It's not the lack of support that's the issue, it's the removal of paid for functionality. I bought a PS3 to use as a gaming console, a media centre and as a Linux computer (I was running xubuntu on it). Then, Sony forced me to choose between using it for gaming or using it as a Linux computer (and losing access to games like Pain that won't work unless you're signed into PSN).
A dump and import into a new database isn't that tricky, but would take a bit of planning on multiple connected systems. The easiest way would be to build a duplicate system to import into, but that requires duplicate hardware.
That's somewhat different to using an administrator's account to browse the internet whilst logged onto a server. With virtual desktops, each user's session is effectively sand-boxed and would only have the permissions to infect their own desktop.
A server should not be used as a browser. I hope you actually mean that you're running a proxy service on the server and not surfing the net on a production server.
I meant an easy to access control panel on the outside of the car that allows anyone to change the way the car operates.
I suppose you could do the same kind of thing by opening the bonnet (USE: hood) and hacking the engine and floor pedals, but you usually need to open it from the inside of the car and it's not normally that easy to change how a car works (easy enough to stop it from working, though).
The point I was trying to make is that you blame the manufacturer if a stupid design decision was made and I think a lot of viruses are due to bad design decisions made by software manufacturers (e.g. running programs as admin by default). I think a lot of the bad browsing behaviour by users is caused by Windows encouraging the installation of software from random sources (don't even get me started on ActiveX).
The walled garden approach prevents a lot of malicious programs just by pointing users at an "authorised" source of software. I particularly like the Debian/Ubuntu repositories for making it easy to install software from "official" sources.
It's more like Toyota selling a car that can have all it's controls and engine reconfigured from a panel stuck on the outside of the car.
Knowledgeable drivers would set up the engine and pedals how they want and then fit a lock on the panel so that random strangers can't alter their car's behaviour. However, the average Joe sometimes has problems driving his car when some joker has configured the brake pedal to be full acceleration.
I'd blame the car first for having such a stupid feature and the driver second for being too trusting.
Those professions tend to get paid to produce work and once they stop working, they don't continue to get paid. The analogue would be paying artists/musicians to produce art - maybe get lots of people who would like to watch to turn up and pay to see them working.
I disagree - HairyFeet's posts are normally relatively well written. You can spot APK's posts just by the layout. I'd bet money that they're not the same person.
I'm a PS3 FAT owner (not the first model, but the one with only 2 USB ports and no Emotion chip) and used to use the OtherOS. It was a big consideration when buying the PS3 as I intended on installing Ubuntu and setting it up as a media box.
When Sony stole that feature away from me, I had to backup my PS3, format it to remove the Ubuntu partition and then restore the games partition.
I don't care how many other people wanted to use OtherOS - I paid money for it, used it and then had it stolen from me.
I'm glad I don't live where you live where fundamental freedoms can just be revoked on the whim of a law-maker. If someone tries to legislate my freedom away, they'd better be ready for a fight.
Just imagine if the progress of science was bound by "intellectual property" - we'd still be in the dark ages. Human culture has always revolved around the sharing of culture, whether that means singing songs around a campfire or viral youtube videos, sharing is in our nature.
The GP was implying that RAID could be used as a form of backup. Maybe I was reading into it something that wasn't there.
Your backup system is unusual - note that it's only functioning as a backup when it's not running in RAID and the backup drive is off-site. I do something similar with LUKS, but rather than RAID, I use RSync to do the copying. I would have thought that managing the RAID mirroring/splitting would be more prone to error than just using RSync. Also, RSync can be used over a network, but if you have top secret data, then mirroring might be better as block level copies wouldn't require the partition to be mounted.
You gave them the right when you opted for automatic security updates. If you don't like it, you can always get another copy of the old broken water pump for free and install it, but it's likely to flood your house.
Oracle Standard Edition is similarly priced. We've got a license for up to 5 CPUs, (although you can only use 4 CPUs in a Standard Edition grid) and we don't pay much more than that. It's also unlimited connections to the database. There's some features missing in Standard Edition (no bitmapped indexes), but it seems designed to compete with MS SQL Server.
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It's not the lack of support that's the issue, it's the removal of paid for functionality. I bought a PS3 to use as a gaming console, a media centre and as a Linux computer (I was running xubuntu on it). Then, Sony forced me to choose between using it for gaming or using it as a Linux computer (and losing access to games like Pain that won't work unless you're signed into PSN).
A dump and import into a new database isn't that tricky, but would take a bit of planning on multiple connected systems. The easiest way would be to build a duplicate system to import into, but that requires duplicate hardware.
