The Android enthusiast community has largely ditched Motorola because of their decision to use encrypted bootloaders -- makes sense that they'd return the favor, I guess.
Motorola isn't the only company out there that makes a decent phone. I happen to like the LG Optimus T over Motorola's low end Citrus. Also, HTC has come out with a nice product. Can you blame the community for telling Motorola where they can cram it. Consumers want to actually own the device that they have purchased. High-end Android phones have gotten as expensive as computers (if you don't want a contract) and when you buy the computer, at the very least, you can throw Linux, BSD, or just about whatever other OS you want on it. If Motorola never liked the spirit of Android, why did they hop on the band wagon? What is wrong with the consumer wanting to tinker with their device?
The Android train has already left the station and Motorola wants to try and play catch-up with a smartphone OS? One of the most appealing aspect of the Android platform is its very openness. Why would I leave Android for a closed platform when it was such a breath of fresh air to tell Apple and its iPhone to pound sand? Think of Palm's attempt at an Android alternative and the Windows 7 Phone OS is a joke. I should think, Motorola's vast resources would be better spent not trying to re-invent the wheel but to continue to improve it.
How can you tell with 100% certainty if the author of any given work is deceased?
If I may be blunt, there is no cure for stupidity. As an example, I think it is fairly safe to assume that Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick is deceased.
Despite its attempts to spin itself as the white knight, Google is far from altrusitic and this ruling is a victory for the little guy. It was bad enough when Google started illegal scanning copyrighted works. It was bad enough when Google's only response was "fine we'll stop, but only when you specifically ask us to for YOUR books". But the deal that would give Google such extensive control over the scanning and sale of these works? That was unacceptable and I'm glad the judge agreed.
I really wish people would wake up and realize that Google has long since abandon its "Don't be Evil" motto.
Judge Chin does make a good point. Even though the book is out of print, the author is still the copyright holder and should have say in whether or not the out of print book may go into a Google digital library. After all, maybe the publisher decided to drop the book because it wasn't selling and the author may want to look for a different publisher or attempt to self-publish. I can see the digitalization of out of print material where the author is deceased and therefore has no say in the matter.
Fuck off! Thank God for having a choice of wireless services in America! I'd love to see just where in the terms and services AT&T can just unilaterally make that change. I am willing to bet, this will constitute a change in the contract. As we all know, a change in the contract means it is effectively broken by AT&T and you would not have to pay an Early Termination Fee.
While I agree with your argument that scrutiny of algorithms leads to better security, the issue here is that private seeds may have been obtained by those who broke into the systems. Even in an open source security scenario, there still has to be private information (such as the private keys used for signing).
Good point, but I think the community can react faster to re-secure the data than the giant, monolithic, and bureaucratic non-sense that RSA is. Many times, large enterprise moves at a glacial pace.
I think this shows that Microsoft cares about the internet. It's not really Microsoft's problem, but they still help to solve it. Fact is, you cannot change stupid people and they will get their computers infected no matter what. Windows 7 is just as secure as Mac OSX or Linux, but it's the users what is the problem. Good job Microsoft, for taking care of the internet.
Anyone that believes that Microsoft did this out of pure altruism is naive. I am sorry to be so blunt but, according to the TFA, Microsoft was concerned about trademark infringement as many of the spam messages sent had Microsoft endorsement claims. Microsoft cares about its own image not being sullied - notice how it was Windows machines that were assimilated into the botnet. It just so happens that, at the same time, they did the world a favor. The article did not really come right out and say the servers were running Microsoft Windows Server. This concerns me because I don't like Microsoft playing cops and robbers. It would really torque me if they seized hardware running Linux. This is a very slippery slope to go down. Will Microsoft allege that I am doing something illegal when I am not and seize my Red Hat or OpenBSD box?
This is precisely why security products should be open sourced. The fact that RSA was compromised and some data (potentially alogrithms) on the RSASecureID was obtained, nullifies any F.U.D. that open source is less secure. If these algorithms had been out in the open, there would be no reason to panic because the development community would have access to the very source code and vulnerabilities addressed rapidly. Now the intruders have the keys to the castle and the only entity that can address the ensuing vulnerabilty is EMC.
