What you basicly said is that Apple has hidden the root account. That is a lot different from removing it. Well you cant really remove it because that is just the way Unix systems work ( OK not Unix but *n?x||*BSD ). BTW KDE doesnt allow root logins without disabling the option in a config file. So Apple isnt the only one hiding root accounts.
Yet. What prevents me from writing and distributing some super-cool KDE/Gnome/X screensaver that trojans your machine, trashes file on a semi-random basis and turns your machine into a spam relay?
Err if you are sending it to a n00b they would either need to get it via a package from the distro's www site (e.g. Mandrake). Or download and chmod the file then run. KDE doesnt let you run files just by clicking on them. It makes you type it out then asks you if you are really sure.
Took something like this once..
It wanted me to run notepad so i went Start -> Run -> "notepad" -> Enter.
And the program gave me a fail. Why ? Because it wanted me to go Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad. How stupid is that ?
Err... "root" not "administratior".
Anyway i think that linux has better support for "lesser" users in both less power and more power. For less power you can basicly deny a user from doing just about anything ( CD writting, printing, etc ) while "power users" can be allowed to do quite alot...
Hmm just looking at the subject.... I think you ment "Not everyone is a wanna-be-geek-who-thinks-he-can-be-geekish-by-writ ing-in-1337-and-running-winxpsp2-on-a-3.4GHZ-P4EE"
really If Linus had written the kernel in a full IDE on the fastest computer avalible to him would that make him more geekish than if he had written it in VI on a slow computer ?
And removed them. Successfully. (whereas Ad-aware would have just quarantined them).
Errr and how is quarantining worse than deletion ??
I personally would find quarantining a feature because.. well sometimes computers *do* make mistakes and i prefer it if they can undo the mistakes.
I am quite fond of UBCD because it has a heap of floppy disk images that i can boot from on a CD...
Like memtest86 and Ranish Partition Manager
Although it isnt a linux boot disk ( some of the earlier versions had RIP on it but im not too sure if it is still there ) it has saved my computer more than once.
I agree that WMA is a *good* format, but with *great* open source formats like FLAC and OGG arround, i wonder if it worth selling our privacy to MS for a good format ?
But still i do find it good that MS users have a decent format that they can call their own.
Businesses only use IIS because they can buy it ( and get things like techs who have a certificate from MS [ yeah i know those "qualifications" are a joke ]). Seriously do u think the head tech for a 10mil company would use something that didnt cost anything ?
I am currently building a CMS for a company, and the scripts are made to run on apache and PHP not IIS and ASP, why ? Because it doesnt matter to me whether it costs anything or not, but instead i look at other thinks ( like being about to run it on my 100MHz server at home while the site is being developed [ in the end it will be running on a two ~1GHz cpus ] ).
Anyway why dont we see worms that use an exploit in apache ? Even if all 65% is teenagers blogs they are just as suitable as zombie hosts ( *cough* blaster *cough*).
If the guy has the technical knowledge and time to write a program the comlex in PHP why doesnt he write it in C or something ? That way he doesnt need to install apache or php and i guess mysql ( not to mention making sure he isnt hacked while on-air ).
I didnt thing of this but.. what about some IM stuff ? that technology has been arround for yonks and would be very stable.
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Now who has finally found a good use for javascript ?
I know that MS's marketing campaigns are sometimes a little strange but do you serioulsly think they would publish an article that comes to any other conclusion?
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What you basicly said is that Apple has hidden the root account. That is a lot different from removing it. Well you cant really remove it because that is just the way Unix systems work ( OK not Unix but *n?x||*BSD ). BTW KDE doesnt allow root logins without disabling the option in a config file. So Apple isnt the only one hiding root accounts.
Yet. What prevents me from writing and distributing some super-cool KDE/Gnome/X screensaver that trojans your machine, trashes file on a semi-random basis and turns your machine into a spam relay?
Err if you are sending it to a n00b they would either need to get it via a package from the distro's www site (e.g. Mandrake). Or download and chmod the file then run. KDE doesnt let you run files just by clicking on them. It makes you type it out then asks you if you are really sure.
Took something like this once ..
