Perhaps the most interesting thing is that a Mac *could* be vulnerable to this attack. Yet 99.9% of the Macs out there aren't, because the system doesn't ship with the web server running by default. In other words, Linux is making Microsoft's mistakes all over again.
In the distros I've used, the user has to explicitely choose to have a web server installed. Even after that, the user's probably going to have to explicitely choose to install PHP.
The company I work for has over a dozen enterprise-level licenses. We do it solely for the support. For us, it's essentially the same as using GPL code and contracting a 3rd company for fulltime support. Also, if Trolltech ever bit the dust, we've got the source code.
KNIGHTS OF NI:
Aaaaugh! Aaaugh! HEAD KNIGHT:
Augh! Ohh! Don't say that word. ARTHUR:
What word? HEAD KNIGHT:
I cannot tell, suffice to say is one of the words the Knights of Ni cannot hear.
ok, i think there's some confusion between "require" and "support". If the posted system requirements state RHEL, I wouldn't be surprised then that the product would run just fine in Debian or Suse without a recompile. If the package is provided in RPM, in many cases the program can be installed onto a Debian with alien.
My original question was more along the lines of whether or not RHEL included any special runtime libraries that would make it a real requirement as opposed to a support issue.
I think a more interesting question is what's RHEL got over another distro that would be a requirement in a CAD tool. Plus, are we talking about a commercial CAD tool or some in-house thing?
except that a regular user isn't going to have permission to move oowriter. It's perfectly acceptable, though, if the user decides to make a link in ~/programs/oowriter/oowriter.
I can't get to the article, but the summary lists Buffalo as a possible violator. If they are, I doubt it's intentional, since they released all their Kuro box code (which their linkstation is based off of) here .
I was one of those people who kept pestering Interplay on their development of Secret of Vulcan Fury which was shelved back around '99 or 2000 when Interplay started to kill off projects. If they really started to liquidate Interplay I'd make a bid to grab the source for that game. Even if it's unplayable it'd be important to archive the last work that DeForest Kelley.
actually one of my favorite PC games of all time. The graphics weren't great, but it was all about the game-play and storyline. Judgement Rites was great too.
Experience is extremely important. However, when you're looking at hiring for an entry-level position, you often have to assume little to no experience in the applicant. When I've interviewed recent-grads, I've definitely looked at where they graduated. "Being able to work well with an end user" is a quality I'd look for in a tech support applicant, but not in a programmer necessarily. A degree from a decent CS program can be the difference between a person who can write a program that implements a search function efficiently and one who writes a brute-force hack.
I go to a state school (UMass Lowell) that is by no means prestigious. However, we've got a large CS program and a lot of students get hired right out of school or for internships at major firms. Why?
1) The curriculum is solid (only a handful of CS programs in the state of MA are nationally accredited).
2) The department focuses on the undergraduate program and enough of the coursework is practical to get students ready for a job outside of academia
3) The school is located in eastern MA where many of the top technology firms are.
As a result students go and work for local companies or start their own companies. When they look for new entry-level employees, they're apt to go recruit at their alma mater, which is right nearby.
You'd think that a consumer hardware juggernaut like Sony would have enough resources to allocate to both the slim PS2 and the PSP at the same time and tha they would have prepared for this a long time ago...especially after what happened to the release of the original PS2.
If I were a game developer, would I want to be making games for the DS or the PSP right now?
I'm going to hazard a guess that Sony's having quality control problems with the PSP.
That's like letting me leave the milk out for 12 days and seeing what happens after I claim it can only be good for it. You may not want it back afterwards.
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Perhaps the most interesting thing is that a Mac *could* be vulnerable to this attack. Yet 99.9% of the Macs out there aren't, because the system doesn't ship with the web server running by default. In other words, Linux is making Microsoft's mistakes all over again.
In the distros I've used, the user has to explicitely choose to have a web server installed. Even after that, the user's probably going to have to explicitely choose to install PHP.
Makes you wonder where Jon Katz has been.