As others noted, it bears some remote resemblence to skype. I wonder why they chose GNU Free Call and decided to go the peer to peer route. I would think having a community hosted, distributed PBX would be a much better solution. I happen to really like SIPXECS at http://www.sipxecs.org./ It lends itself to distribution quite well. Plus, SIPXECS is quite mature as a platform. I cannot help but cast a somewhat dubious eye at GNU Sip Witch.
They tried something similar after an urban legend/myth of a military pilot that failed out of flight school. He was so desperate to fly that filled weather balloons with helium and attached them to a lawn chair. According to the myth, the man got up fairly high over restricted air space causing Air Force jets to scramble. You could imagine when the pilot radioed, "Uh, we got some guy in a lawn chair attached to weather balloons.
Fact free science is as old as science itself. Just look at the junk science of Phrenology and Cold Fusion as examples. My educated guess is that, on the surface, this phenomenon is appearing to grow only because world population is growing at a steady rate. Plus, people just love sounding off like experts (a la journalism) and spouting off phrases as if they are facts with little basis in reality. Then, most lay Americans take what they hear on the news as gospel. Perhaps, it would be good for all of us to question what we hear a little more often.
I would not go to a for profit college for anything, let alone technology. We all know the disaster that is the University of Phoenix. It has essentially become a degree mill or a degree for sale.
This is a bad thing because the potential for misidentification is high. Couple this system with the notorious unreliability of eye witnesses and the potential for unintended coercion and you have a recipe for a constitutional disaster.
Ultimately, the BSA should just STFU and go away. Open Source reduces costs to the tax payer because the software plus licenses do not have to be purchased. In these economic times, it makes sense to cut costs in this way. Additionally, open source takes fewer people to support because it is generally more reliable. If Windows XP and Server families are any indication, it takes a veritable army of support personnel to keep it operational. Save money, ditch Microsoft!
I agree it shouldn't be relied upon as a troubleshooting step (you need to know what broke, why, and why it won't happen again). That said, if you go years without rebooting a machine... there is a good chance that if you ever do (to replace hardware for instance) it won't come back up without issue. Verifying that the system still boots correctly is imo a good idea.
Also, all that fancy high availability failover stuff... it's good to verify that it's still working as well.
The "my servers been up 3 years" e-pene days are gone folks.
Well, you make a point but, shouldn't a server be replaced when it gets old enough anyway? Wouldn't it be nice to have a server up for 3 years of reliability? At this point, who really cares if a reboot would cause a failure? You have backups, plan to replace the aging hardware. It doesn't pay to be miserly with server hardware, especially because its quality has gone on a downward trend as demand for cheaper pricing goes up. And how does verifying a system boot really ensure the the server is working correctly? Too often, I have seen a server boot without problem but other latent problems arise - i.e. failing network cards and failing cooling fans.
By and large there is really no need to reboot a UNIX machine unless you are making a change to the kernel, i.e. an upgrade or a recompile with an added feature. Other than that, the author is correct. I have machines with uptimes of two years. It would have been more had I not had to power the machine down for a physical move.
Visit spaceweather.com daily for a month or two, and keep an eye on the various Sun images on the left side. One is used to point out coronal holes, and you'll quickly realize how common they are. This may be related to the approaching solar maximum, though don't quote me on that.
I'm much more concerned about flare and mass ejection frequency. With all the satellites and poorly-shielded electrical circuits we rely upon, one or two wicked ejections aimed at Earth could turn a lot of gear into expensive junk.
Hmm, I kind of figured as much. I wonder if authors are really writing FUD for advertisement clicks. Yikes.
I wish the article would give some scientific reasons for why we should be concerned about "Two Huge Holes" and not leave it to the masses to make uneducated gesticulations. Does this mean that the sun is dying?
The Federal Court System has ruled jailbreaking to be totally legal and not a violation of the DMCA. I think Microsoft might be wise to sit down with the hackers.
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The Android enthusiast community has largely ditched Motorola because of their decision to use encrypted bootloaders -- makes sense that they'd return the favor, I guess.
