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diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/macpc.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/macpc.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc173e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/macpc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Id_kGL3M5Cg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Id_kGL3M5Cg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> + +There's nothing quite as tedious and wholly unnecessary as the long running Mac vs PC debate, but when you add South Park to the mix, it gets a little more entertaining. + +The video is a fan project from a multimedia production class at California State University Northridge, who seem to have recognized the fundamental truth of the debate -- all OSes suck. + + +[via [Digg][1]] + +[1]: http://digg.com/apple/Mac_vs_PC_South_Park_style "Mac vs. PC: South Park style" diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openBSD.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openBSD.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..2b6fe23 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openBSD.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openBSD.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openBSD.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b847c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openBSD.txt @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +The Open BSD project has released a new update, bringing the seminal OS to version 4.1. Although not perhaps as well known as FreeBSD, which is the core component underlying Mac OS X, Open BSD is a popular OS in its own right. + +Version 4.1 brings a number of changes including increased hardware compatibility options which is one of the core focuses of Open BSD. Among the guiding principles of the project is this mantra: + +>No matter how nice an operating system is, it remains useless and unusable without solid support for a wide percentage of the hardware that is available on the market. It is therefore rather unsurprising that more than half of our efforts focus on various aspects relating to device support. + +However the new version isn't all about hardware there's also some significant improvements to the software as well. Open BSD 4.1 features an all new BSD-licensed <code>pkg-config</code> tool, which is a complete rewrite of the GNU tool of the same name. + +But let's face it, who's in it for the OS? The really great part about a new release of Open BSD is it means there's another of those patently cheesy songs to accompany it. Check out <em>[Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors][2]</em>, nerdiness at its high or low point, depending on how you look at it. + +[1]: http://openbsd.org/41.html "The OpenBSD 4.1 Release" +[2]: http://openbsd.org/lyrics.html#41 "4.1: "Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors""
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openoffice.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openoffice.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0595919 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/openoffice.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +<img border="0" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/20/ooo.gif" title="Ooo" alt="Ooo" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" />Great news for Mac users, Sun Microsystems has announced it will be helping port [OpenOffice][3] to the Mac platform. While there are currently versions of OpenOffice that run under the X11 environment, there is no native version of OpenOffice for Mac. + +Sun had previously said that it would not actively contribute to the Mac OpenOffice project but in the [blog post announcing Sun's support][1], Philipp Lohmann, a developer at Sun writes that the increasing market share and community support of the Mac platform helped bring about the change of heart. + +>Why is Sun joining the Mac porting project? If you look around at conferences and airport lounges, you will notice that more and more people are using Apple notebooks these days. Apple has a significant market share in the desktop space. We are supporting this port because of the interest and activity of the community wanting this port. + +Native OpenOffice support will be a boon to Mac users given that there is currently no compelling alternative to Microsoft Office for Mac. + +We've looked at other MS Office alternative in the past, [including NeoOffice][2], but almost all of them have come up wanting. While OpenOffice is far from perfect, it is the most compelling alternative to MS Office on any platform. + +With Sun now behind the project, hopefully the somewhat stalled [Mac OpenOffice][4] port will get off the ground and deliver Mac users an alternative to the Microsoft bondage. + +[1]: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/sun_microsystems_engineering_joins_porting "Sun Microsystems joins porting effort for OpenOffice.org for Mac" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/01/mac_month_neoof.html "Mac Month: NeoOffice The Aqua Friendly MS Office Alternative" +[3]: http://www.openoffice.org/ "OpenOffice" +[4]: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/index.html "Mac OpenOffice project"
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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/quicktimepatch.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/quicktimepatch.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..570af9f --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.30.07/Thu/quicktimepatch.txt @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +<img alt="Quicktime" title="Quicktime" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/25/quicktime.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />Just days after its discovery during a [hacking contest at the CanSecWest conference][4], Apple has released Quicktime update that patches a serious zero day flaw. The Quicktime update is recommended for both Windows and Mac users and can be [downloaded from the Apple site][1]. + +The Apple [security note][2] credits Dino Dai Zovi, the hacker who recently discovered the flaw, as well as TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for the discovery of the flaw. + +It would seem that everybody wins in this scenario, Zovi took home the $10,000 prize and Apple patched the flaw giving Quicktime users a more secure platform, but security analysts Gartner industries is still unhappy. + +A [note on the Gartner site][3] reads: + +>Public vulnerability research and "hacking contests" are risky endeavors, and can run contrary to responsible disclosure practices, whereby vendors are given an opportunity to develop patches or remediation before any public announcements. Vulnerability research is an extremely valuable endeavor for ensuring more secure IT. However, conducting vulnerability research in a public venue is risky and could potentially lead to mishandling or treating too lightly these vulnerabilities -- which can turn a well-intentioned action into a more ambiguous one, or inadvertently provide assistance to attackers. + +While there is some merit to what Gartner is saying, the fact is the flaws exist, and security through secrecy is nearly always a flawed approach. To argue that vender notification trumps user notification means that Gartner believes users are better off left in dark while the vender attempts to fix the problem. + +In fact, notifying users that a problem exists alerts them to potential vulnerabilities. In this case once users were aware that the flaw existed they could exercise greater caution in downloading untrusted Quicktime Media. + +It's also worth noting that Gartner has a vested interest in maintaining insider knowledge of attacks, something they lose in public hacking contests. + +[1]: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime716formac.html "QuickTime 7.1.6 for Mac" +[2]: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446 "About the security content of QuickTime 7.1.6" +[3]: http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=148455 "QuickTime Vulnerability Exposed by Contest Poses Wide Risk" +[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/mac_hack_affect.html "Mac Hack Affects Windows As Well"
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