Yep... I'm actually a Linux user... But a Mac user as well... And a Mac Technician... I wish I could afford a new one.. that's my only problem with the mac.. the price! Macs Rule! (I hope I didn't add to any brewing flame war =P )
-Henry On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 00:22, AJ Nealey wrote: > 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 >
