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Comment Re:How much is knowing? (Score 1) 370

Agreed - those were examples rather than a definitive list, and I think that context matters. Backend or serverside languages don't make sense with graphical elements - I would struggle to draw to the screen in perl or bash, myself. My point is that there is a class of problems for any language which are non-trivial (more complex than HelloWorld/FizzBuzz), but should be solvable without resorting to Google.

Comment Re:How much is knowing? (Score 1) 370

The standard I would use is "can solve a simple but non-trivial problem in a idiomatic form without googling the solution".

Examples might be:

  • can implement factorial,
  • can read two numbers from the user and add them together, or
  • can draw a non-trivial shape on the screen.

In any language I claim to "know", I should be able to do those things in a straightforward manner.

Submission + - Most home routers don't take advantage of Linux's improved security features (zdnet.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Many of today's most popular home router models don't take full advantage of the security features that come with the Linux operating system, which many of them use as a basis for their firmware. Security hardening features such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), DEP (Data Execution Prevention), RELRO (RELocation Read-Only), and stack guards have been found to be missing in a recent security audit of 28 popular home routers.

According to the research team, of the 28 router firmware images they analyzed, the Linksys WRT32X model scored highest with 100 percent DEP coverage for all firmware binaries, 95 percent RELRO coverage, 82 percent stack guard coverage, but with a lowly 4 percent ASLR protection. Most other devices barely made it over 20 percent coverage in one category alone, let alone all four.

Comment Re: Boo hoo (Score 1) 427

Will they let skype work on Linux again?

It Just Got Easier to Install Skype on Ubuntu - 1 February 2018

What are the system requirements for Skype?

Skype for Linux system requirements

Linux Version:

64-bit Ubuntu 14.04+
64-bit Debian 8.0+
64-bit OpenSUSE 13.3+
64-bit Fedora Linux 24+

Processor - An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 and SSE3 capable

RAM - At least 512 MB

Additional software - libappindicator1 or GtkStatusIcon to make the tray icon work (optional)

Comment Re: No way (Score 1) 179

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