Require all users to run as a limited user as per Principle of Least Privilege. This is the key. I once had a computer lab for inner city youth with no AV software at all, just limited user accounts and a simple router. Once we could afford Symantec AV Corporate (I work for a non profit) and ran the scans, no viruses. If anyplace was bound to get one, that would have been it.
I am so used to having to do everything the hard way and so is the way I learned Unix/Linux. Try editing fstab/exports in efforts to set up a first ever linux network without a gui, without knowing about vi or less, and not even knowing commands enough to type anything after man. It worked though. Sometimes I amaze myself with what I can do with a command line and perl. My self forced discipline to stay away from a gui in the beginning was key for truly learning Linux/Unix. My first ever Linux gui was twm with a custom.twmrc file edited with none other than the vi skills I was forced to learn. I've since upgraded to XFCE for my desktop, but the notion of a server with a gui just seems like a silly waste of resources to me now.
I did what you said, I put in my 5 1/4 floppy labled tcp/ip stack and pressed load"*",8,1, I think it would have worked, but I suspect my Norton AntiVirus is eating up all my ram.
I was going to echo the same comment. While fork is easy to say, doing is another matter. Philosophically saying, I think this shows both the ordinary complexity of software development and the typical benefit of open source.
I built one the other day. From gateway to.local 2K3 network sits my Linux box running sshd which is the only box exposed to the internet via router forwarding.
So, I grab a laptop from the inventory, wipe Windows completely off, and install Debian on my soon to be appliance. Then, write a little script and make a double clicky thing that calls ssh -L$Fport:$forwardaddress:$FRport $destinationaddress@$user, and then system call redesktop.
From there, I get a small pizza box, cut holes for the screen,usb ports, etc., paint it a sexy silver color, write SWD (Secure Work Delivery) Systems on the side, and of course hide and deny the fact I use all GPL'd code.
This solution works perfectly for selective remote desktop capabilities for the small to mid size company all without the worry of an end user managed Windows laptop tunneling into the network. I am all about custom network appliances that beleive less is more.
Real men don't use desktops, they use twm and throw down with some.twmrc
Seriously though, while those screenshots do look nice, I haven't yet looked at a flashy desktop and wished it on my system. I prefer every ounce of my cpu going to my applications. top -p 4148 just showed twm using.07 of my memory and exactly 0.0 of my cpu.
With no intent diminish what I consider one of the most severe embarrassments for a nation proclaiming all men are created equal.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act produced violent confrontation that in and of itself demonstrates that indeed, many Americans [John Brown] were opposed to slavery.
Makes me feel a tad better anyway.
Resource management sure, but in terms of wealth, I thought capitalism was about making money out of thin air, attaching to it a perceived value, and protecting that perception misconception with the power of courts. Now if you will excuse you me, I must run along and slave away for some ink and paper only because I haven't yet found a better way not to starve. Trading my system admin skills for wheat was a bust. (Only kind of kidding which makes ME kind of sick) (Um,, er,, just totally kidding invisible hand) (Damn, I shouldn't have said any of this)
AT least when I was using w2k. Of course there was a lot of trial and error to determine what was needed and what was not. Many times those services were the equivalent of the startup folder. I did notice performance boosts at times, but these boosts were offset by the occasional quirks that would require 10 minutes or more to track down the needed service. Ultimately I realized the lack of documentation or at best the sparse KB articles combined with the intermittent problems negated any semi-worthwhile gains. Except for that damned messenger service, which I realized was necessary to disable long before Microsoft ever got around to it.
Eventually I discovered Linux, ps -aux, and all the documentation I could ever want and was happy. Unequivocal control, now that's what I'm talking about.
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Well, concerning the BIOS and hardware schematics you are correct. These hard realities certainly don't jive with the concept of open source. Fortunately projects are underway to correct this discrepency. free-biosopen hardware
This is interesting and I would love to give Tiger a try. But unless this OS completely redefines for me what an operating system is, I will stay with Linux. Since I have already popped the cherry on a Mac, I doubt I will be blown away. I probably will download it for testing and learning purposes. But nonetheless, it is still encumbered by many of the same problems inherent with Windows. Of course I am speaking of limitiations on my freedom and as such Macs will have no place in my heart or personal work.
But this sure is good news for those of us who do not compete for Apple specific jobs because we cannot claim good faith expertise or even power-user familiarity with Apple products. This might just allow a new revenue stream for simplistic networking, routine upgrades, etc. So no doubt, this is a positive development.
Of the many ridiculous and unsuported comments you made I will address this one.
