all.
It's not her real number, it's from a freaking song!
:)
stop that!
;)
That's not what the people pushing these machines are wanting.
Think about it - is there any logical or technical reason to NOT add an audit trail? No.
The reasons are entirely political.
but otherwise, it's quite unkind to wish for another to be harmed.
Humans, yes, it is unkind; corporations, no, they're not people and do not have feelings. If you for a second believe that a corporation has done or will do ANYTHING to benefit you, you have become a tool for that amount of time.
Are you, by any chance, female?
Because you picked a side point of the main dilema, and fought for it voraciously. In effect, "Point made, but completely irrelevant."
Good, since knives can be used to murder, you won't mind us outlawing cooking/steak knives, would you?
Uhh, your idea of a war is to kill innocents.
The rest of the world calls that "terrorism." Changing your own personal meaning of a word does not alter the idea behind the word; it merely emphasizes your delusion.
His .sig contains "French"!!!
He's one of them there white flag bearing terrorists!
*snort*
Great! I was just idly wondering about it, and now you've gone and given me more information.
:)
Mod parent up!
That was a cleverly crafted anti-GPL troll.
Clever, yes. Still a troll, though.
that google is not a convicted monopolist.
The checked beta build has full debugging info.
A beta version of windows with the debugging tools built into the OS is no where close to the same level as an "un-optimized" linux system.
Debugging tools built into the OS? Uhh.. Task manager and perfmon.. are not debugging tools.
Besides, they're not using an optimized linux system, so...............