Re: Strip incompatible characters from Windows partitions!
On 16/05/2008, Markus Hitter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Prohibiting feature X here because it's forbidden there isn't a good idea. It is in this case because of Ubuntu's target population and the fact the NTFS / FAT32 are not native Linux file formats. By all means allow advanced users to turn this feature off but by default you should not be allowed to create files which cause such a problem. Alan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Strip incompatible characters from Windows partitions!
On 16/05/2008, Scott Kitterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While NTFS is closely associated with Windows, FAT is a defacto standard > for portable storage devices. Agreed. It is not a Linux 'native' file format though. > Making and kind of O/S assumptions about FAT > is inherently incorrect. For NTFS, I can almost see sense in this and > wouldn't be opposed if there were some NTFS spec or standard to base such a > design on. I gather from another post in this thread that such a document > does not really exist. That is a problem but the likes of SAMBA have some ways of at least attempting to stop you creating files that then cause problems. > I feel that you are saying that because I don't also use Windows, I'm not > in Ubuntu's target population. I think this is completely wrong. I think > fixing Bug 1 is about getting people to stop using Windows, not about using > Windows and Ubuntu. > > I see value in easing transition for new users, but our target is an Ubuntu > user, not an Ubuntu/Windows user. Absolutely agree - that's why we should make this change and allow experienced users to switch it off. We want people to switch and a large percentage of them probably dip their toe in the water through things like dual booting etc. Alan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Need to upgrade apache2 and php5 for security reasons
Scott Kitterman wrote: > On Monday 30 June 2008 10:52, Christian Desrochers wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Our web servers have been checked recently by an external security firm. We >> have been told that our web servers need to be upgraded to the latest >> version in order to fix some security issues. That is seriously bad advice - you will need to a) Compile your own versions b) Resolve any conflicts with the rest of the distribution c) Test all your apps with the new versions Best practice for Servers is to maintain the versions simply applying security patches. I would suggest that you i) Ask this firm to explain exactly what they are hoping to achieve. ii) Talk to whoever pays the bills and ensure they don't get paid for producing this nonsense. HTH Alan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
