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How did Atheros get pulled in to Mac wireless-gate?

How did Atheros get pulled in to Mac wireless-gate?About as much difference between Linux distrosThis would be like trying to correct someone when they say something is Linux based and you say no it's SuSE based and not Linux based.MACH is irrelevant to the discussion* I misused the word "kernel"...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Mach 3.0 kernel, Mach, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Atheros Communications, FreeBSD, Apple MacBook, kernel, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-08-26

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"Why do you hate Vista so much?"

"Why do you hate Vista so much?"Reasons that Vista bothers me...1) I have now spent over 4 hours trying to get SP1 installed on a new box.... the BSOD's are blurry (kind of funny huh?) The same box, XP installed with less heart ache and fewer issues... while I am...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkitLinux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkitLOL! And the hits to linux just keep coming! So thats 4 different incidents within a week's time of how badly linux sucks. Poor linus must be hiding under his bed trying...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Rootkits, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, SSH, attack, Compromised SSH, Compromised, Microsoft Windows, rootkit, security

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team CERT has issued a warning for what it calls "active attacks" against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. The attack appears to initially use stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system, and then uses local kernel exploits to...

Tags: Linux, SSH, Attack, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Patch issued for Ubuntu security flaw

Canonical has warned users of all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu to patch their systems and shut an open door for hackers. Canonical is the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Company, Linux, Open Source, E-mail, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Online Communications, Renai LeMay ZDNet Australia, Canonical, patch, vulverability, hackers

News items 2008-08-26

"Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft's Update Catalog

"Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft's Update CatalogSo I take itthat there WILL be driver compatibility between Vista and Win7. Exact same kernel perhaps?

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Update Catalog, Windows 7 Client, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Windows: You say major; I say minor

Windows: You say major; I say minorThey can call it anything they please. It is still overpriced JUNK.Get Linux :-)Duck the questionMaybe they should do another theme change. For a while it was a series number (3.1), then a year (95, 98, 98SE, 2000), then a letter combo XP,...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and Ubuntu

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuIt's also interesting that......[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112885]A third of new PCs are being downgraded from Vista to XP[/url].Why do you suppose that is? ;)At this price point, I just might buy my first small computer. Though, Imight wait for them to offer a little...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Ubuntu, Dell Inspiron 910, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Dell Inspiron 910 customer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Scratch that. Windows Server 2008 R2 still lives

Scratch that. Windows Server 2008 R2 still livesWhaaa?!? Win7 != NT 7?If Windows 7 is not based off of NT kernel 7 then why call it 7 in the first place?WinNT = kernel 4Win2k = kernel 5WinXP = kernel 5.1WinVista = kernel 6Win7 = kernel 6.1?No way.If we remember the...

Tags: Operating systems, MinWin, Microsoft Windows, kernel, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows NT, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, server, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coderAll makes senseIf I was running a large open source project with thousands if not millions of people all over the world depending on me to get it right, I think I'd do things in much the same way.Certainly it makes sense to...

Tags: Strategy, Torvalds, Linux, vision, Linux coder, open source, chef, picnic

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder

The Linux project lead has said new contributors should 'start small' to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview with ZDNet.co.uk...

Tags: Developer, Patch Management, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Open Source, Patches, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk, developer. Linus Torvalds, Linux Foundations, Linux kernel, coders

News items 2008-08-18

Curing what ails Microsoft

Curing what ails MicrosoftYou are the firstNTDid anyone ever tell you that you look a littlelike Tucker Carlson on MSNBC fromerly CNN?Pagan jimWhat you describe......is inherent in any large organization look at the US Government, but your suggestions are good ones, nonetheless. Any plans to fight unnecessary code duplication...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Quality, Microsoft Corp., Amiga, Commodore, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Got Debian running, too

Got Debian running, tooGot Debian running, tooThanks for highlighting the many problems with running linux! You heard it here first, linux has issues and is not suitable for anything.Hey look, it's Loverock Davidsonnt10 y/o AptivaI have Debian running on a 10 year old Aptiva desktop. I'm only using it...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Debian

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

The end run around the OS is underway

The end run around the OS is underwayNot exactly correct...The Dell's and others that do this wonderful magic use something called a "hypervisor" which is a fancy word for "Small Operating System". The OS most of them load up is.... drumroll please... Linux. They load up a limited...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Black Hat Las Vegas Day 1

Well, this is well late, but here's my recap of Black Hat Day 1. Sorry for the delay, but I've been terribly busy finishing up preparations for my Day 2 talk. The first talk I went to see, "Pointers and Handles, A Story of Unchecked Assumptions...

Tags: Black Hat, Billy Rios, Dan, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-08-08

Do it Yourself Mojave

Do it Yourself MojaveVista security broken - Black Hathttp://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/08/vista-security-rendered-uslessI really don't understandI have a cheap white box machine with a Q6600 processor, 8600GT, 4 Gig Ram, single hard drive, Vista Busines 32 bit. The machine is an absolute dream. Everything is fast. Its the best machine I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, GPU

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux Foundation

VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux FoundationJust FYI - VMware ESX doesn't run "on" LinuxThe hypervisor in VWware's ESX enterprise product does not run on top of Linux. The Hypervisor/OS/ kernel is created solely by VMware. There is a Linux Red Hat based "Service...

Tags: UNIX, Virtualization, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, VMware Inc., ESX, Service Console, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux Foundation

VMware is investing more resources in the channel and IT community -- and getting more involved in the Linux community -- to preserve its lead in the virtualization software market. At LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center Conference this week, the Palo Alto, Calif. virtualization software leader...

Tags: vmware inc., system builder program, virtualization, linux, cloud computing, utility computing, storage management, open source, servers, hardware, operating systems, software, storage, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista

IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaHoo that could be painful very painfulibm ,red hat, ubuntu working together..... ough Microshot may feel this a bitRE: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaUnless they make programs and hardware as easy to install &...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Driver Installation, Linux, IBM Corp., Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.

LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.It hasn't been that long ago...my company got rid of its last Green screen based network in favor of a fancy Windows based network at several of our branch offices. Guess what. We didn't pick up one iota of productivity gain. We...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, NOW IS, LinuxWorld, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-05