With a torrent, all they have to do is start downloading the files themselves, and they get a nice, neat list of IPs for everyone sharing their content.
With UseNet, it'd be alot harder for them to locate people downloading the binaries, and it's pretty easy to hide your identity when you're uploading, too.
If any laptops are compromised as a result of the cone of silence that apparently has been slapped down on this issue, their lawyers may choose to call it something other than faux disclosure. Maybe something like depraved indifference.
I'm sorry, but I have to call bullshit on this one. The demonstration of this exploit was to bring awareness to the problem and force the companies to develop a fix. They did NOT enable anyone to perform the exploit, nor did they tell them how to do it - in fact, that's the WHOLE POINT; show there's a problem without giving away the key to the city!
If anyone is guilty of "depraved indifference", it's the people who've let this vulnerability remain unaddressed for so long, not the people who let the public know that they're at risk.
Good observation, but to the opposite effect; the GP post was stating that as the installation base grows, their responsiveness lessens. Since Red Hat Enterprise has a larger installation base, it would figure that they'd be less responsive.
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With their hands, yes.
With a torrent, all they have to do is start downloading the files themselves, and they get a nice, neat list of IPs for everyone sharing their content.
With UseNet, it'd be alot harder for them to locate people downloading the binaries, and it's pretty easy to hide your identity when you're uploading, too.
No, the /. browser doesn't get added in to WoW until the next patch, sorry.
Right-o, it was stated when the title was announced, if I remember correctly. Nothing to get excited about here.
I thought you could only take that feat at first level? Or are you implying that /. readers are a bunch of zero-level NPCs?
As to point #1:
So, not only are the users morons when it comes to passwords, but whoever does their IT is an even bigger moron?
That's for DVD movies, not software. All DVD drives have regional-lockout support for DVD-Video.
Mod parent "-1, missed the joke".
Congratulations, you now have a race of super-intelligent dolphins.
That have been trained to not eat fish.
Better make use of them quickly, before they all starve to death...
No he does... er, what where we talking about?
I think that he was referring to the music itself be crap, not the quality of the digital version...
And just think of how much Winchester would pay to sponsor it!
I concede to your point, O Wise One.
No, for those you need this.
If anyone is guilty of "depraved indifference", it's the people who've let this vulnerability remain unaddressed for so long, not the people who let the public know that they're at risk.
Actually, from the IPs listed, I'm wanting to know how you got on MY network... ;)
Oh, you are, but this isn't the proof.
You mean people are actually smart enough to figure that out?
Shit, that means Metal Gear Solid taught me NOTHING...
What, cracking a joke of questionable taste? Sorry, we don't live under Nazi-land rules here.
So in other words, not only am I NOT getting my underwear back, but they're rebranding it?
Those bastards!
I don't know if I should be happy I got modded up, or disturbed that someone finds my underwear "interesting"...
Well if this is the new buisiness model, I want my underwear back!
Good observation, but to the opposite effect; the GP post was stating that as the installation base grows, their responsiveness lessens. Since Red Hat Enterprise has a larger installation base, it would figure that they'd be less responsive.