Re: Even and Odd numbered OpenBSD versions
On Tue, 19 May 2009, Mark Romer wrote: but what does everything else think? Your oldtimer has confused OpenBSD with the Linux kernel... -- Monty Brandenberg
Re: Car is limiting speed
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, SJP Lists wrote: I've narrowed it down to my car. My speed is limited to 80kph on a 110kph highway. What should I check? Try 'cdr' or use a faster highway.
Re: This is what Linus Torvalds calls openBSD crowd
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Siju George wrote: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/706950 Again a mis representation in pulic? To me, security is important. But it's no less important than everything *else* that is also important! I.e. there are no shades of gray in import hence importance is black-and-while. H... -- Monty Brandenberg
Re: Debian libssl security (Cause???)
On Fri, 16 May 2008, Travers Buda wrote: They probably have figured it out. This is a pretty big screw-up--it was in the tree since September 2006. You don't do something this bad and not learn from it =). And now the social engineering fallout from it as well with all the 'new SSL certificate'-style phishing that was in place before this event... -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Engineer MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: how do I capture dmesg for a failed install??
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: I-forget-who makes a text-only video card that outputs to a serial port instead of a VGA port. Its rather expensive but perhaps you can borrow one. PC Weasel? -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Consultant MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, Marco Peereboom wrote: Let me give you an engineering opinion: bwahahahahahaha this is retarded. A lesson from history for those who fail to learn from it. Rebooting from the latent image in core memory after months or even years without power was not particularly remarkable. A little hunting should turn up some nice war stories such as the pdp-10 that was halted running diags in Marlboro, MA, crated, loaded in a truck, moved across country, installed, cabled and when powered up, resumed running the diags from the halt point. Different technology, different era (and a *real* computer) but the lesson is: know your technology's behavior at the edges m -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Consultant MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: Real men don't attack straw men
Watching the latest flame war, I can't help thinking that as founders of their respective projects Theo and RMS are trapped in a jail of rigid consistency and absolutism demanded by children and utopians. Only at home, with the door locked, are they free to boot their home's sole computer, a Windows box, watch some Real Media streams and play a few Valve- controlled games. And late at night, when the ice weasels come, a hypnogogic fog provides cover for a last conscious thought: I wish, I wish, I wish... *I* had written OS X. -- Monty Brandenberg
Re: ms exchange replacement
On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, bofh wrote: Is there even anything that's a full sexchange replacement? Postpath did a reverse engineering job on exchange and has what is reputed to be a full replacement. Effort must have left quite a few engineers with brain damage... m -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Consultant MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: That whole Linux stealing our code thing
On Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Gregg Reynolds wrote: Yes. For the dimwits pontificating on this useless thread who can't be bothered to check facts on their own, here's the relevant text (http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html): And therein lies the problem. Unless a developer went through a university program that requires courses in contract and copyright law or worked in a company whose corporate counsel actively educated engineers in that law or the developer took the initiative to learn on his own, he almost certainly doesn't know what he's talking about. Dorm room debates and shrill, puerile diatribes carry no legal weight. So try a self examination. Have you been through at least one of the three sources above and did it stick? If not, you might want to broaden your education a bit before ranting away and becoming a poster boy for why geeks *should* be beaten up on playgrounds. (One inexpensive source is Nolo Press and their legal self-help books.) This will be especially critical for OSS development given the pool from which developers self-select. Students who live in bubbles of unreality where they aren't held to account for their actions. Individuals unfamiliar with the language and laws of the country whose copyright law is in force. Those with political agendas who'll eventually damage their own cause with careless or intentional disregard for the issues. While SCO vs Novell looks like the last act of the desperate, the surface argument is still valid. Someone from the above list is eventually going to do something particularly stupid and we're sorry isn't going to be accepted as compensation. The tools for rapidly identifying theft and misattribution are now available so obscurity isn't going to save you. So, gosh, I hope those promises of indem- nification from companies with a few million in annual revenue hold up. Finally, for fun, here's a hypothetical to try out your newly acquired knowledge. Hypothesis: The fundamental function of the preprocessor (in C, C++, etc.) is to create derived works. Two major functions are to attach a work, in whole, to another work and to replace parts of one work with parts from another. The derived work is then further processed and eventually becomes the program which is distributed to customers. Fact: A number of Linux distributions (ref: RH 7.x) came (and perhaps still do) with header files with GPL2 licences. These header files are used in the compilation of some software which may then be sold to customers. Question: Does the GPL2 attach to any such software sold to customers? -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Consultant MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: OpenBSD 4.1 Pre-Orders...
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, Bryan Allen wrote: On Mar 17, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Bob Beck wrote: Hate to tell you this, but Canada is not the United States. Give us a couple years. Pax Americana, yo. Nah, we tried it in the 1840's. Wasn't worth the bother. -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Consultant MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: More ammunition for the Blob fight
http://kerneltrap.org/node/7228 http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0025.jsp And do check out the quote in the exploit code... m -- Monty Brandenberg, Software Consultant MCB, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 426188 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, MA 02142-0021 617.864.6907
Re: Custom kernel for Soekris net4801-50
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Richard P. Koett wrote: The user complained that Internet access seemed slow [snip] Any other advice would be appreciated. Leave the Soekris in place tomorrow but tell the user the original device is now back doing duty. See if he reports the network speed as improved. -- Monty Brandenberg
Re: [A bit OT] KVM recommendation and information on Compaq EO1004B 8 Port KVM Switch, Part No. 147094-001
On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Daniel Ramaley wrote: If you need to run graphics through one, i'd say spend the money on high quality cables and don't run the resolution too high. I'll take this opportunity to correct something I said yesterday. There is a vendor with DDC2B compatibility claims: NTI (www.nti1.com). I'd bought video cables from them before (to fix the *% Belkin cable issues, NTI's are good) and was reading the catalog last night. They do have DDC-compatible variants of their KVM's. Might be worth looking at, their cables certainly are. -- Monty Brandenberg