Yes - that's when you provide virtual desktops.
That's somewhat different to using an administrator's account to browse the internet whilst logged onto a server. With virtual desktops, each user's session is effectively sand-boxed and would only have the permissions to infect their own desktop.
A server should not be used as a browser. I hope you actually mean that you're running a proxy service on the server and not surfing the net on a production server.
If you're using a server for anything except hosting services, you're doing it wrong.
I meant an easy to access control panel on the outside of the car that allows anyone to change the way the car operates.
I suppose you could do the same kind of thing by opening the bonnet (USE: hood) and hacking the engine and floor pedals, but you usually need to open it from the inside of the car and it's not normally that easy to change how a car works (easy enough to stop it from working, though).
The point I was trying to make is that you blame the manufacturer if a stupid design decision was made and I think a lot of viruses are due to bad design decisions made by software manufacturers (e.g. running programs as admin by default). I think a lot of the bad browsing behaviour by users is caused by Windows encouraging the installation of software from random sources (don't even get me started on ActiveX).
The walled garden approach prevents a lot of malicious programs just by pointing users at an "authorised" source of software. I particularly like the Debian/Ubuntu repositories for making it easy to install software from "official" sources.
It's more like Toyota selling a car that can have all it's controls and engine reconfigured from a panel stuck on the outside of the car.
Knowledgeable drivers would set up the engine and pedals how they want and then fit a lock on the panel so that random strangers can't alter their car's behaviour. However, the average Joe sometimes has problems driving his car when some joker has configured the brake pedal to be full acceleration.
I'd blame the car first for having such a stupid feature and the driver second for being too trusting.
Building a product is very rarely immoral (maybe a product that can only be used in an evil way). Using a product for immoral purposes is immoral.
The carpenters and administrators at Auschwitz did nothing wrong. It's the people doing the killing that are wrong.
People aren't generally responsible for the world they find themselves in, but they are responsible for their own actions.
Those professions tend to get paid to produce work and once they stop working, they don't continue to get paid. The analogue would be paying artists/musicians to produce art - maybe get lots of people who would like to watch to turn up and pay to see them working.
And protection during the inevitable zombie apocalypse.
WTF?
If Apple wrote iTunes, then why does it suck so much?
Thanks for that, I was worried for a minute that you might be susceptible.
I knew it!
I disagree - HairyFeet's posts are normally relatively well written. You can spot APK's posts just by the layout. I'd bet money that they're not the same person.
I'm a PS3 FAT owner (not the first model, but the one with only 2 USB ports and no Emotion chip) and used to use the OtherOS. It was a big consideration when buying the PS3 as I intended on installing Ubuntu and setting it up as a media box.
When Sony stole that feature away from me, I had to backup my PS3, format it to remove the Ubuntu partition and then restore the games partition.
I don't care how many other people wanted to use OtherOS - I paid money for it, used it and then had it stolen from me.
Never will I buy from Sony again.
I live in YOUR MIND!
The UK - so you'll probably still have a good laugh.
I'm glad I don't live where you live where fundamental freedoms can just be revoked on the whim of a law-maker. If someone tries to legislate my freedom away, they'd better be ready for a fight.
Just imagine if the progress of science was bound by "intellectual property" - we'd still be in the dark ages. Human culture has always revolved around the sharing of culture, whether that means singing songs around a campfire or viral youtube videos, sharing is in our nature.
Those are a few of the reasons I don't like RAID controllers and prefer to use software RAID - it tends to be a lot more robust and flexible.
The GP was implying that RAID could be used as a form of backup. Maybe I was reading into it something that wasn't there.
Your backup system is unusual - note that it's only functioning as a backup when it's not running in RAID and the backup drive is off-site. I do something similar with LUKS, but rather than RAID, I use RSync to do the copying. I would have thought that managing the RAID mirroring/splitting would be more prone to error than just using RSync. Also, RSync can be used over a network, but if you have top secret data, then mirroring might be better as block level copies wouldn't require the partition to be mounted.
You couldn't be more wrong. RAID is not backup. Never has been, never will be.
You gave them the right when you opted for automatic security updates. If you don't like it, you can always get another copy of the old broken water pump for free and install it, but it's likely to flood your house.
If it's business related, just pay for an account and charge your clients accordingly.
Oracle Standard Edition is similarly priced. We've got a license for up to 5 CPUs, (although you can only use 4 CPUs in a Standard Edition grid) and we don't pay much more than that. It's also unlimited connections to the database. There's some features missing in Standard Edition (no bitmapped indexes), but it seems designed to compete with MS SQL Server.