The company I work for has over a dozen enterprise-level licenses. We do it solely for the support. For us, it's essentially the same as using GPL code and contracting a 3rd company for fulltime support. Also, if Trolltech ever bit the dust, we've got the source code.
KNIGHTS OF NI:
Aaaaugh! Aaaugh!
HEAD KNIGHT:
Augh! Ohh! Don't say that word.
ARTHUR:
What word?
HEAD KNIGHT:
I cannot tell, suffice to say is one of the words the Knights of Ni cannot hear.
So what more do these publishers want?
Money
ok, i think there's some confusion between "require" and "support". If the posted system requirements state RHEL, I wouldn't be surprised then that the product would run just fine in Debian or Suse without a recompile. If the package is provided in RPM, in many cases the program can be installed onto a Debian with alien.
My original question was more along the lines of whether or not RHEL included any special runtime libraries that would make it a real requirement as opposed to a support issue.
I think a more interesting question is what's RHEL got over another distro that would be a requirement in a CAD tool. Plus, are we talking about a commercial CAD tool or some in-house thing?
except that a regular user isn't going to have permission to move oowriter. It's perfectly acceptable, though, if the user decides to make a link in ~/programs/oowriter/oowriter.
I can't get to the article, but the summary lists Buffalo as a possible violator. If they are, I doubt it's intentional, since they released all their Kuro box code (which their linkstation is based off of) here .
Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're
overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese
needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous
type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around,
the gorillas simply freeze to death.
...the officer's shoe licks you?
to append to my own post...
I was one of those people who kept pestering Interplay on their development of Secret of Vulcan Fury which was shelved back around '99 or 2000 when Interplay started to kill off projects. If they really started to liquidate Interplay I'd make a bid to grab the source for that game. Even if it's unplayable it'd be important to archive the last work that DeForest Kelley.
actually one of my favorite PC games of all time. The graphics weren't great, but it was all about the game-play and storyline. Judgement Rites was great too.
It seems obligatory to point out that even laser pointers, and certainly anything more powerful than those, are capable of causing real damage.
Isn't that the point? Get it...point? Laser pointer...point....eh just mod me down and forget it.
Experience is extremely important. However, when you're looking at hiring for an entry-level position, you often have to assume little to no experience in the applicant. When I've interviewed recent-grads, I've definitely looked at where they graduated. "Being able to work well with an end user" is a quality I'd look for in a tech support applicant, but not in a programmer necessarily. A degree from a decent CS program can be the difference between a person who can write a program that implements a search function efficiently and one who writes a brute-force hack.
I go to a state school (UMass Lowell) that is by no means prestigious. However, we've got a large CS program and a lot of students get hired right out of school or for internships at major firms. Why?
1) The curriculum is solid (only a handful of CS programs in the state of MA are nationally accredited).
2) The department focuses on the undergraduate program and enough of the coursework is practical to get students ready for a job outside of academia
3) The school is located in eastern MA where many of the top technology firms are.
As a result students go and work for local companies or start their own companies. When they look for new entry-level employees, they're apt to go recruit at their alma mater, which is right nearby.
You'd think that a consumer hardware juggernaut like Sony would have enough resources to allocate to both the slim PS2 and the PSP at the same time and tha they would have prepared for this a long time ago...especially after what happened to the release of the original PS2.
If I were a game developer, would I want to be making games for the DS or the PSP right now?
I'm going to hazard a guess that Sony's having quality control problems with the PSP.
I loved Firefly, but when I saw the title of the article, all I could think of was Frank Costanza screaming that phrase.
Seasons 1,2, and 3 of Seinfeld come out today.
VB users in general are pretty sad.
except that Admiral Kirk said it in Star Trek IV in the late 20th century.
Go back to who you bought it from and ask them. When one of my sun clones died that's who I went to for service.
slashdot still doesn't render correctly. Still have to do ctrl+ ctrl-.
That's like letting me leave the milk out for 12 days and seeing what happens after I claim it can only be good for it. You may not want it back afterwards.
Someone needs to tell them Halloween was Sunday.