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Submission + - Nmap 6 Released! (nmap.org)

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Chankey Pathak
Chankey Pathak writes: "The Nmap Project is pleased to announce the immediate, free availability of the Nmap Security Scanner version 6.00 from http://nmap.org/. It is the product of almost three years of work, 3,924 code commits, and more than a dozen point releases since the big Nmap 5 release in July 2009. Nmap 6 includes a more powerful Nmap Scripting Engine, 289 new scripts, better web scanning, full IPv6 support, the Nping packet prober, faster scans, and much more!"
Security

Submission + - Nmap 6.0 Released (nmap.org)

Submitted by Gerald
Gerald writes: After 3 years of work Fyodor and company have released version 6.00 of the Nmap Security Scanner! The new release includes a more powerful Nmap Scripting Engine, 289 new scripts, better web scanning, full IPv6 support, the Nping packet prober, faster scans, and much more! We recommend that all current users upgrade. More info in the release notes.

Comment Re:Most won't notice (Score 1) 329

by Gerald (#40034941) Attached to: Comcast To Remove Data Cap, Implement Tiered Pricing

Really now? When have you ever known a publicly held company to prioritize development and long term results, over short term profits.

Well, Comcast is doing that very thing right now. The company is an enigma. They're moving the state of the IPv6 art forward in a tangible way. Their business class service is great. Every salesperson and tech I've dealt with has been sharp, helpful and friendly. At the same time they throttle traffic, then deny that they're doing it. They maintain low (even at 300GB) caps. Their CPE quality (from DVRs to routers) is astoundingly awful (even business class).

Comment Re:It's Legal (Score 2) 231

by Gerald (#38310068) Attached to: Cnet Apologizes For Nmap Adware Mess

The stub installer conflates "CNET" with the name of the software package, both in its file name and in its installation wizard. For projects and products that that are registered trademarks, wouldn't that constitute some sort of violation?
Android

Submission + - Android ICS source code (computerworld.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Go get your ice cream. Android 4.0.1 which will ship on the new google Galaxy Nexus is available for download.

Comment Re:Was .NET all a mistake? (Score 3, Insightful) 688

by Gerald (#36978672) Attached to: Was<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET All a Mistake?

I think they have. The lesson the guys who decide which technology to use have learned is that if you invest in MS technologies and put them in your customers you'll have several good years. Then Microsoft will outdate those technologies soon and give you another round at the same consulting money.

The open source world is completely different. We stabilized on Perl^WPHP^WRuby^WNode^WEastAsia years ago and never looked back.
Technology

Submission + - isostick Aims to Alleviate Physical Disk Annoyance (tekgoblin.com) 4

Submitted by
tekgoblin
tekgoblin writes: "A new project by Elegant Invention in South Bend, IN began on Kickstarter which poses the idea of a USB stick that pretends that it is an optical (CD/DVD) drive. They call it isostick, and it makes the computer believe that there is a USB flash drive and an optical drive plugged in so you can use any CD/DVD images known as ISO files. This is a very cool invention."

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