Go try it in a virtual machine or a box you're about to reformat. It may not delete system files, but it eventually recurses on down to files you can delete and trashes 'em.
I haven't tried it, but I think it should only affect the users own files.
Funny how both Ubuntu and Fedora have 'application management'--yet I can download a tarball, compile it, and run it...
And before you say 'noexec', I just checked my/tmp folder and it isn't mounted noexec...
But the program will run under the user and will only have access to files/API calls that are allowed to the user so the only files that could be affected are owned by the user. If the user wants to trash his own files that's fine by me, as long as it doesn't trash the system.
It not just douchebags. Consider the noob who goes googling for a solution and someone says rm -rf/
It's a feature for the enterprise customer that's already built-in. It's called corporate access management or "not giving users root" in rocket science terms.
You need a decent way of preventing noobs from messing with stuff they shouldn't. Then you need a good way of deterring people from screwing off--like locking down games and maybe the desktop background. Finally, you need a great system to try and prevent actively malicious users, like someone installing a remote access program shortly before getting fired.
This is also an already provided feature for the enterprise customer. It's called application management or "removing a package" in rocket science terms.
How about making each rendering engine a library any program can use? If a program requires mshtml, you install it, if a program requires gecko, you install that. If you don't want mshtml and all the vulnerabilities that come with it - don't install it, which I'm really looking forward to.
I remember reading a review of some kind of network devices, and dlink was the only one without a heatsink (they all used same chips). That should tell you something about their priorities and the quality/reliability of the device.
I think people are too confident that windows 7 will be the panacea like XP was (for windows ME at least). And don't even take the time to think of a scenario where windows is just as bad as vista or even worse for the next... 5 years. This could lead to some serious consequences.
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How is trying to imitate something else as much as you can - innovating?
You should post as anonymous coward, if you're stating that you're using the killer nic.
And that makes it ok to replace a problem with a bigger one?
Install linux on their machines and count which way you get more calls and spend more time making things work.
...many factories don't allow chairs on the factory floor...
This is Steves fault.
He has a man inside.
Go try it in a virtual machine or a box you're about to reformat. It may not delete system files, but it eventually recurses on down to files you can delete and trashes 'em.
I haven't tried it, but I think it should only affect the users own files.
Funny how both Ubuntu and Fedora have 'application management'--yet I can download a tarball, compile it, and run it... And before you say 'noexec', I just checked my /tmp folder and it isn't mounted noexec...
But the program will run under the user and will only have access to files/API calls that are allowed to the user so the only files that could be affected are owned by the user. If the user wants to trash his own files that's fine by me, as long as it doesn't trash the system.
It not just douchebags. Consider the noob who goes googling for a solution and someone says rm -rf /
It's a feature for the enterprise customer that's already built-in. It's called corporate access management or "not giving users root" in rocket science terms.
You need a decent way of preventing noobs from messing with stuff they shouldn't. Then you need a good way of deterring people from screwing off--like locking down games and maybe the desktop background. Finally, you need a great system to try and prevent actively malicious users, like someone installing a remote access program shortly before getting fired.
This is also an already provided feature for the enterprise customer. It's called application management or "removing a package" in rocket science terms.
How about making each rendering engine a library any program can use? If a program requires mshtml, you install it, if a program requires gecko, you install that. If you don't want mshtml and all the vulnerabilities that come with it - don't install it, which I'm really looking forward to.
Did this one attract attention: http://www.elektronika.lt/_sys/storage/2004/11/29/etherkiller.jpg ? If not, neither will the wall wart :).
Please do make a floppy like that, I'd really like to see it.
Just don't tell them linux is resposible for defending the US of A from terrorists :).
I'd love a 9/36 w.a 10% pay cut.
So you want to halve your work hours with a 10% pay cut? Do you by any accident work in mangement/marketing?
They'd just hide it in a corner of the screen "so that it wouldn't get in the way, I need to get work done you know".
If someone would be able to prove that microsoft actually uploaded win7 to a torrent tracker, wouldn't that make win7 public domain?
...people need to learn to use the fscking search function - http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/27/2119252
...the year of SSD on the desktop.
They didn't test w3m!
I remember reading a review of some kind of network devices, and dlink was the only one without a heatsink (they all used same chips). That should tell you something about their priorities and the quality/reliability of the device.
...which of these will go out the window first?
Why do you think that is?
I think people are too confident that windows 7 will be the panacea like XP was (for windows ME at least). And don't even take the time to think of a scenario where windows is just as bad as vista or even worse for the next... 5 years. This could lead to some serious consequences.
Too bad "fuck me gently with a chainsaw" isn't an error message.
I bet they haven't been to the goatse site yet. I'll fix that in sec.
Phone companies do, VoIP companies don't.