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Comment Re:Preinstalled firefox? (Score 1) 588

by tmjr3353 on Tuesday November 20, 2007 @12:40PM (#21421853) Attached to: Firefox 3 Beta 1 Review

Well that's another question altogether; however, I imagine it would be good to keep these things up to date. It can be difficult to determine how infection can spread. How can I be 100% certain that some internet enabled machine won't create an issue on the intranet? If I have unpatched machines on the intranet I still consider them as vulnerable.

Bush Signs Bill Enabling Martial Law 1594

Posted by kdawson on Saturday October 28, 2006 @04:42PM from the maybe-sweden dept.

An anonymous reader writes to point us to an article on the meaning of a new law that President Bush signed on Oct. 17. It seems to allow the President to impose martial law on any state or territory, using federal troops and/or the state's own, or other states', National Guard troops. From the article: "In a stealth maneuver, President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law. It does so by revising the Insurrection Act, a set of laws that limits the President's ability to deploy troops within the United States. The Insurrection Act (10 U.S.C.331 -335) has historically, along with the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C.1385), helped to enforce strict prohibitions on military involvement in domestic law enforcement. With one cloaked swipe of his pen, Bush is seeking to undo those prohibitions." Here is a link to the bill in question. The relevant part is Sec. 1076 about 3/4 of the way down the page.

Java To Be Opened For Christmas? 243

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday October 26, 2006 @06:51PM from the ho-ho-ho dept.

MBCook writes "At the Oracle OpenWorld conference, Sun's CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced on Wednesday morning that Java would be opened within 30-60 days, which would would mean about Christmas Day at the latest. Sun first announced they would do this back in May at JavaOne but didn't give a date. We've seen rumblings before on this topic. Schwartz also commented on the companies Sun Fire servers, Sun's relationship with Oracle, and general trends."

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