Comment Viable Source (Score 1) 674
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/linux_v_windows_security/
This site adresses your concers about windows vs linux.
Comment I notice this (Score 0, Offtopic) 728
I live north of toronto in a country area. We don't get conventional high speed so I must get it through a satellite. Turns out my provider Routcom does this in a positive way. I pay for 512kbps and they throttle it up to 728kbps for the first 10 seconds to make web browsing faster. I pay near 100 a month for my internet service so I figure it is the least they can do. I realize this is high but it is all that is offered in my area. However ISP that throttles down is not rare. it is just another form of not providing reliable internet speeds.
U.of Oregon Says No to RIAA 241
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The University of Oregon has filed a motion to quash the RIAA's subpoena for information on student identities in what is believed to be the first such motion made by a university with support from the state Attorney General. The motion (pdf) explains that it is impossible to identify the alleged infringers from the information the RIAA has presented: 'Five of the seventeen John Does accessed the content in question from double occupancy dorm rooms at the University. With regard to these Does, the University is able to identify only the room where the content was accessed and whether or not the computer used was a Macintosh or a PC ... The University cannot determine whether the content in question accessed by one occupant as opposed to another, or whether it was accessed instead by a visitor.' The AG's motion further argues (pdf) that "Plaintiffs' subpoena is unduly burdensome and overbroad. It seeks information that the University does not readily possess. In order to attempt to comply with the subpoena, the University would be forced to undertake an investigation to create discovery for Plaintiffs — an obligation not imposed by Rule 45. As the University is unable to identify the alleged infringers with any accuracy, it cannot comply with its federal obligation to notify students potentially affected by the subpoena. One commentator has likened the AG's argument to saying, in effect, that the RIAA's evidence is 'rubbish'."
