The same advice applies to more than just electronic gadgets. How about appliances?
I've fixed dish washers and washing machines with minimal investment in time and parts. Beats calling a repair guy or worse junking the stuff and getting a new one!
Note that Cullinane's quote was from when he was at his previous employer.
Better context from TA:
" Cullinane's experience with phishing goes back to his previous employer, Washington Mutual, which has been one of the top phishing targets in the US.
While there, he noticed an unusual trend when taking down phishing sites.
"The vast majority of the threats we saw were rootkitted Linux boxes, which was rather startling. We expected Microsoft boxes," he said. "
I used to play lots of games back in the days of MS-Win 3.x. Having found Linux, I would still occasionally reboot to play the odd game. For the last 6 years or so, I won't even go that far.
I still get my game fix by (wait for it) the Xbox. Curse you Halo, for making my simple MS life a thing of the past! Recently, I've stopped doing that as well, but mainly because my son dominates the Xbox.
Now I've started playing FPS again, under Linux, running Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Tastes great, no reboot and fun.
ID, I'd be ready, willing and able to pay for games I can run on Linux.
One would think folks would be more concerned with the legal challenges Microsoft is facing on multiple fronts (European Union and patent issues to name just two). But, no, that Linux thing, that's REALLY got some problems.
Linus' comments on Debian seem old. Calling Debian (and especially Ubuntu) "technical" in nature doesn't jive.
I share the idea that some systems I don't want to have to do a bunch of work to setup/maintain and my current choice for servers is Debian. desktop would be Ubuntu for most people. Personally I use Gentoo on my desktop, as I like the way it works.
The key advice remains "Try it all and use what you Like".
Again with the mainframe diatribe. TCO! Uptime! Scorez!
My environment involves running several "guests" to do basic services (DNS, print, web). Here's the deal:
1. zVM is really really expensive. And I mean just the licensing. We started on it just like the OP, IBM came along handing out the crack for free. 2. Some workloads work okay, some don't. And no, it's not obvious which is which. 3. Mainframe people are just as expensive as the Mainframe and usually don't have the depth to handle "guest" issues. 4. All eggs in one basket. Guess what, upgrading zVM is an outage. For ALL guests. At the same time! 5. Go to any mall and buy memory for a PC, it's cheap. Mainframe? Riiiight. Lemme cut a PO.
I find it hard to get any work done with just a kernel.
Oh, perhaps what the poster is really talking about is Linux distributions. Ah! In that case, Ubuntu has made major major progress and I would say is "mother" ready. I, in fact, have my family of four and my parents doing their daily computing on Ubuntu.
"Of course, the same is true of proprietary software. The vendor could cease trading, withdraw the product, release a new version that broke backwards compatibility..."
Non-open source also has the additional danger of the CURRENT code no longer being available or functional.
Example1 : Upgrading to a new processor that is not supported by the current binary.
Example2 : Service providing enablement for the software dies.
Agreed, and I speak as a recently-stopped Warhammer 40k player.
GW has gone significantly south in the last few years, along with its magazine/catalog White Dwarf.
From Peter Haines whining about "the internet", Jervis Johson pontificating about "Just Play for Fun" without allowing reader feedback (Hey Jervis, why tournaments then?).
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The same advice applies to more than just electronic gadgets. How about appliances?
I've fixed dish washers and washing machines with minimal investment in time and parts. Beats calling a repair guy or worse junking the stuff and getting a new one!
Good appliance parts site:
http://www.partselect.com/
Note that Cullinane's quote was from when he was at his previous employer.
Better context from TA:
"
Cullinane's experience with phishing goes back to his previous employer, Washington Mutual, which has been one of the top phishing targets in the US.
While there, he noticed an unusual trend when taking down phishing sites.
"The vast majority of the threats we saw were rootkitted Linux boxes, which was rather startling. We expected Microsoft boxes," he said.
"
Hey, Sony Right Hand, your Left Hand is making an ass out of you again.
FYI.
I'm the linux user that expects games on Linux.
I used to play lots of games back in the days of MS-Win 3.x. Having found Linux, I would still occasionally reboot to play the odd game. For the last 6 years or so, I won't even go that far.
I still get my game fix by (wait for it) the Xbox. Curse you Halo, for making my simple MS life a thing of the past! Recently, I've stopped doing that as well, but mainly because my son dominates the Xbox.
Now I've started playing FPS again, under Linux, running Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Tastes great, no reboot and fun.