Motorola isn't the only company out there that makes a decent phone. I happen to like the LG Optimus T over Motorola's low end Citrus. Also, HTC has come out with a nice product. Can you blame the community for telling Motorola where they can cram it. Consumers want to actually own the device that they have purchased. High-end Android phones have gotten as expensive as computers (if you don't want a contract) and when you buy the computer, at the very least, you can throw Linux, BSD, or just about whatever other OS you want on it. If Motorola never liked the spirit of Android, why did they hop on the band wagon? What is wrong with the consumer wanting to tinker with their device?
The Android train has already left the station and Motorola wants to try and play catch-up with a smartphone OS? One of the most appealing aspect of the Android platform is its very openness. Why would I leave Android for a closed platform when it was such a breath of fresh air to tell Apple and its iPhone to pound sand? Think of Palm's attempt at an Android alternative and the Windows 7 Phone OS is a joke. I should think, Motorola's vast resources would be better spent not trying to re-invent the wheel but to continue to improve it.
How can you tell with 100% certainty if the author of any given work is deceased?
If I may be blunt, there is no cure for stupidity. As an example, I think it is fairly safe to assume that Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick is deceased.
Despite its attempts to spin itself as the white knight, Google is far from altrusitic and this ruling is a victory for the little guy. It was bad enough when Google started illegal scanning copyrighted works. It was bad enough when Google's only response was "fine we'll stop, but only when you specifically ask us to for YOUR books". But the deal that would give Google such extensive control over the scanning and sale of these works? That was unacceptable and I'm glad the judge agreed. I really wish people would wake up and realize that Google has long since abandon its "Don't be Evil" motto.
Google found it can make a profit with "altruism"
Judge Chin does make a good point. Even though the book is out of print, the author is still the copyright holder and should have say in whether or not the out of print book may go into a Google digital library. After all, maybe the publisher decided to drop the book because it wasn't selling and the author may want to look for a different publisher or attempt to self-publish. I can see the digitalization of out of print material where the author is deceased and therefore has no say in the matter.
Man, I left AT&T for T-Mobile. I hate, repeat hate AT&T. This is bad!
when the sue for profit fails miserably. Righthaven deserved being spanked down by the justice system. The mafiosi tactics have failed.
Fuck off! Thank God for having a choice of wireless services in America! I'd love to see just where in the terms and services AT&T can just unilaterally make that change. I am willing to bet, this will constitute a change in the contract. As we all know, a change in the contract means it is effectively broken by AT&T and you would not have to pay an Early Termination Fee.
While I agree with your argument that scrutiny of algorithms leads to better security, the issue here is that private seeds may have been obtained by those who broke into the systems. Even in an open source security scenario, there still has to be private information (such as the private keys used for signing).
Good point, but I think the community can react faster to re-secure the data than the giant, monolithic, and bureaucratic non-sense that RSA is. Many times, large enterprise moves at a glacial pace.
I think this shows that Microsoft cares about the internet. It's not really Microsoft's problem, but they still help to solve it. Fact is, you cannot change stupid people and they will get their computers infected no matter what. Windows 7 is just as secure as Mac OSX or Linux, but it's the users what is the problem. Good job Microsoft, for taking care of the internet.
Anyone that believes that Microsoft did this out of pure altruism is naive. I am sorry to be so blunt but, according to the TFA, Microsoft was concerned about trademark infringement as many of the spam messages sent had Microsoft endorsement claims. Microsoft cares about its own image not being sullied - notice how it was Windows machines that were assimilated into the botnet. It just so happens that, at the same time, they did the world a favor. The article did not really come right out and say the servers were running Microsoft Windows Server. This concerns me because I don't like Microsoft playing cops and robbers. It would really torque me if they seized hardware running Linux. This is a very slippery slope to go down. Will Microsoft allege that I am doing something illegal when I am not and seize my Red Hat or OpenBSD box?
This is precisely why security products should be open sourced. The fact that RSA was compromised and some data (potentially alogrithms) on the RSASecureID was obtained, nullifies any F.U.D. that open source is less secure. If these algorithms had been out in the open, there would be no reason to panic because the development community would have access to the very source code and vulnerabilities addressed rapidly. Now the intruders have the keys to the castle and the only entity that can address the ensuing vulnerabilty is EMC.
