I may be not in touch with latest development in smartcard technology, but conventional Smartcards are powered by readers through electrical contacts. How does this work with optical I/O?
If you have to spend at least one or two million Euros (Yes, I am living in the EU) on SAP R/3 you have SAP (or the consultants who customize the system) to blame if anything goes wrong.
Taking into consideration that SAP is not just another system to most companies, but in most cases crucial for operations, there is no good reason to take on some experiments with the latest and greatest free DBMS.
It ist simply all about having someone to blame if things turn the wrong way. This point of view is an established "point of view that makes your life comfortable and safe"(tm) (at least to some extent) that nobody abandons without need.
So a lot of people add another 5 to 10 percent in costs to a usually already large sum just to buy a DBMS with a support contract to get rid of some of the responsibility.
Just my 0.0193193 cent (that is my 0.02 Euro-cent)
Oh, does this mean the software vendors will establish some *real* Quality Assurance in their development process and produce software without bugs??:*)
Are you sure that you are living in the 'land of the free' that values 'freedom of speech, religion and...' more than anything else?
Sean's comment was foolish, his father says, especially in the post-Columbine environment where candid speech about schools is dangerous. And he isn't averse to some milder form of punishment.
I know from my own experience that candid speech is not liked at any school in this world. (I am living in germany and got into (some) toruble because of a 'poem' about terrorism from MAD magazine:-) but I wasn't kicked from school).
If you are using one of the free mail services you can use email all right.
I would not allow E-Mail too on an publicly accessible System (at least I would not allow anyone to change the configuration of the browser, that is what I think the author relly meant by *no email*)
It is a matter of security and lastly it is a measure to ensure that this station is in service for all users and not down 90% of the time because anybody is allowed to mess up configuration.
I do think that the Operating System is not without influence.
Just think about the amount of CPU cycles that Windows NT wastes for a colorful graphic interface. The less CPU power is needed for non-rendering tasks, the more you can use for work.
The first in line to get credit is IBM, because they were the first use open standards for PC parts. This is one of the most important factors why computers are dirt cheap today.
That is not true with Apple because they stuck to closed designs (and they still do in part). That is why Macs habve been staying expensive.
I sure would buy Linux games (apart from the fact that I don't have time for playing games at the moment) if the were sold here in europe also. I think I could get about 2 Wingames for the price of one Linux game (including Shipping and handling to Europe).
Linux games are a great thing at least in the USA.
A trusted system does not necessarily mean that it is secure.
I can specify a (software) system in a formal way using formal languages like Z or TROLL (TROLL really is a formal specification language, honestly). But this does not mean that it has to be more secure, it only means that I am able to define the systems behavior *exactly*, so that the resulting software system behaves in a predictable way.
This is working fine in theory but to my knowledge there are no working (as in usuable) tools to automate the derivation of the software system from the formal sepcification. So you are still left with several gaps in the design/implementation process.
Proofing of your specification is simple: Transform your spec into predicate logic clauses und do a resolution:-) (the transformation produces an awful lot of clauses so your complextity grows *very* fast).
Until this process is fully automated, formal specification and *verification* (!) is too difficult and cumbersome for widespread use.
So this talking about trusted/untrusted systems is completely unrelated to any Open/Closed Source security debate.
I don't think that taking fingerprints is all bad. It is mostly used with criminals, that is true. OTOH fingerprints also are really unique and practically impossible to falsificate, so if they were used more widely, your personal documents (like ID and like) could not be used that easily by someone else. Someone could do your signature with a little training.
One problem with OSS Software is, here I do understand BM, that often it is developed to a point where it becomes "Works for me (tm)" - software.
So the author of the program is not necessarily willing to invest more of his (spare) time to fix other people's problems.
If you are just a user (as I am, with some basic programming skills) you do might not have the time (and/or skills) to dive into someone elses code, find out how it works and how it is organized, find the problem and fix it.
This is all what BM is saying (at least as I understand it).
Uhh, unless I am completely mistaken there is already a DVD-R device in existance which is/was priced around 10.000 USD and discs around 99 USD. Think this was produced by Philips. The recorded discs shold play in normal DVD-ROM drives. Romor has it that it has been in use almost exclusively in pre-production. Haven't seen it lately... Is there anyone who knows more about these??
There is one flaw in your argumentation: make specific calls to the video hardware. Who could possibly write the code for every possible VGA adaptor in use?
Sun Workstations use a very limited set of video adaptors, so it is quite easy for Sun to program the SolarisVM to make maximum use of the available hardware.
I would say that even the VM for Solaris/Intel x86 does not use optimizations, they would face the same problem as the Linux or others.
The problem is not that there are Security fixes to RH 6.1 but more like that MS is more likely to deny that there is any problem.
And if they fix it then it does take some time until this fix is released (and it does take a lot more time until I can get a localized fix here in germany).
Most problems in RH6.1 (or any other Linux-Distro) will be fixed in a couple of hours and be made public so the timespan between discovery of the problem and its fix is much smaller with RH than with MS.
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Lots of questions..
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If you have to spend at least one or two million Euros (Yes, I am living in the EU) on SAP R/3 you have SAP (or the consultants who customize the system) to blame if anything goes wrong.
Taking into consideration that SAP is not just another system to most companies, but in most cases crucial for operations, there is no good reason to take on some experiments with the latest and greatest free DBMS.