ID, I'd be ready, willing and able to pay for games I can run on Linux.
Great, another win for Microsoft, when do we poor linux people get our version?
*****JOKE*****
*****JOKE*****
*sigh*
One would think folks would be more concerned with the legal challenges Microsoft is facing on multiple fronts (European Union and patent issues to name just two). But, no, that Linux thing, that's REALLY got some problems.
Homework assignment:
Do some research and read about when Microsoft first started talking about ActiveX and the response of the industry at that time.
Hint: The response was unfavorable and mainly for security reasons.
Extra Credit: Name three Windows exploits that required no user interaction to be successful that existed within the last 5 years.
Linus is free to use/speak how he wishes, I'd rather encourage the audience to form their own opinion.
May the best Distro win.
Linus' comments on Debian seem old. Calling Debian (and especially Ubuntu) "technical" in nature doesn't jive.
I share the idea that some systems I don't want to have to do a bunch of work to setup/maintain and my current choice for servers is Debian. desktop would be Ubuntu for most people. Personally I use Gentoo on my desktop, as I like the way it works.
The key advice remains "Try it all and use what you Like".
Yes, wild stab indeed, given that google HAS altered their homepage. And I'm starting to get annoyed about the extra crap.
If anything Google should ignore the temptation to weigh down the homepage.
Sorry, make that Gray text on Dark Cyan.
Displaying with Simple and Lowbandwidth design, the story titles are unreadable (black text on dark cyan background).
Can provide screenshot if requested.
You don't get it.
$100,000 a year is $100,000 a year too much.
Again with the mainframe diatribe. TCO! Uptime! Scorez!
My environment involves running several "guests" to do basic services (DNS, print, web). Here's the deal:
1. zVM is really really expensive. And I mean just the licensing. We started on it just like the OP, IBM came along handing out the crack for free.
2. Some workloads work okay, some don't. And no, it's not obvious which is which.
3. Mainframe people are just as expensive as the Mainframe and usually don't have the depth to handle "guest" issues.
4. All eggs in one basket. Guess what, upgrading zVM is an outage. For ALL guests. At the same time!
5. Go to any mall and buy memory for a PC, it's cheap. Mainframe? Riiiight. Lemme cut a PO.
Which fileserver are you on again?
*ZAAAP*
Oh, whoops.
I think a more correct statement would be we want to PAY for just a phone.
I wouldn't mind all the extra bells and whistles if the carriers weren't trying to milk me for every little extra thing.
How much a month to transfer photos off my own piece of hardware? Ridiculous!
A change is law is not the proper solution.
Just as the technology is what drove the Internet in the first place, so should it continue. A technical solution is what is needed.
Perhaps, just perhaps, that's why I used the word POSTER in my response.
I find it hard to get any work done with just a kernel.
Oh, perhaps what the poster is really talking about is Linux distributions. Ah! In that case, Ubuntu has made major major progress and I would say is "mother" ready. I, in fact, have my family of four and my parents doing their daily computing on Ubuntu.
Failed on the Desktop? Hardly.
"Of course, the same is true of proprietary software. The vendor could cease trading, withdraw the product, release a new version that broke backwards compatibility ..."
Non-open source also has the additional danger of the CURRENT code no longer being available or functional.
Example1 : Upgrading to a new processor that is not supported by the current binary.
Example2 : Service providing enablement for the software dies.
That's only because GW acquired Citadel, just as they finally acquired Forgeworld.
And just as after they acquired White Dwarf, all of it will turn to crap.
Avast!
When a vacuum is created, something will fill the void. In GW's case, that something is Privateer Press (privateerpress.com).
Now there's a company that knows how to interface with their customers!
If you'd painted a nice mininature holding a sign with that text, you might have gotten GW's attention.
:)
However, GW seems to not get "that Internet" thing. From discontinuing their user forums to denigrating huge fan forums such as warseer.com.
Sad really. Guess that's why I stopped buying their products.
Johnson: Have to see the pages of White Dwarf, specifically the Standard Bearer column.
:)
Haines: Some creative searching on warseer.com might present something.
Sorry I don't have anything more specific, I'm trying to move past GW.
Agreed, and I speak as a recently-stopped Warhammer 40k player.
GW has gone significantly south in the last few years, along with its magazine/catalog White Dwarf.
From Peter Haines whining about "the internet", Jervis Johson pontificating about "Just Play for Fun" without allowing reader feedback (Hey Jervis, why tournaments then?).
This is just one more spike in the pudding.