Re: kylix: rad!

[Daniel Aldham]

> 
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, brian moseley wrote:
> 
> Kylix is, as I understand it, something much closer to original Delphi aim
> of programming without coding.  I'm not saying it wouldn't be neat if you
> could do Kylix for Perl.  I'm just saying I don't think it would be a
> fantastic success.  So, yeah, I'm agreeing with Perrin, but I don't think
> that makes me some kind of horrible elitist.
> 

Slashdot and Freshmeat ran a story on the weekend about the Borland/Kylix 
license. Pretty draconian stuff.
http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/369/

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Re: What hourly rate to charge for programming?

[Daniel Aldham]

> Hello,
> Many factors are to be taken into account to establish a base line.
> As you say, experience is one. It determines the experience
> you will provide your client with: your ability to solve
> their problems, to meet their requirements, to react to constraints, be technical or
> not, to innovate, etc...
> 
[snip]

I agree experience should be a factor. But more important is your personal
workload. I typically charge $100/hr, and get it. I have a few customers 
that think this is too high. I have told a couple that I will work
for $75 or $80, when I have the time. So if work is slow, I work
for the lower rate. When I have more work than I can handle, I only
work for $100, and the $75 /hr clients have to wait. They don't like
it, but hey, that's how the market economy works. I don't especially
like working for $75 either, but will take the work if that is all I 
have. 


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Re: Revised CodeRed.pm - Wish List

[Daniel Aldham]

It looks like the latest CodeRed III compromises a server by putting
a backdoor in place, such that a GET /scripts/root.exe will give anyone
a shell on the infected machine. Could the code be added to to add a 
GET /scripts.root.exe and then generate a pop-up screen on the infected host
warning the owner/administrator. And then maybe shutdown IIS & CodeRed?
Just my $.02 
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> I've modified CodeRed.pm again, such that it now (a) writes better log
> messages and (b) sends an automatic message to the SecurityFocus team,
> in the format that they specified.
> 
> Rather than blast the source code across this mailing list repeatedly,
> I've put it up at .  I
> expect to write some POD, rewrite a bunch of the comments, re-indent
> the source a bit, and other such fun things.  But for the most part,
> it appears to work.
> 
> Thanks for the feedback that I've received so far!  
> 
> Reuven
>