The marines who were going street to street in Fallujah will probably take exception to the "no stomach for real battle" comment. We aren't playing patty-cake over there.
Reminds me of that scene where the I see dead people kid is an adroid ressurected eons after earth's extinction by interstellar archeologists. I forget the name of that movie.
But in 50-100 years? We don't even have flying cars yet. Popular Science has been promising these since the magazine's inception.
Star Wars is what it is, a sci-fi fantasy told by a master storyteller. You want days of yore filled with dungeons and dragonesque type drama, see Star Wars, you want an Oscar caliber film with touching humaninstic portrayals, go somewhere else. These days I hardly ever get to la-la land, after each new Star Wars I feel like a kid again filled with imagination. Fuck yeah, I'm a jedi, at least until I remember I'm to old to daydream about this shit anymore.
I hope they do make more, although I would like a different director to be given a shot. Speilberg, Smith, Tarrentino, now thats a thought. Keep the pace of the franchise and oversaturation is hardly a concern.
Also on CNN.com, look for an opinion poll asking "Would you dowload the new Star Wars Movie" or something to that effect. Last I saw it was about 30% yes. While completely non-scientific of course, I think we can safely generalize that most who would take that poll would be American adults. How many 16 year old torrent user go to CNN.com for their news fix? At any rate, a pretty significant number of people for whatever reason don't subscribe to the *IAA doctrine.
Screw that, if you didn't wan't Wicket. W. Warrick to come bouncing into your tree fort you must have been one of the those naughty children who loved to go genocidal on ants while pretending to be at the helm of the death star.
I agree. 7 year olds dig ewoks. One day I got to thinking how come I wanted an ewok so bad 3rd grade was a complete wash with daydreaming, but yet I friggin hate Jar-Jar. Oh, it must be becuase I'm 30 now. I re-watched I & II with the mindset that I was a kid again and you know what, Star Wars rules again.
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Require all users to run as a limited user as per Principle of Least Privilege. This is the key. I once had a computer lab for inner city youth with no AV software at all, just limited user accounts and a simple router. Once we could afford Symantec AV Corporate (I work for a non profit) and ran the scans, no viruses. If anyplace was bound to get one, that would have been it.
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. ~Benjamin Franklin
Reminds me of that cartoon where the caveman inventor had just got done inventing the wheel and proceeded to strap himself on top for a test drive.
http://www.acunetix.com/websitesecurity/cross-site -scripting.htm
a good example of how.
I am so used to having to do everything the hard way and so is the way I learned Unix/Linux. Try editing fstab/exports in efforts to set up a first ever linux network without a gui, without knowing about vi or less, and not even knowing commands enough to type anything after man. It worked though. Sometimes I amaze myself with what I can do with a command line and perl. My self forced discipline to stay away from a gui in the beginning was key for truly learning Linux/Unix. My first ever Linux gui was twm with a custom .twmrc file edited with none other than the vi skills I was forced to learn. I've since upgraded to XFCE for my desktop, but the notion of a server with a gui just seems like a silly waste of resources to me now.
They went away with .mp3s, p2p, and my ex-wife (bitch).
I did what you said, I put in my 5 1/4 floppy labled tcp/ip stack and pressed load"*",8,1, I think it would have worked, but I suspect my Norton AntiVirus is eating up all my ram.
I was going to echo the same comment. While fork is easy to say, doing is another matter. Philosophically saying, I think this shows both the ordinary complexity of software development and the typical benefit of open source.
Of course you are sure there has been some US law kicked around that exempts internet purchase tax. http://www.ecommercecommission.org/ITFA.htm + I'm drunk
Anyway, didn't read shit because I didn't know if I was supposed to go to .com .net or dont.care
The desktop in ten years will be a mundane announcement that Vista is no longer supported. Get your copy of Vista SP4 now.
I built one the other day. From gateway to .local 2K3 network sits my Linux box running sshd which is the only box exposed to the internet via router forwarding.
So, I grab a laptop from the inventory, wipe Windows completely off, and install Debian on my soon to be appliance. Then, write a little script and make a double clicky thing that calls ssh -L$Fport:$forwardaddress:$FRport $destinationaddress@$user, and then system call redesktop.
From there, I get a small pizza box, cut holes for the screen,usb ports, etc., paint it a sexy silver color, write SWD (Secure Work Delivery) Systems on the side, and of course hide and deny the fact I use all GPL'd code.
This solution works perfectly for selective remote desktop capabilities for the small to mid size company all without the worry of an end user managed Windows laptop tunneling into the network. I am all about custom network appliances that beleive less is more.
