It's not that they aren't affected, it's just that they can't be infected by the way it spreads...however, the worm will still run on XP/2003 machines.
Sasser was actually more like March or April of 2004..I remember I worked at Symantec @ the time (before they outsourced their support) and that little sucker was a biotch.
I whine about it a bit, but really, the food she gets does taste considerably better than the "regular" food. I've found that grass fed buffalo and lamb, while a bit more expensive, have about the same consistancy as beef but taste much better.
Also, for good organic veggies, if you're lucky enough to have a farmer's market nearby, check it out. The stuff is usually twice the size of the organic stuff you get at the super market and tastes a lot better..and it's cheaper too. (Organic carrots are a favorite of mine now.)
Yeah, and if I was in charge, I'd still be eating corn dogs and frozen burritos...but I guess that's why she took over food shopping;)
My point was simply that if OS X was released so you could install it on any machine, you would see an increase in the number of issues/problems with it. It's stable because the hardware and the OS are made for each other and tested for each other.
I would hope that Apple does not ever release their OS for the standard PC. It would be terrible for their image. Sure the Mac OS works great on Apple's machines, but start throwing it on people custom machines and trying to run all kinds of crazy hardware setups and OS X isn't going to run so swell anymore. The reason the Mac OS runs so well is because it and the hardware it runs on are meant to run together.
Windows, which is really a great OS, gets such a bad rap because it's expected to run with every piece of hardware out there flawlessly. No one stops to think that it's a miracle that it runs as well as it does on so many systems. Not to put down the Mac OS, but compatibilty realy isn't so much of an issue/concern for OS X as much as it is for Windows.
So basically, OS X runs good because it runs on Apple hardware. Start putting it on other machines, and it won't be too long before "OMG this OS suxors! It keeps crashing all the time on my CompuExpress UltraGaming Machine 2000!"
"There's nothing that couldn't be handled using a web forms application, and better than what you can do with any office suite."
Only if the web app craps out, the server goes down, or connectivity is lost, then everyone is screwed rather than just one person's machine.
go spend some time in large scale corporate IT. Once you've done that, take your lessons learned, and apply them to the small scale you're currently working with.
Why the hell would you use a large scale solution for a small scale problem? All that's going to happen is you're going to end up paying more for IT and increase the areas where problems can go wrong. At least with MS Office, most of the issues that arise don't require too much knowledge to fix. Fixing problems with a large scale solution requires someone with an IT background.
Just because you can use the latest, greatest, quickest, openest open source program out there doesn't mean that you should if it ends up being less convenient for the end user.
I can't see how there would be a problem with the Ebook running out of time...obviously you'd know before you bought it, and if you buy a book that runs out before you know you'll be done with it, that's your fault.
Also, people, please don't go off about DRM'd books. You can't DRM something that isn't digital, first of all, and DRM on ebooks just makes sense. Unlike regular books where copying was curtailed by the fact that it takes a long time to copy 800 pages, ebooks only take a few clicks to copy. If the e-textbooks were not protected, they would be stolen/copied within minutes of the first person buying them.
Illegally destroyed competition in the OS space. Suppressed or destroyed competition in the app space. Dictated an artificial (e.g. unnecessarily expensive) software replacement cycle.
Apply this to any kind of software, not just OS, and you'll see that these are common business practices. It's how large companies work. Does that make it right? No, but I don't blame MS for playing the game the same as everyone else.
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It's not that they aren't affected, it's just that they can't be infected by the way it spreads...however, the worm will still run on XP/2003 machines.
August 2004: Sasser
Sasser was actually more like March or April of 2004..I remember I worked at Symantec @ the time (before they outsourced their support) and that little sucker was a biotch.
It also doesn't say that the government should build an interstate highway system...or deliver the mail. Yet, here we are.
US Constitution
Article 1, Section 8
"Section 8. The Congress shall have power to...establish post offices and post roads;"
Research first, post later.
Actually, the article you cited says at the bottom that there is no clear answer as to whether or not glass is a liquid.
Thanks for playing!
I whine about it a bit, but really, the food she gets does taste considerably better than the "regular" food. I've found that grass fed buffalo and lamb, while a bit more expensive, have about the same consistancy as beef but taste much better.
