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Microsoft comes out fighting over XP mode security
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> With XP Mode, we could have helped my friend above without actually having to force him to run a PC just for the sake of this single application!
Of course, with any of a number of free virtualization options already available, Microsoft is once again trying to catch a train that's already left the station. Lots of individuals and even some businesses have already figured this out.
> if they did finally get a security framework shoe-horned into place, it would put McAfee out of business, and deprive Symantec of their #1 revenue stream.
Plus what would that do to their continual "The most secure version of Windows ever" refrain every time upgrade season comes around?
Of course, with any of a number of free virtualization options already available, Microsoft is once again trying to catch a train that's already left the station. Lots of individuals and even some businesses have already figured this out.
> if they did finally get a security framework shoe-horned into place, it would put McAfee out of business, and deprive Symantec of their #1 revenue stream.
Plus what would that do to their continual "The most secure version of Windows ever" refrain every time upgrade season comes around?
Probably their product has become so complex they can't grasp their own products anymore. No single person can understand the full source code of Windows Vista because one single brain probably can't handle that complexity.
The same might be true for Linux as well, as the number of lines in the kernel rises. That's why embedded stuff such as early mobile phones + TV's / Radio receivers etc. seem to 'always work' and PC's don't.
The same might be true for Linux as well, as the number of lines in the kernel rises. That's why embedded stuff such as early mobile phones + TV's / Radio receivers etc. seem to 'always work' and PC's don't.
Quoting:The finest pieces of software are those where one individual has a complete sense of exactly how the program works. To have that, you have to really love the program and concentrate on keeping it simple, to an incredible degree.
Before Paul and I started the company, we had been involved in some large-scale software projects that were real disasters. They just kept pouring people in, and nobody knew how they were going to stabilize the project. We swore to ourselves that we would do better
B.Gates, Interview from "Programmers at Work" (1986)
Sorry very OT.
Does anyone know a good GNU bug tracking/project management system that will run on Windows. Or even one that I can recommend to my boss regardless of os.
Does anyone know a good GNU bug tracking/project management system that will run on Windows. Or even one that I can recommend to my boss regardless of os.
Tracyanne, try Mantis (http://www.mantisbt.org/). It's PHP so runs on Windows either under Apache or IIS.
Sander can you email that to me, so I can forward it, with a bit of a blurb. Thanks
TestTrack Pro by Seapine Software is a good non-free cross-platform one I've used. Another one I've heard of is FogBugz by Fog Creek Software (owned by Joel Spolsky - "Joel on Software" blog). Wikipedia has a comparison list that might even be accurate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_issue_tracking_sy...
@Tracyanne: Mail sent.
@jhansonxi: FogBugz is nice, yes. But it's not open source.
@jhansonxi: FogBugz is nice, yes. But it's not open source.
TA: I guess you mean GPL bug tracking system?
yeah gpl
Thanks Sander
Thanks Sander
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Microsoft has never had a real plan for an OS security framework. Their entire approach has been reactive, and it shows. "XP compatibility mode". Is that the original released version, or is it "XP SP3 compatibility mode"?
Of course, if they did finally get a security framework shoe-horned into place, it would put McAfee out of business, and deprive Symantec of their #1 revenue stream. We couldn't have that, could we?
Oh, and I loved the part about "the impact of Windows Vista as a secure platform." Repeat after me, children: DRM is not a system security framework.
This "response" is nothing more than a distraction, rearranging the deck chairs. It does not address the real issues of why the Microsoft ship is sinking.