14370888
submission
einar.petersen writes:
Is NASA possibly keeping secret the news of an Earth twin that can be found in the constellation The Swan ?
This and the reasons for possibly keeping a lid on such news are discussed in the story below.
Original story in danish:
http://www.comon.dk/nyheder/Jordens-tvilling-holdes-hemmelig-1.362645.html
Same story translated via Google translate:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comon.dk%2Fnyheder%2FJordens-tvilling-holdes-hemmelig-1.362645.html&sl=da&tl=en
How do you feel about delayed data release ? Should such data be kept under wraps or should they be shared as soon as they are available ?
14370104
submission
einar.petersen writes:
Neelie Kroes
Former European Commissioner for Competition (2004–2010) and currently, since 2010 European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, has released a video in staunch support of FOSS and a plead for the public to get further involved.
She is citing the use of FOSS in the public sector as a success and encourages further use.
Her video can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok100U4Fo3Y&feature=player_embedded
Danish story on the subject:
http://www.comon.dk/nyheder/Open-source-er-ikke-laengere-et-beskidt-ord-1.365505.html
Same story Google translated to english:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comon.dk%2Fnyheder%2FOpen-source-er-ikke-laengere-et-beskidt-ord-1.365505.html&sl=da&tl=en
Does the slashdot crowd know of other public figures and success stories for FOSS / Open Source that should be publicized ?
661674
submission
einar.petersen writes:
So fellow /. 'ers.
In my country of residence, Denmark, an IT taskforce is publicly discussing and proposing FORCED PATCHING of peoples computer systems as a way to keep the masses safe on the internet.
As an IT professional I was in shock and disbelief when I first heard of the idea on the second of April, and thought some journalist had just been sucked in, but alas it was not a delayed Aprils fools, there are actually people here who believe 1) It is a good idea, 2) It is doable.
What makes this even worse is that having a patched system might become mandatory in order to access your government service pages (The Danish government is moving towards e-governance as a savings measure).
And the fear is that it might become mandatory to keep your system patched to be allowed to get onto the Internet as well.
In my head I'm thinking, which patches to which operation system and to which programs? Another thought screaming in my head is freedom of choice.
I would like to be able to access the collective regarding this matter and deliver a serious punch in the stomach of this initiative and thus ask you to explicitly explain to me in very laymans terms why forced patching is a bad idea.
I hope to be able to use your gold nuggets in order to do so, please mark your answers FREE TO USE.
The people who must understand the arguments are potentially politicians and laymen. I truly hope for an entertaining debate and good arguments regarding the matter in play.
The following PDF's contain the now published report on the issue:
http://www.tekno.dk/pdf/projekter/brugernes_it-sikkerhed/p08_brugernes_it-sikkerhed_eng.pdf — SUMMARY IN ENGLISH.
http://www.tekno.dk/pdf/projekter/p08_brugernes_it-sikkerhed.pdf — Full report IN DANISH ONLY
http://www.tekno.dk/pdf/projekter/brugernes_it-sikkerhed/p08_brugernes_it-sikkerhed_bilag.pdf — the questions and answers — DANISH ONLY
I hope for some good points that can be brought forward in the debate.
Rgds.
Einar Petersen
648786
submission
einar.petersen writes:
So fellow /. 'ers.
In my country of residence, Denmark, voices are publicly discussing FORCED PATCHING of peoples computer/operating systems etc. as a way to keep the masses safe on the internet.
As an IT professional I was in shock and disbelief when I first heard of the idea on the second of April this year, and thought some journalist had just been sucked in.
But alas it was not a delayed Aprils fools joke played on an unsuspecting journalist, there are actually people here who believe 1) It is a good idea, 2) It is doable.
What makes this even worse is that having a patched system might become mandatory in order to access your government service pages (The Danish government is moving towards e-governance as a cost savings measure).
But even worse it is not far fetched to see the logical consequence that it might become mandatory to keep your system patched to be allowed to get onto the Internet as well.
In my head I'm thinking, "What patches?", "To which operation system?", and "To which programs?"
Another thought screaming in my head is freedom of choice! Will everyone be forced to use the same operating system, if not who is to choose which?
I would like to access the collective thoughts vregarding this matter and deliver a serious punch in the stomach of this initiative.
The people who must be made to understand the arguments are potentially politicians and laymen.Thus I must ask you to explicitly explain in the simplest of terms, (examples welcome) why forced patching is a bad idea.
I truly hope for an entertaining debate and good arguments regarding the matter.
Best Regards.
Einar Petersen
