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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
 Post Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:37 pm 
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/05/14/openssl-bug-found-debian-linux

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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
 Post Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:22 am 
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If I turn it off, then what's the point of it being there? Isn't it a kind of "linux" like defence, whereby you need to be in sa mode to do some actions? (memory may be failing).

As for the firewall, surely it's not that good... they cannot bundle the firewall in with their system if it's comparable to others simply because won't it open up a HUGE amount of lawsuits? Dominant position yadda yadda yadda etc.



Its just an extra layer of protection, have you ever seen anyone create a user account on a windows system, and not make themselves an administrator?

If you've got Vista, type 'advanced' in the search box, open the firewall up, and have a peek at the rules in depth....

If you remember a couple of years back, the original Vista kernel was completely locked down, it was the lawsuits from anti-virus companies that forced MS to open it all up :roll:

As to dominant market position, don't start me on Apple & iTunes :evil:
Let alone sneaking Safari in without telling anyone as part of an itunes udate

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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
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Chips=GCHQ= wrote:
If I turn it off, then what's the point of it being there? Isn't it a kind of "linux" like defence, whereby you need to be in sa mode to do some actions? (memory may be failing).

As for the firewall, surely it's not that good... they cannot bundle the firewall in with their system if it's comparable to others simply because won't it open up a HUGE amount of lawsuits? Dominant position yadda yadda yadda etc.



Its just an extra layer of protection, have you ever seen anyone create a user account on a windows system, and not make themselves an administrator?



If you've got Vista, type 'advanced' in the search box, open the firewall up, and have a peek at the rules in depth....

If you remember a couple of years back, the original Vista kernel was completely locked down, it was the lawsuits from anti-virus companies that forced MS to open it all up :roll:




As to dominant market position, don't start me on Apple & iTunes :evil:
sneaking Safari in without telling anyone as part of an itunes update was funny.... even funnier were the security vunerabilities in it that also affected Apple Macs :roll: :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
 Post Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:39 am 
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I sent my Linux guy at work to a Vista course, he came back saying he was surprised at how good it was, and how powerful stuff like the firewall was

musta been the first time he had seen one :)

at the end of the day i like to use the best tool for the job
there is no use trying to push water up a hill



heheh - I'll tell him that, he'll be mortally offended :P :P :P

...but not enough to switch off the Itanium server he's sneakily compiling stuff on (in my time) for a new linux disti though :lol:


He just kept going "I didnt know it did...." about all sorts of things :grin:

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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
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not that bad realy - i mean it might be possible to do but trying to guess a 2048bit string is a bit hard id say

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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
 Post Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:07 am 
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Chadk is on it right now.... :thumbl:

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 Post subject: Re: So Vista works now?
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o feck he is special - i expect it done by tonight + a writen statement saying the people who invented it have no idea what there on about :twisted:

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