I'm a mac user. I've been one all my life and will never switch to a PC. aj =)
--- Allen Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > everyone should be a mac user, they're not secretive > about the source > code, because they encourage others to program their > own stuff. Anyway > I'm a big nerd that likes his mac. Just something > to think about. Ok > I'm gonna crawl back in my hole and keep reading > your e-mails. Oh and > in response to that kit that someone posted today, > it's cool. I > wouldn't mind having it, but I don't have money and. > . . well. . . I > probably piece my body kit together from what ever i > find in the > junkyards. Now you are ready for me to shut up. so > I will. > On Monday, Dec 16, 2002, at 11:58 US/Central, Henry > Bonath wrote: > > > This question has been asked several times over > the past few days, and > > personally my Email/AIM has been bombarded with > people asking me what > > the > > status is. > > > > I just pulled this off of the CRX Performance > forum. > > This is per Steve Jones: > > > > "The Resource is down for the count. I don't have > much information to > > go > > on at this time. I have to guess we were hacked. > We have a backup > > server, but I'm not keen to deploy it as it has > the same software > > build as > > the current server. It'll only get hacked again. > > > > Toward the end, I tried security through > obscurity. I couldn't update > > some critical packages on the server to plug known > vulnerabilities. I > > turned off some services and moved others to high > ports, hoping to > > avoid > > the script-kiddie autorootkits. It worked for a > time. In spite of that, > > I think our OpenSSH was trojaned. I was able to > log into the server > > using > > SSH, even though *MY* SSH daemon was unavailable > for comment. > > > > In spite of my best efforts, I couldn't update > some of the software on > > the server. Intel built a tidy little package, > replete with bells and > > whistles, and sporting a dandy web-based > management console. They also > > thought enough to hook everything together to a > central watchdog -- and > > that was my undoing. Anything I compiled for the > system caused the > > watchdog to hiccup and reboot the server -- over > and over again. I was > > stuck. > > > > Intel provided no relief. I contacted them earlier > in the year, > > requesting access to the source for the code they > modified. A large > > majority of the software they used was covered by > the GNU Public > > License, > > so this should have been a no brainer. They > declined, in violation of > > the > > various authors' copyrights. > > > > But enough sob stories and finger pointing. The > server is down, and I'm > > responsible. I regret the inconvenience, and I'm > hard at work building > > a > > maintainable suite of software packages on the > backup server. The > > Resource will be down for some much needed > renovation over the > > holidays. > > Look for us sometime after the New Year. We won't > look any different on > > the showroom floor, until you pop the hood. > > > > -Steve Jones" > > > > I hope this answers some questions. > > -Henry > > > > > ===== GS CRX __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