It wanted me to run notepad so i went Start -> Run -> "notepad" -> Enter.
And the program gave me a fail. Why ? Because it wanted me to go Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad. How stupid is that ?
Err... "root" not "administratior". Anyway i think that linux has better support for "lesser" users in both less power and more power. For less power you can basicly deny a user from doing just about anything ( CD writting, printing, etc ) while "power users" can be allowed to do quite alot ...
and support for screen resolutions above 800 X 600 DPI (dots per inch)
That would be 800*600 pixels.
Yes but Apple makes sure that even when their software bloats it doesnt grind the system does to a halt.
M$ kernel is the only one that i know of that when it is low on resources will make the whole system go "sticky" then "freeze"
Hmm just looking at the subject ....t ing-in-1337-and-running-winxpsp2-on-a-3.4GHZ-P4EE"
I think you ment "Not everyone is a wanna-be-geek-who-thinks-he-can-be-geekish-by-wri
really
If Linus had written the kernel in a full IDE on the fastest computer avalible to him would that make him more geekish than if he had written it in VI on a slow computer ?
I would think he did the latter.
Umm if you had hacked it why is it still standing ? /.
( Default apache page )
You do have to wonder how many of the comments on
are really true.
Or "EWWW ! Miss ! He threw a tantalum capacitor at me !"
I prefer source.
That way i can run it on what ever arch takes my fancy ( Not to mention it would allow me/others to write CLI versions of it ).
And removed them. Successfully. (whereas Ad-aware would have just quarantined them).
.. well sometimes computers *do* make mistakes and i prefer it if they can undo the mistakes.
Errr and how is quarantining worse than deletion ??
I personally would find quarantining a feature because
Err i have about 5 of them .... and i have 5 sound cards in total ..
Why does everybody complain about driver support with linux ? The 2.6 kernels support just about everything "well" and the 2.4 kernels "mostly"
More than likely the hack wasnt made possible by the OS but instead a custom built program or stupid admins.
I am quite fond of UBCD because it has a heap of floppy disk images that i can boot from on a CD ...
Like memtest86 and Ranish Partition Manager
Although it isnt a linux boot disk ( some of the earlier versions had RIP on it but im not too sure if it is still there ) it has saved my computer more than once.
Ahh I always wondered what was wrong with OSS ...
:D
Thanks AC
I agree that WMA is a *good* format, but with *great* open source formats like FLAC and OGG arround, i wonder if it worth selling our privacy to MS for a good format ?
But still i do find it good that MS users have a decent format that they can call their own.
Businesses only use IIS because they can buy it ( and get things like techs who have a certificate from MS [ yeah i know those "qualifications" are a joke ]).
Seriously do u think the head tech for a 10mil company would use something that didnt cost anything ?
I am currently building a CMS for a company, and the scripts are made to run on apache and PHP not IIS and ASP, why ? Because it doesnt matter to me whether it costs anything or not, but instead i look at other thinks ( like being about to run it on my 100MHz server at home while the site is being developed [ in the end it will be running on a two ~1GHz cpus ] ).
Anyway why dont we see worms that use an exploit in apache ? Even if all 65% is teenagers blogs they are just as suitable as zombie hosts ( *cough* blaster *cough*).
Yeah but do you belive that stuff they say ?
Anyway why can't MS make betas that are stable ?
I use aMSN 0.94 and ndiswrapper 0.11 and never *never* have had a problem with them.
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If the guy has the technical knowledge and time to write a program the comlex in PHP why doesnt he write it in C or something ? That way he doesnt need to install apache or php and i guess mysql ( not to mention making sure he isnt hacked while on-air ).
.. what about some IM stuff ? that technology has been arround for yonks and would be very stable.
I didnt thing of this but
This here is one of the major "great" things of the open source community unlike windows *cough* 98 *cough* or SP1 *cough*.
If you have a dedicated firewall that you set up yourself , then yes you are a geek.
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hmm and if I change the local time on my computer
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Now who has finally found a good use for javascript ?
I know that MS's marketing campaigns are sometimes a little strange but do you serioulsly think they would publish an article that comes to any other conclusion?
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