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- Mozilla spreads malware rather than security
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than securityyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedSh*t happens....There is no absolute security in computing. And there never will be. Not even when you are running Linux (safe from viruses,...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Murderers, security, Mozilla Corp., malware, virus, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Does open source programming make you a criminal?
- <satire> The New York Times is working on a story saying open source programming makes you a criminal. Matt Richtel right called for an interview soon after learning that a jury had convicted open source programmer Hans Reiser of first degree murder. (Picture from TwelveBooks Publishing.) It...
- Tags: Open Source, Programmer, Programming, Computer, Wally, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Open source going from strength to strength
- However you feel about Hans Reiser, his fate should not distract us from the good news of today. Open source continues moving from strength-to-strength. This is especially true in international markets, where skeptics once believed pirated Windows would dominate. ApacheCon Europe...
- Tags: Open Source Trade Group, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- reiser fs: The open source file system fallout
- Yesterday, the Open Source community took an emotional hit when veteran Linux programmer Hans Reiser was convicted of first degree murder in the suspicious disappearing of his wife, Nina. While I won't go into the details of the case, as this has been covered extensively in the press, I would...
- Tags: File System, ReiserFS, Zetabyte File System, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- News to know: Psystar; IT Dojo; Microsoft moral; SQL Injection attacks; Ubuntu
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack? IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties Another reason...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, Yahoo! Inc., SQL, Microsoft Corp., SQL Injection, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Reiser found guilty of first degree murder
- Reiser found guilty of first degree murderNot unexpected based on the evidenceIf you read the story, you will see that base on the evidence there is no other verdict that can make sense.If in fact he is innocent very doubtful, his actions surely turned him into a guilty man. His...
- Tags: Reiser, first degree
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Reiser found guilty of first degree murder
- Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system. [Techmeme] The verdict, delivered...
- Tags: File System, Ts'o, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminentNOT GUILTY!Let the man go!NonsenseI think is says something about Reiser that he probably murdered someone. I bet his wife was constantly harping on him for spending all his time glued to a monitor trying to reinvent the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Hans Reiser, file system, Reiser 4, Reiser, verdict, Reiser4
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent
- The fate of the Reiser4 file system for Linux may well depend on a verdict rendered by a California jury this week. As an Alameda County jury continues to deliberate the fate of Hans Reiser, the designer of the Reiser File System for Linux who is accused of murdering...
- Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Linux Kernel, File System, Verdict, Reiser4, Reiser, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Will telcos accept an open source switch?
- Will telcos accept an open source switch?Yeswhen they can call it their own, make loads of money off of it, patent what they can to make their part future payment secure, and piggyback the rest like a free ride.RE: Will telcos accept an open source switch?How does this this product...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FS developer, Asterisk PBX, open source, telecommunications company, FreeSwitch
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- An Open Source Class-Five Switch
- An Open Source Class-Five SwitchTollFreeGateway + FreeSwitchNot only do we use it for that many minutes a month its already proved to almost perform too well as we have in advertantly overloaded some switches we peer with.FS is definitely worth checking outI've been helping the FS developers for about 9...
- Tags: Open Source Class-Five Switch, N/T, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- A quick lesson for your comp sci students
- A quick lesson for your comp sci studentsDefragmentationDespite great advancements on the hardware front, the magnetic hard drive is still the performance bottleneck and fragmentation can slow down the system. So, with windows server products, defragmenting is still important to keep the servers running smoothly. Incidentally, automatic defragmenters seem to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, quick lesson, Linux, rear
- Discussion threads 2008-03-27
- Microsoft presses on regardless with OOXML SDK
- Microsoft presses on regardless with OOXML SDKExcellent!And yeah, some MS bashers will whine, the rest of the world will move ahead.SpiteCan you really call it spite if people oppose a standard that actually contains a company's product's name? Seems like a fair enough objection to me.I'm Shocked![i]Durusau has an interesting...
- Tags: Quality, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, OOXML SDK, SDK
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- What your disk drive isn't telling you
- What your disk drive isn't telling youNo safe havenIt seems that our data simply have no safe place to reside anywhere. Hard disks are unsafe, DVD's are unsafe disk rot.....Come on, industry, give us a safe, reliable and enduring storage medium. How hard can it be?Greetz, Pjotr.Broken main page link,...
- Tags: Storage, HARD DISKS, disk, disk drive, SCSI, RAID, file system
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Microsoft replaces one Scott with another as CIO
- Microsoft replaces one Scott with another as CIOSince he worked for DisneyHe should be right at home in another Mickey Mouse organization.Replace one mickey mouse job with another.I suppose more H1Bs would instantly do the trick; but plenty of displaced American workers would not only clean up Vista's mess, but...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Office, Benefits, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Virtual Iron partners with FalconStor
- Virtual Iron partners with FalconStorWhats the big deal?Virtual Iron did the same thing with DataCore a few months back and they have even sold a number of customers together. Frankly, with the new Datacore and Virtual Iron packages, you get more for the money. This really isn't major news but...
- Tags: Business structures, VI3, Virtual Iron, FalconStor, Virtual Iron partner, DataCore, partnership
- Discussion threads 2008-01-12
- Updating Your Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 (Beta 3)
- View Available Dates and LocationsBuild on your experience with Active Directory technology and upgrade your skills for Windows Server 2008 in this course based on an interim build of Windows Server 2008. This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product OMLP: ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Beta, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware
- Training 2008-01-01
- U.S. Army Enhances Security With Improved Identity and Access Software
- To securely manage information and communications, the Army wanted an identity and access solution that could integrate into its 14 separate domain forests. Users currently access protected information with a Common Access Card and PIN. The Advanced Technologies directorate tested Active Directory Rights Management Services AD RMS to safeguard information...
- Tags: Security, Advertisement, U.S. Army, Microsoft Access, Identity, Advanced Technologies, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Case studies 2007-12-01
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