Comment america != universe (Score 0) 414
when i first read the headline i was like
then i read the rest of the intro and i went
Comment Re:Damn (Score 0) 289
umm dint somebody or some school do this (also with google news + google maps) to predict epidemics worldwide?
Comment Re:How dare they! (Score 0) 384
it was used as a bios interface on compaqs back in the day when they were called compaq
Submission + - Microsoft buys stake in Facebook (bbc.co.uk)
marafa writes: Microsoft has paid $240m (£117m) for a 1.6% stake in Facebook that values the hugely popular social networking site at $15bn (£7.3bn).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7061042.stm
Submission + - antivirus client for linux (in-egypt.net)
marafa writes: my local security officer has obtained a copy of symantec antivirus client for linux. he wishes to incorporate my linux desktop and servers into the symantec antivirus server corporate edition sphere of influence.
while formal word has not been handed down to me to allow him to install this disgusting thing on my linux boxes, i would like to be prepared to object against such an action.
i have done some research and come up with only 2 points:
1. liveupdate and the engine works as root (and sits in the taskbar as root)
2. there have previously been vulnerabilities in this program
during my research i could not find the total number of actual virii (not vulnerabilities in programs) that could infect a normal linux box.
i am asking slashdot to help me forestall the installation of a suspect program that will "protect" my boxes.
while formal word has not been handed down to me to allow him to install this disgusting thing on my linux boxes, i would like to be prepared to object against such an action.
i have done some research and come up with only 2 points:
1. liveupdate and the engine works as root (and sits in the taskbar as root)
2. there have previously been vulnerabilities in this program
during my research i could not find the total number of actual virii (not vulnerabilities in programs) that could infect a normal linux box.
i am asking slashdot to help me forestall the installation of a suspect program that will "protect" my boxes.