;)
Also, for good organic veggies, if you're lucky enough to have a farmer's market nearby, check it out. The stuff is usually twice the size of the organic stuff you get at the super market and tastes a lot better..and it's cheaper too. (Organic carrots are a favorite of mine now.)
Yeah, and if I was in charge, I'd still be eating corn dogs and frozen burritos...but I guess that's why she took over food shopping
Heck, school cafeterias have been serving it up for years!
Where exactly did you get the idea that the meat you were eating now was somehow natural?
Because my health crazy wife buys everything I eat.
"Mmmmm. Space meat....gaaaarrrgggg..."
If OS is Windows variant, Could be
According to TFA's apparently not.
"I can manage my own goddamned experience, thanks anyway. Keep your filthy paws offa me."
I suppose you don't like well designed and laid-out websites...perhaps you would prefer a giant text file of info?
Maybe neither of them should get a patent...notice how there's already a gazillion MP3 players floating around?
In other news, Microsoft filed a patent today for an "Interface for accessing an online database of patents".
My point was simply that if OS X was released so you could install it on any machine, you would see an increase in the number of issues/problems with it. It's stable because the hardware and the OS are made for each other and tested for each other.
I would hope that Apple does not ever release their OS for the standard PC. It would be terrible for their image. Sure the Mac OS works great on Apple's machines, but start throwing it on people custom machines and trying to run all kinds of crazy hardware setups and OS X isn't going to run so swell anymore. The reason the Mac OS runs so well is because it and the hardware it runs on are meant to run together.
Windows, which is really a great OS, gets such a bad rap because it's expected to run with every piece of hardware out there flawlessly. No one stops to think that it's a miracle that it runs as well as it does on so many systems. Not to put down the Mac OS, but compatibilty realy isn't so much of an issue/concern for OS X as much as it is for Windows.
So basically, OS X runs good because it runs on Apple hardware. Start putting it on other machines, and it won't be too long before "OMG this OS suxors! It keeps crashing all the time on my CompuExpress UltraGaming Machine 2000!"
It seems to me like there would be lots and lots of driver issue with installing on a regular PC...
"There's nothing that couldn't be handled using a web forms application, and better than what you can do with any office suite."
Only if the web app craps out, the server goes down, or connectivity is lost, then everyone is screwed rather than just one person's machine.
go spend some time in large scale corporate IT. Once you've done that, take your lessons learned, and apply them to the small scale you're currently working with.
Why the hell would you use a large scale solution for a small scale problem? All that's going to happen is you're going to end up paying more for IT and increase the areas where problems can go wrong. At least with MS Office, most of the issues that arise don't require too much knowledge to fix. Fixing problems with a large scale solution requires someone with an IT background.
Just because you can use the latest, greatest, quickest, openest open source program out there doesn't mean that you should if it ends up being less convenient for the end user.
Maybe if the entire Linux community (not just the software developers) offered their products and services for free Linux would be cheaper than MS.
I can see it now...the street corners of America littered with Linux IT professionals holding signs that say "Will support Linux for food".
BUT. Isn't possible that this IS a normal part of the earths climate cycle?
No, not on Slashdot.
Do you know what Siberians sound like?
I can't see how there would be a problem with the Ebook running out of time...obviously you'd know before you bought it, and if you buy a book that runs out before you know you'll be done with it, that's your fault.
Also, people, please don't go off about DRM'd books. You can't DRM something that isn't digital, first of all, and DRM on ebooks just makes sense. Unlike regular books where copying was curtailed by the fact that it takes a long time to copy 800 pages, ebooks only take a few clicks to copy. If the e-textbooks were not protected, they would be stolen/copied within minutes of the first person buying them.
schools all over have been scrambling to find new sources of funding
Maybe they should start by using the money they have better.
We already have those!!! Haven't you seen "The Day After Tomorrow"? It's like the most scientifically accurate movie ever.
a legal system that never envisioned a defendant strong and willful enough to flaunt the law You mean like [Insert name of politician]?
Apparently, Google was angered Actually, the CEO was angered.
Illegally destroyed competition in the OS space.
Suppressed or destroyed competition in the app space.
Dictated an artificial (e.g. unnecessarily expensive) software replacement cycle.
Apply this to any kind of software, not just OS, and you'll see that these are common business practices. It's how large companies work. Does that make it right? No, but I don't blame MS for playing the game the same as everyone else.