It ist simply all about having someone to blame if things turn the wrong way. This point of view is an established "point of view that makes your life comfortable and safe"(tm) (at least to some extent) that nobody abandons without need.
So a lot of people add another 5 to 10 percent in costs to a usually already large sum just to buy a DBMS with a support contract to get rid of some of the responsibility.
Just my 0.0193193 cent (that is my 0.02 Euro-cent)
Oh, does this mean the software vendors will establish some *real* Quality Assurance in their development process and produce software without bugs?? :*)
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I know from my own experience that candid speech is not liked at any school in this world.
(I am living in germany and got into (some) toruble because of a 'poem' about terrorism from MAD magazine
just my 0.02$
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There is one big difference to DMCA. A directive by the EU is not a law. It has to be adopted (implemented) in local law to become "real".
So no law yet...
If you are using one of the free mail services you can use email all right.
I would not allow E-Mail too on an publicly accessible System (at least I would not allow anyone to change the configuration of the browser, that is what I think the author relly meant by *no email*)
It is a matter of security and lastly it is a measure to ensure that this station is in service for all users and not down 90% of the time because anybody is allowed to mess up configuration.
Just my thoughts
I do think that the Operating System is not without influence.
:)
Just think about the amount of CPU cycles that Windows NT wastes for a colorful graphic interface. The less CPU power is needed for non-rendering tasks, the more you can use for work.
Just another thing to think about
The first in line to get credit is IBM, because they were the first use open standards for PC parts. This is one of the most important factors why computers are dirt cheap today.
:)
That is not true with Apple because they stuck to closed designs (and they still do in part). That is why Macs habve been staying expensive.
Conclusion: Open Standards are good for all
I sure would buy Linux games (apart from the fact that I don't have time for playing games at the moment) if the were sold here in europe also. I think I could get about 2 Wingames for the price of one Linux game (including Shipping and handling to Europe).
Linux games are a great thing at least in the USA.
Greets,
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A trusted system does not necessarily mean that it is secure.
:-) (the transformation produces an awful lot of clauses so your complextity grows *very* fast).
I can specify a (software) system in a formal way using formal languages like Z or TROLL (TROLL really is a formal specification language, honestly). But this does not mean that it has to be more secure, it only means that I am able to define the systems behavior *exactly*, so that the resulting software system behaves in a predictable way.
This is working fine in theory but to my knowledge there are no working (as in usuable) tools to automate the derivation of the software system from the formal sepcification. So you are still left with several gaps in the design/implementation process.
Proofing of your specification is simple: Transform your spec into predicate logic clauses und do a resolution
Until this process is fully automated, formal specification and *verification* (!) is too difficult and cumbersome for widespread use.
So this talking about trusted/untrusted systems is completely unrelated to any Open/Closed Source security debate.
+++ after all, it's just my thoughts +++
bye,
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I don't think that taking fingerprints is all bad. It is mostly used with criminals, that is true. OTOH fingerprints also are really unique and practically impossible to falsificate, so if they were used more widely, your personal documents (like ID and like) could not be used that easily by someone else. Someone could do your signature with a little training.
Yust my thoughts...
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One problem with OSS Software is, here I do understand BM, that often it is developed to a point where it becomes "Works for me (tm)" - software.
....
So the author of the program is not necessarily willing to invest more of his (spare) time to fix other people's problems.
If you are just a user (as I am, with some basic programming skills) you do might not have the time (and/or skills) to dive into someone elses code, find out how it works and how it is organized, find the problem and fix it.
This is all what BM is saying (at least as I understand it).
Just my
Uhh,
unless I am completely mistaken there is already a DVD-R device in existance which is/was priced around 10.000 USD and discs around 99 USD. Think this was produced by Philips. The recorded discs shold play in normal DVD-ROM drives.
Romor has it that it has been in use almost exclusively in pre-production.
Haven't seen it lately... Is there anyone who knows more about these??
Bye
make specific calls to the video hardware.
Who could possibly write the code for every possible VGA adaptor in use?
Sun Workstations use a very limited set of video adaptors, so it is quite easy for Sun to program the SolarisVM to make maximum use of the available hardware.
I would say that even the VM for Solaris/Intel x86 does not use optimizations, they would face the same problem as the Linux or others.
Unforunately it will consume as much memory as Netscape and Mozilla M13 has still some way to go until it works for me (it still crashes frequently)
Open Source is great but I am waiting for Opera on Linux because it is small, reliable and fast (at least the current Windows version I tried)
The problem is not that there are Security fixes to RH 6.1 but more like that MS is more likely to deny that there is any problem.
And if they fix it then it does take some time until this fix is released (and it does take a lot more time until I can get a localized fix here in germany).
Most problems in RH6.1 (or any other Linux-Distro) will be fixed in a couple of hours and be made public so the timespan between discovery of the problem and its fix is much smaller with RH than with MS.
You really deserve a BIG hug and a no smaller THANK YOU.
:).
Jagged Alliance 2 was about the last reason for me to boot Windows. I hope that Jagged Alliance 3 will appear on Linux too
Anyway, if it gets out, I'll buy it ASAP.
I can't see anything funny in here.
Just wait and see it all become realSeems more like a prophecy to me.