...In a space of 6 months they went from no Internet to Internet enabling just about every product they had. Taking it seriously wasn't their problem...
Which partially, if not totally, explains their godawful security track record. "Security" isn't something you can download or bolt-on.
You'd think a well written DMCA law would lay out what the consequences/penalties are in those situations.
"I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is infringed."
...Dell simply doesn't see the business case for distributing and supporting it...
So Dell provides support for that stupid Weatherbug that they include(d)? That godawful McAfee "security suite" they include? That evil Sonic bloatware? Quicktime? RealPlayer? No? I didn't think so...
And how long before some malware author decides to incorporate that age old "Hi, this is AOL: You've been online 14 minutes, click here to stay online" auto-clicker thingie to OK their malware installation prompt(s)?
But you see, here in The Land Of The Free (TM)*, the majority of the population see boobies and even sucks on nipples frequently for the first few months of their lives. Then they aren't allowed to see them again for 18 years.
...my right to profit from the fruits of my labor...
You'll have to explain that one to me. I understand that you have an _opportunity_ to profit from your work, but a _right_? Get over yourself.
"There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years , the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back, for their private benefit."
I can as well, but can you use AOL or Dreamscape? Can you run the version of PrintShop(TM) that the user's been running since 1997 and have all their files saved in it's proprietary format? Issues like that are show-stoppers for people, and Linux isn't a solution for them.
You've hit the nail right there. I'm as big a Linux advocate as any other/.'er, but I'll reiterate what I posted here a while back: It's entirely situational. The key is no-pressure. It's their machine, and they shouldn't be forced into using something they're not comfortable with.
I read an article not long ago about how medical schools are now coaching students on how to handle drug reps effectively... it's gotten that bad. This blog has an entry on it, but the Washington Post article it refers to has been taken offline.
A few months back, I did some work for some folks hat were getting phone calls and actual snail mail from their ISP (rhymes with load gunner) telling them to take their computer off line and have it repaired. The ISP actually did cut them off, because their machine was saturating the line all the time as a spambot and as a server for other bot infections. The major ISPs will do it, but only if it's already costing them $$ in bandwidth.
...Somewhere, deep inside the twisted corridors in Redmond, some person must have actually thought of the idea to hire third parties to edit Wikipedia...
Exactly.
Porter: Who makes the decisions? Carter: Well, a committee would make the decision in this case... Porter: One man... you go high enough you always come to one man... who?
McAffee "security center" does this. And it drives people nuts... even experienced users, mostly because they don't frikken tell anyone about it - it's just done by default with no notice to the user.
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Please do so, but write it for Linux!
Which partially, if not totally, explains their godawful security track record. "Security" isn't something you can download or bolt-on.
Do you have to think in Russian?
No, because someone who does marketing is incapable of telling the truth, a politician can at least try.
Yeah, threat rating: "waaah... security is hard!"
"I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is infringed."
Perhaps Dell should have installed Linux on their own servers.
So Dell provides support for that stupid Weatherbug that they include(d)? That godawful McAfee "security suite" they include? That evil Sonic bloatware? Quicktime? RealPlayer?
No?
I didn't think so...
Here you go.
mmm... glass houses...
And how long before some malware author decides to incorporate that age old "Hi, this is AOL: You've been online 14 minutes, click here to stay online" auto-clicker thingie to OK their malware installation prompt(s)?
Ask him.
But you see, here in The Land Of The Free (TM)*, the majority of the population see boobies and even sucks on nipples frequently for the first few months of their lives. Then they aren't allowed to see them again for 18 years.
*Void where prohibited by law.
"There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years , the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back, for their private benefit."
- Robert A. Heinlein ("Life-Line", 1939)
I'm hoping he gets a cameo as a corpse in the next GTA release.
I can as well, but can you use AOL or Dreamscape? Can you run the version of PrintShop(TM) that the user's been running since 1997 and have all their files saved in it's proprietary format?
Issues like that are show-stoppers for people, and Linux isn't a solution for them.
It's entirely situational. The key is no-pressure. It's their machine, and they shouldn't be forced into using something they're not comfortable with.
I read an article not long ago about how medical schools are now coaching students on how to handle drug reps effectively... it's gotten that bad.
This blog has an entry on it, but the Washington Post article it refers to has been taken offline.
Power dontcha know...
The major ISPs will do it, but only if it's already costing them $$ in bandwidth.
Exactly.
Porter: Who makes the decisions?
Carter: Well, a committee would make the decision in this case...
Porter: One man... you go high enough you always come to one man... who?
McAffee "security center" does this. And it drives people nuts... even experienced users, mostly because they don't frikken tell anyone about it - it's just done by default with no notice to the user.
Or in the marketing department.
IT geeks? That's nothing.
Steve Balmer can't even secure a Microsoft Windows computer.