Quoting Gabriel Sechan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Yes, I'm a programmer. But did you RTA? That section wasn't about ports and network traffic, but about virus checkers, spyware preventers, etc. The point was that nothing should *run* on the computer unless it was pre-authorized. THen we wouldn't need the above. Sure, its one hell of a lot more secure, but it has a huge negative impact on productivity. I'd say
What do you think a lot of the thinking (aside from serious control of media) a lot of the DRM stuff being talked about is for? One of the things it would/could do is basically pre-auth the stuff for computers using signage of some kind. Corporations would likely love it.. you can keep people from installing all kinds of apps off the net, screensavers, opening viruses, etc... and only allow them to run what's authorized, which would (in their view) probably _increase_ productivity. For cases like programmers that need to build and run things.. there should be some way to ok'ing stuff on the fly that you know and trust, vs things being launched without you knowing because of a plugin in a browser or an attached email. Most of us on this list don't have problems with this, but many out there do. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.miguelito.org Marge: "Homer, sitting that close to the TV can't be good for you." Homer: "Talking while the TV's on can't be good for you!" ==> Simpsons -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
