Blaster (and Mydoom, Sasser, Loveletter, all the classics) is from the era when vulnerabilities actually were a very serious problem with Microsoft software, including Windows, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server. Back then, Linux still did provide significant benefits over that junkpile. But times have changed.
Except that Windows probably has just as many holes only you dont know about them because they aren't public or because Microsoft has decided not to invest the engineering resources to fix them or because Microsoft has fixed them in a patch but the actual security flaw is still unknown publicly.
Innocent until proven guilty. All I see is that the Microsoft vulnerabilities are no more in the headlines.
You could as well say that Heartbleed and Shellshock are just scraping the surface, and are an indicator that open source might have more dragons lurking.
Well, no, because a brilliant programming language would not allow the execution of code inside interpolated environment variables as part of its specification.
You probably meant "interpreted" instead of "interpolated".
The sales and marketing team didn't like this. Their argument is that competitors use this against us to paint us as producers of buggy software.
The competitors very well might do that. Going with an open development process always means handing the knife to your competitors in some extent. However, in your case, you could counter the effect with your own marketing, by boasting that you are fully committed to openness and are upfront about possible problems, unlike your sleazy competitors who swipe issues under the carpet. If you otherwise make quality software, I'm sure your customers would see value in that.
Choice is good, for people who want choice. If you don't want choice, feel free to stick to Apple or Windows, both of which are happy to steer you into their corporate locked-in ecosystems.
I still feel more free under Windows and Mac, as there is more software available to allow me to express the things that I want to do with my computer. There is many kinds of freedom, see?
Anyway. One feature which really hurts Linux desktop is the package management. It works really well when you want to install things just from the distro's own walled garden repositories, but it's a real pain in the ass for third parties. Often you have to target a certain distro and even a certain version of it, and very carefully make sure that all the library dependencies and things like that match. It's hard to support something like that. This is also the reason why Valve went with the "steam-runtime" library pack, to at least try to provide some kind of predictable platform.
I wish Canonical would concentrate on making a linux for the destkop with usable UI. Every move they make towards tablets, touch pc's and phones makes Ubuntu worse for desktop users. Which are also the people contributing most to Ubuntu.
I do not see anything terribly wrong with the user experience of Unity. It is quite close to a typical Windows or Mac desktop and not a "mobile UI" like a lot of people claim.
Can confirm, the Ubuntu GNOME remix was actually surprisingly good when I tested it a couple years ago when it was introduced. GNOME3 is also kind of a practical choice as there is a large community and good amount of developer resources behind it.
In the virtual, 12-session "Learning to Program" course, students will discover that "technical complexity in application development tools is a myth and that everyone can do it," the statement added.
Well, I guess that avoids scaring the beginners away. But really, modern programming is often about managing hugely complex codebases with hundreds of thousands of lines of code. It's not the end of the world, and all that can be managed, but beyond writing some just-add-water toy apps, the technical complexity certainly is there.
Are you seeing a flicker or an interference pattern?
Some of the Christmas LED chains are just a string of LEDs connected serially with the ends to chain directly connected to AC voltage.:) They can produce quite shitty flicker.
Windows users generally don't have a chip on their shoulder.
Linux users generally hate Windows a lot more than Windows users hate Linux.
I can confirm that. The difference I have noticed is that if I point a flaw in Windows to Windows users, they say "that's true, we need to push Microsoft to do better". If I point a flaw in Linux to Linux users, they act like a kid whose lollipop has been taken away, get all angry and defensive, and try to downplay the issue.
Just the other day I commented in a SystemD discussion how scripts break easily and are slow to execute. One of the replies I got was "Scripts don't break themselves. They do exactly what you tell them to do." Heh, indeed they do. Didn't we just hear about one Shellshock-related attack where a malicious DHCP server can command a dhclient script do nasty things. Scripting is a problem and binary modules would provide more robust interfaces. It is a thing worth giving a thought.
Didn't John Carmack of ID Software vanished voxel-based engines back in the 1990's as being technically inferior -- or maybe impractical -- with the video cards of the day?
Yes. He also tweeted about Euclideon in 2011. Apparently he seems to be somewhat optimistic about the concept but sees hardware requirements and production issues to be possible blockers.
I also find the user experience of Unity to be quite comfortable. And it does not constantly reinvent itself, so things are found from same places, version after version. As a bonus, in the midst of the flat and bland look of new desktops, Unity still looks cool.
It's not that odd actually. Smartphones are little computers with which people do a lot of things. It's not that obvious anymore that calling is the main feature.
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Relax. I'm quite sure this feature can be turned off.
It's a shame that the same ugly style is now being incorporated to the Start Menu too. I think it's a big step backwards from the nice looking Windows 7 Start Menu.
How is the DHCP client handling done in OS X: was there a similar risk like in Linux distros, whose dhclient scripts became vulnerable?
Could Slashdot start offering free SSL support for all readers?