The teller should be given a reward for her quick thinking. That was positively brilliant!
As others noted, it bears some remote resemblence to skype. I wonder why they chose GNU Free Call and decided to go the peer to peer route. I would think having a community hosted, distributed PBX would be a much better solution. I happen to really like SIPXECS at http://www.sipxecs.org./ It lends itself to distribution quite well. Plus, SIPXECS is quite mature as a platform. I cannot help but cast a somewhat dubious eye at GNU Sip Witch.
They tried something similar after an urban legend/myth of a military pilot that failed out of flight school. He was so desperate to fly that filled weather balloons with helium and attached them to a lawn chair. According to the myth, the man got up fairly high over restricted air space causing Air Force jets to scramble. You could imagine when the pilot radioed, "Uh, we got some guy in a lawn chair attached to weather balloons.
Fact free science is as old as science itself. Just look at the junk science of Phrenology and Cold Fusion as examples. My educated guess is that, on the surface, this phenomenon is appearing to grow only because world population is growing at a steady rate. Plus, people just love sounding off like experts (a la journalism) and spouting off phrases as if they are facts with little basis in reality. Then, most lay Americans take what they hear on the news as gospel. Perhaps, it would be good for all of us to question what we hear a little more often.
I would not go to a for profit college for anything, let alone technology. We all know the disaster that is the University of Phoenix. It has essentially become a degree mill or a degree for sale.
This is a bad thing because the potential for misidentification is high. Couple this system with the notorious unreliability of eye witnesses and the potential for unintended coercion and you have a recipe for a constitutional disaster.
I think it is high time the government stepped in to challenge what amounts to a video format cartel.
Ultimately, the BSA should just STFU and go away. Open Source reduces costs to the tax payer because the software plus licenses do not have to be purchased. In these economic times, it makes sense to cut costs in this way. Additionally, open source takes fewer people to support because it is generally more reliable. If Windows XP and Server families are any indication, it takes a veritable army of support personnel to keep it operational. Save money, ditch Microsoft!
I for one believe in frequent-ish reboots.
I agree it shouldn't be relied upon as a troubleshooting step (you need to know what broke, why, and why it won't happen again). That said, if you go years without rebooting a machine... there is a good chance that if you ever do (to replace hardware for instance) it won't come back up without issue. Verifying that the system still boots correctly is imo a good idea.
Also, all that fancy high availability failover stuff... it's good to verify that it's still working as well.
The "my servers been up 3 years" e-pene days are gone folks.
Well, you make a point but, shouldn't a server be replaced when it gets old enough anyway? Wouldn't it be nice to have a server up for 3 years of reliability? At this point, who really cares if a reboot would cause a failure? You have backups, plan to replace the aging hardware. It doesn't pay to be miserly with server hardware, especially because its quality has gone on a downward trend as demand for cheaper pricing goes up. And how does verifying a system boot really ensure the the server is working correctly? Too often, I have seen a server boot without problem but other latent problems arise - i.e. failing network cards and failing cooling fans.
By and large there is really no need to reboot a UNIX machine unless you are making a change to the kernel, i.e. an upgrade or a recompile with an added feature. Other than that, the author is correct. I have machines with uptimes of two years. It would have been more had I not had to power the machine down for a physical move.
is to be DRM free!
Visit spaceweather.com daily for a month or two, and keep an eye on the various Sun images on the left side. One is used to point out coronal holes, and you'll quickly realize how common they are. This may be related to the approaching solar maximum, though don't quote me on that.
I'm much more concerned about flare and mass ejection frequency. With all the satellites and poorly-shielded electrical circuits we rely upon, one or two wicked ejections aimed at Earth could turn a lot of gear into expensive junk.
Hmm, I kind of figured as much. I wonder if authors are really writing FUD for advertisement clicks. Yikes.
I wish the article would give some scientific reasons for why we should be concerned about "Two Huge Holes" and not leave it to the masses to make uneducated gesticulations. Does this mean that the sun is dying?
The Federal Court System has ruled jailbreaking to be totally legal and not a violation of the DMCA. I think Microsoft might be wise to sit down with the hackers.