The biggest issue I see with this is that SteamOS is much more than just a set of standards or baselines. They're running a modified kernel, for example.
Slashcode, the web application that runs Slashdot, is GPL'd and for awhile there were a lot of other websites running their own tweaked versions. There was a Japanese version, there was MacSlash, etc.
That really works only for systems like OpenBSD where the code is truly audited and not just signed off. Linux is developed by a chain of trust, which works well, but outside that does not guarantee that there are not backdoors. So for the best results you want 100% open source and 100% audited code.
Not commenting about the wireless issue, but are people here worried that Cisco Systems holds a strong monopoly market position in enterprise networking gear? Why is this issue never talked about?
That's too clunky. If I'm paying for a phone, I need it to fulfill my requirements (including security and privacy ones) from the get-go without manual tinkering. I have more interesting things to do.
This dll names look like legal ones atleast in Linux world. I several time install libstdc++ as an dependencies of other packages.
Duh, logic fail. The article does not claim that these particular DLLs provide the malicious code, but are simply some easily observable differences between the friendly and malicious version.
The summary claims that it's using "same FTP operation launched by the user" to send the credentials. FXP would require establishing another connection to the FTP server. Besides the FXP feature is turned off on most FTP servers anyway.
And in hind sight I bet the "Open source" part of the topic was added for you.
Heh, seems like it could be so. Now I realize why the title mismatched with the part where he in the beginning specifically says that "I have no preference between open- and closed-source software as an end-user".
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The biggest issue I see with this is that SteamOS is much more than just a set of standards or baselines. They're running a modified kernel, for example.
Many distros already run a modified kernel.
reddit's vote logic isn't very good, by allowing unlimited up and down voting it promotes groupthink and circlejerking far more than slashcode
Completely agree.
Slashcode, the web application that runs Slashdot, is GPL'd and for awhile there were a lot of other websites running their own tweaked versions. There was a Japanese version, there was MacSlash, etc.
The Japanese version is still going at http://slashdot.jp/ . :)
Let me guess: you also hate the Ribbon UI, love Linux, and support piracy?
Yea just read. They aren't moving to Open Source, looks like they are moving to "anything but Microsoft" Big difference.
Or actually "software that costs nothing". I bet that they couldn't care less about the source code.
That really works only for systems like OpenBSD where the code is truly audited and not just signed off. Linux is developed by a chain of trust, which works well, but outside that does not guarantee that there are not backdoors. So for the best results you want 100% open source and 100% audited code.
I cannot find any evidence of Windows NT supporting ARM before Windows 8.
Being one of the top hardware vendors doesn't magically enable you to write good software.
Actually being one of the top hardware vendors does magically enable you to write good software.
x86 is thriving and will still be around for a very long time.
even windows NT 4.0 supported arm
Not as far as I know. Maybe you are thinking about Alpha?
A "storage box" should not need more than 128 megabytes of RAM.
Not commenting about the wireless issue, but are people here worried that Cisco Systems holds a strong monopoly market position in enterprise networking gear? Why is this issue never talked about?
Something like that would be the right way to go...
That's too clunky. If I'm paying for a phone, I need it to fulfill my requirements (including security and privacy ones) from the get-go without manual tinkering. I have more interesting things to do.
Temperature 6 C, light rain. Not that summery in Netherlands right now.
This dll names look like legal ones atleast in Linux world. I several time install libstdc++ as an dependencies of other packages.
Duh, logic fail. The article does not claim that these particular DLLs provide the malicious code, but are simply some easily observable differences between the friendly and malicious version.
The summary claims that it's using "same FTP operation launched by the user" to send the credentials. FXP would require establishing another connection to the FTP server. Besides the FXP feature is turned off on most FTP servers anyway.
True, that. BSkyB is essentially trademark trolling here.
Hah, I was just going to say that. Good luck with Canonical.
And in hind sight I bet the "Open source" part of the topic was added for you.
Heh, seems like it could be so. Now I realize why the title mismatched with the part where he in the beginning specifically says that "I have no preference between open- and closed-source software as an end-user".
Reddit is actually quite usable interface-wise.
Ah, yes!
Dude, I wish OSS gaming would reach 1999 levels. It is more at 1988 levels.
Shouldn't the word "1999" be italics in your post instead of the word "reach"? Just sayin'.
I'd like to avoid supporting Google/Android, but there don't seem to be many options.
Why against Google and Android?
You're kind of stupid, too. Why would we use two multipliers (milli and nano)?