Real men don't use desktops, they use twm and throw down with some .twmrc
.07 of my memory and exactly 0.0 of my cpu.
Seriously though, while those screenshots do look nice, I haven't yet looked at a flashy desktop and wished it on my system. I prefer every ounce of my cpu going to my applications. top -p 4148 just showed twm using
With no intent diminish what I consider one of the most severe embarrassments for a nation proclaiming all men are created equal. The Kansas-Nebraska Act produced violent confrontation that in and of itself demonstrates that indeed, many Americans [John Brown] were opposed to slavery. Makes me feel a tad better anyway.
Resource management sure, but in terms of wealth, I thought capitalism was about making money out of thin air, attaching to it a perceived value, and protecting that perception misconception with the power of courts. Now if you will excuse you me, I must run along and slave away for some ink and paper only because I haven't yet found a better way not to starve. Trading my system admin skills for wheat was a bust. (Only kind of kidding which makes ME kind of sick) (Um,, er,, just totally kidding invisible hand) (Damn, I shouldn't have said any of this)
AT least when I was using w2k. Of course there was a lot of trial and error to determine what was needed and what was not. Many times those services were the equivalent of the startup folder. I did notice performance boosts at times, but these boosts were offset by the occasional quirks that would require 10 minutes or more to track down the needed service. Ultimately I realized the lack of documentation or at best the sparse KB articles combined with the intermittent problems negated any semi-worthwhile gains. Except for that damned messenger service, which I realized was necessary to disable long before Microsoft ever got around to it.
Eventually I discovered Linux, ps -aux, and all the documentation I could ever want and was happy.
Unequivocal control, now that's what I'm talking about.
Well, concerning the BIOS and hardware schematics you are correct. These hard realities certainly don't jive with the concept of open source. Fortunately projects are underway to correct this discrepency. free-bios open hardware
This is interesting and I would love to give Tiger a try. But unless this OS completely redefines for me what an operating system is, I will stay with Linux. Since I have already popped the cherry on a Mac, I doubt I will be blown away. I probably will download it for testing and learning purposes. But nonetheless, it is still encumbered by many of the same problems inherent with Windows. Of course I am speaking of limitiations on my freedom and as such Macs will have no place in my heart or personal work.
But this sure is good news for those of us who do not compete for Apple specific jobs because we cannot claim good faith expertise or even power-user familiarity with Apple products. This might just allow a new revenue stream for simplistic networking, routine upgrades, etc. So no doubt, this is a positive development.
Of the many ridiculous and unsuported comments you made I will address this one.
The marines who were going street to street in Fallujah will probably take exception to the "no stomach for real battle" comment. We aren't playing patty-cake over there.
Reminds me of that scene where the I see dead people kid is an adroid ressurected eons after earth's extinction by interstellar archeologists. I forget the name of that movie.
But in 50-100 years? We don't even have flying cars yet. Popular Science has been promising these since the magazine's inception.
Star Wars is what it is, a sci-fi fantasy told by a master storyteller. You want days of yore filled with dungeons and dragonesque type drama, see Star Wars, you want an Oscar caliber film with touching humaninstic portrayals, go somewhere else. These days I hardly ever get to la-la land, after each new Star Wars I feel like a kid again filled with imagination. Fuck yeah, I'm a jedi, at least until I remember I'm to old to daydream about this shit anymore.
I hope they do make more, although I would like a different director to be given a shot. Speilberg, Smith, Tarrentino, now thats a thought. Keep the pace of the franchise and oversaturation is hardly a concern.
Also on CNN.com, look for an opinion poll asking "Would you dowload the new Star Wars Movie" or something to that effect. Last I saw it was about 30% yes. While completely non-scientific of course, I think we can safely generalize that most who would take that poll would be American adults. How many 16 year old torrent user go to CNN.com for their news fix? At any rate, a pretty significant number of people for whatever reason don't subscribe to the *IAA doctrine.
Screw that, if you didn't wan't Wicket. W. Warrick to come bouncing into your tree fort you must have been one of the those naughty children who loved to go genocidal on ants while pretending to be at the helm of the death star.
I agree. 7 year olds dig ewoks. One day I got to thinking how come I wanted an ewok so bad 3rd grade was a complete wash with daydreaming, but yet I friggin hate Jar-Jar. Oh, it must be becuase I'm 30 now. I re-watched I & II with the mindset that I was a kid again and you know what, Star Wars rules again.
I'm sure on some unemployed basement dweller's /home/basementDweller/cvsCode/gimp folder someone is toying with all the features photoshop lacks.
"Long this line is, but use gimp soon you will".