[SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Adam Bogacki
Fyi, Adam. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_infosec/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Kevin Saenz
I'm wondering how they plan to do that? Are they going to encrypt the MBR? I think this is FUD from microsoft again. They are planning on encrypting the drive that windows resides on. I don't know if it's going to effect the MBR, or all partitions on the harddrive. Apparently they are planning

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Benno
On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:09:25 +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote: >I'm wondering how they plan to do that? Are they going to encrypt the >MBR? I think this is FUD from microsoft again. They are planning on >encrypting the drive that windows resides on. I don't know if it's going >to effect the MBR, or a

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Malcolm V
On Friday 28 April 2006 19:55, Adam Bogacki wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_infosec/ Call me cynical (or stupid), but software cannot offer hardware based encryption. Sure, a piece of software can make use of hardware based features, as can other pieces of software. (

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Kevin Saenz
There is an indepth article that states that it will be impossible to install linux on a machine that has vista on it. I'm wondering how they plan to do that? Are they going to encrypt the MBR? I think this is FUD from microsoft again. They are planning on encrypting the drive that windows re

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Kevin Saenz
also the article states This encryption technology also has the effect of frustrating the exchange of data needed in a dual boot system. "You could look at BitLocker as anti-Linux because it frustrates dual boot," Schneier told El Reg. On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:09:25 +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote:

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Benno
On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:42:59 +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote: >also the article states > >This encryption technology also has the effect of frustrating the >exchange of data needed in a dual boot system. "You could look at >BitLocker as anti-Linux because it frustrates dual boot," Schneier told >El

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Benno
On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:18:15 +1000, Malcolm V wrote: >On Friday 28 April 2006 19:55, Adam Bogacki wrote: > >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_infosec/ > >Call me cynical (or stupid), but software cannot offer hardware based >encryption. Sure, a piece of software can make use of

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Benno
On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:39:36 +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote: >There is an indepth article that states that it will be impossible to >install linux on a machine that has vista on it. Where? This seems like FUD. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/security/bittech.mspx talks about lock the

[SLUG] Re: [wellylug] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Nathan Cook
and how is this any different to dual booting currently with NTFS and Linux? most people who dual boot have a FAT32 partition to share data, just a big hullabaloo about nothing...yawn :) On 4/27/06, Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Fyi,Adam.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_in

Re: [SLUG] 1st SLUG Attendance

2006-04-28 Thread Chris Deigan
G'day Mark, "Mark Sargent".quote; >my name is Mark Sargent and I'll be in attendace tonight for the first >time. I've been a Linux user for about 1.5yrs now(although I'm coming to >you from an XP box(ouch!)) Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoyed tonight, and that we'll see you at our future events.

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[SLUG] Paying Money for Quality (and software testing)

2006-04-28 Thread telford
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 With regards to last night's Slug meeting and using automated testing, I think everyone agrees that writing (and using) test cases produces higher quality code with less bugs. My point is that higher quality output doesn't come for free, it requires e

[SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread telford
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Benno: > On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:18:15 +1000, Malcolm V wrote: > >On Friday 28 April 2006 19:55, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > > >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_infosec/ > > > >Call me cynical (or stupid), but software cannot offer hard

Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

2006-04-28 Thread Howard Lowndes
On Sat, April 29, 2006 14:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Benno: >> On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:18:15 +1000, Malcolm V wrote: >> >On Friday 28 April 2006 19:55, Adam Bogacki wrote: >> > >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/27/schneier_infosec/

Re: [SLUG] Paying Money for Quality (and software testing)

2006-04-28 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > With regards to last night's Slug meeting and using automated testing, > I think everyone agrees that writing (and using) test cases produces > higher quality code with less bugs. My point is that higher quality > out

[SLUG] Google Sydney launch invitation

2006-04-28 Thread Pia Waugh
Hi all, So basically, after a bit of confusion, I've been asked to forward a Google invitation for anyone (men, women, other :) to attend the Sydney Google office launch. http://www.google.com.au/events/openhouse.html In the spirit of keeping everyone informed, now you all know :) Carl from Goo