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More FOSS security scare-mongering

More FOSS security scare-mongeringOpen Source is vastly superiorWhen you have an Open Source project it has greater flexibility and the concept works when people contribute because they want to work on the project not something they begrudgingly are working on because it is their paycheck.The closed source route is just...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Patches, FOSS security, F/OSS, source-route

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

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Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame

HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...

Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Saying goodbye to Zimbra

Garbage?Garbage?It's not garbage if it works for him.Just because you're on some strange crusade to hate it doesn't mean nobody should use it.If it works for him, great.Always the right tool for the right job, always. Some things work better for some people than others.Good luck, you picked the WORST...

Tags: E-mail servers, E-mail, Groupware, Notes 8, IBM Lotus Notes, Zimbra

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Netgear slammed for doing the right thing

So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...

Tags: Chipsets, Routers & switches, Semiconductors, Network technology, Operating systems, Netgear Inc., open source, Linux, router, GPL, chipset, Torvalds

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

If open source were a monopoly

As always thoughtful, Dana. But there's a related problem..Open Source projects are notoriously bad a promoting the unpopular decisions. As such you can see open source as a form of populism.If someone wants to do a clean break - the sort of break which move technology forward - you will...

Tags: Open Source Project, open source, fork, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...

Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Google Chrome Frame boosts IE speed up to Chrome levels

If only it was for Firefox......but still astonishing results!Could this be the start of hybrid browsers? Will there be a FF version?irrelevantNobody uses IE 7 or 8 because of security.Making a bad product worse is not what windoze users need.This shows again the virtues of FOSS vs proprietary software.Corporate IT...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome Frame, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Red Hat: Microsoft taking cloud back to the 80s

Red Hat should feel right at home then because using their software is like using something out of the 80's. I'll prefer a modern company like Microsoft instead of a company based on 30 year old technology such as Red Hat. My theory is that Red Hat is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Dissecting the FSF's "Windows 7 Sins"

Disingenuous?Is it disingenuous for the media and the police to be singling out Phillip Garrido for the kidnapping and holding Jaycee Dugard as a sex slave? After all, he's not the only person to have committed that crime.The FSF is in no way suggesting MS is the only company to...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows 7, Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Highly exploitable Linux kernel bug found, patched

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! I have been saying for years that linux is insecure and here we have the proof. How do you linux fanboys feel now knowing that I was right and you were wrong? LOL!!! And its been there for years! Don't forget to start your compilers,...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, SECURITY, Linux kernel, Linux, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

cool.......:)ntAnd why Jason would anyone in their right mind want to do this?ntFor the same reasons...You'd do it in VMWare. The difference is that this solution is free. You want live migration or anything else VMWare does you'll have to pay for it. Hyper-V is an excellent hypervisor.Would you run...

Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server, Xen, hypervisor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Discussion threads 2009-08-09

Microsoft's Bing invaded by pharmaceutical scammers

quote"This implies serious security holes in Microsoft?s advertising program"All I can vision here is Homer Simpson slapping forehead and saying "Doh!!"Who'd ever thought, Microsoft and Security holes, who knew. Glad I don't use Bing."Fraud" - Just "Bring it"RE: Microsoft's Bing invaded by pharmaceutical scammersSo the exploit has been found, Microsoft...

Tags: SEARCH, ABMers, Microsoft Corp., Bing, Google Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Is Adobe the next (pre-2002) Microsoft?

Is Adobe the next (pre-2002) Microsoft?that's just M$ FUDM$ is using phony statistics to scare people using Adobe products.There are few security issues with Adobe and it looks like those are exploited only on windoze.The solution is to use FOSS stacks!Get it integrated with WSUS or go the hell awayLike...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., software, Free Open Source Software

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?

Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?you won't see M$ stores in EUIf M$ opens a store in EU, the commision will force it to display Linux PCs too and that will be the best thing for FOSS.M$ should better save the $$$ for the lawyers.Guru barmary, you forgot to mention...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., BSOD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Google Chrome OS is a game changer

Late last night Google finally owned up to having an OS in the pipeline the Google Chrome Operating System. This is going to be a game changer. We don't have a lot of information on Chrome OS just yet, but what we do know is very interesting: ...

Tags: Game, Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Bleak Xmas Ahead: Where's the innovation I need to fill the stockings?

Bleak Xmas Ahead: Where's the innovation I need to fill the stockings?Agree with your listAgree with your list, and add a few things:[i]Super customization is not innovation.[/i] As much as FOSS people boast about the flexibility of their products, that does not make them more innovative or appealing to consumers....

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, SECURITY, innovation, security habit, patent, malware

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Calculating the fully loaded costs of corporate email: It's bigger than you think

Calculating the fully loaded costs of corporate email: It's bigger than you thinkOr just use FOSS.I run the FOSS version of Zimbra in my corp. I have the cost of the server hardware and the electricity to run the hardware. So that's $1,500 plus electricity. This is my fully loaded...

Tags: e-mail, F/OSS, corporate email, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-22