Blaster (and Mydoom, Sasser, Loveletter, all the classics) is from the era when vulnerabilities actually were a very serious problem with Microsoft software, including Windows, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server. Back then, Linux still did provide significant benefits over that junkpile. But times have changed.
Except that Windows probably has just as many holes only you dont know about them because they aren't public or because Microsoft has decided not to invest the engineering resources to fix them or because Microsoft has fixed them in a patch but the actual security flaw is still unknown publicly.
Innocent until proven guilty. All I see is that the Microsoft vulnerabilities are no more in the headlines.
You could as well say that Heartbleed and Shellshock are just scraping the surface, and are an indicator that open source might have more dragons lurking.
Well, no, because a brilliant programming language would not allow the execution of code inside interpolated environment variables as part of its specification.
You probably meant "interpreted" instead of "interpolated".
That could be a good compromise.
The sales and marketing team didn't like this. Their argument is that competitors use this against us to paint us as producers of buggy software.
The competitors very well might do that. Going with an open development process always means handing the knife to your competitors in some extent. However, in your case, you could counter the effect with your own marketing, by boasting that you are fully committed to openness and are upfront about possible problems, unlike your sleazy competitors who swipe issues under the carpet. If you otherwise make quality software, I'm sure your customers would see value in that.
Choice is good, for people who want choice. If you don't want choice, feel free to stick to Apple or Windows, both of which are happy to steer you into their corporate locked-in ecosystems.
I still feel more free under Windows and Mac, as there is more software available to allow me to express the things that I want to do with my computer. There is many kinds of freedom, see?
Anyway. One feature which really hurts Linux desktop is the package management. It works really well when you want to install things just from the distro's own walled garden repositories, but it's a real pain in the ass for third parties. Often you have to target a certain distro and even a certain version of it, and very carefully make sure that all the library dependencies and things like that match. It's hard to support something like that. This is also the reason why Valve went with the "steam-runtime" library pack, to at least try to provide some kind of predictable platform.
But Android is a stable platform, unlike desktop Linux distros.
I wish Canonical would concentrate on making a linux for the destkop with usable UI. Every move they make towards tablets, touch pc's and phones makes Ubuntu worse for desktop users. Which are also the people contributing most to Ubuntu.
I do not see anything terribly wrong with the user experience of Unity. It is quite close to a typical Windows or Mac desktop and not a "mobile UI" like a lot of people claim.
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop compton
Can confirm, the Ubuntu GNOME remix was actually surprisingly good when I tested it a couple years ago when it was introduced. GNOME3 is also kind of a practical choice as there is a large community and good amount of developer resources behind it.
In the virtual, 12-session "Learning to Program" course, students will discover that "technical complexity in application development tools is a myth and that everyone can do it," the statement added.
Well, I guess that avoids scaring the beginners away. But really, modern programming is often about managing hugely complex codebases with hundreds of thousands of lines of code. It's not the end of the world, and all that can be managed, but beyond writing some just-add-water toy apps, the technical complexity certainly is there.
Are you seeing a flicker or an interference pattern?
Some of the Christmas LED chains are just a string of LEDs connected serially with the ends to chain directly connected to AC voltage. :) They can produce quite shitty flicker.
Carmack? What has he done for us lately?
Carmack is not just riding on his past fame but still actively participating in engineering.
Ah okay, that's correct.
Windows users generally don't have a chip on their shoulder.
Linux users generally hate Windows a lot more than Windows users hate Linux.
I can confirm that. The difference I have noticed is that if I point a flaw in Windows to Windows users, they say "that's true, we need to push Microsoft to do better". If I point a flaw in Linux to Linux users, they act like a kid whose lollipop has been taken away, get all angry and defensive, and try to downplay the issue.
Debian doesn't. Ubuntu doesn't.
At least I get a Bash shell when I start a Terminal in Ubuntu 14.04.
Just the other day I commented in a SystemD discussion how scripts break easily and are slow to execute. One of the replies I got was "Scripts don't break themselves. They do exactly what you tell them to do." Heh, indeed they do. Didn't we just hear about one Shellshock-related attack where a malicious DHCP server can command a dhclient script do nasty things. Scripting is a problem and binary modules would provide more robust interfaces. It is a thing worth giving a thought.
Didn't John Carmack of ID Software vanished voxel-based engines back in the 1990's as being technically inferior -- or maybe impractical -- with the video cards of the day?
Yes. He also tweeted about Euclideon in 2011. Apparently he seems to be somewhat optimistic about the concept but sees hardware requirements and production issues to be possible blockers.
I also find the user experience of Unity to be quite comfortable. And it does not constantly reinvent itself, so things are found from same places, version after version. As a bonus, in the midst of the flat and bland look of new desktops, Unity still looks cool.
Scripts break easily and are slow to execute.
It's not that odd actually. Smartphones are little computers with which people do a lot of things. It's not that obvious anymore that calling is the main feature.