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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
> 1257939.I63Iv7NLVe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 12/12/06 12:50 AM:
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>> __/ [ Snit ] on Tuesday 12 December 2006 04:53 \__
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>>> "Erik Funkenbusch" <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
>>> 8e8ww9nzya4b$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 12/11/06 9:51 PM:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:42:56 GMT, Sinister Midget wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/12/11/vista.security.ap/index.html
>>>>>
>>>>> NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve
>>>>> security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows
>>>>> Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive
>>>>> programs from the Internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Outside researchers commend the retooled approach -- yet they also
>>>>> say the changes won't make online life much safer than it is now.
>>>>>
>>>>> .....
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure, Microsoft appears to have fixed the glitches that used to make
>>>>> it easy for viruses, worms and other problems to wreck PCs. But
>>>>> other avenues for attack are always evolving.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Microsoft has made the core of the operating system more secure,
>>>>> but they've really solved, by and large, yesterday's problems," said
>>>>> Oliver Friedrichs, director of emerging technologies at antivirus
>>>>> vendor Symantec Corp.
>>>>>
>>>>> MS: Always ahead (of 10 years ago).
>>>>
>>>> And what is anyone else doing to solve tomorrow's problems?
>>>>
>>>> Anyone? Anything? Bueler?
>>>
>>> I teach. :)
>>
>> ...software that is not bound to a company, one would hope, especially one
>>
>> that is a convicted monopolist or notorious for a lockin strategy.
>
> I teach software based on the wants and needs of my students.
Fair enough, but if I were a teacher, I would try to preach the importance of
generic skills. I have read about professors who teach the GNU Image
Manipulation Program, not Photoshop and its relatives; not even Pixel or
GIMPShop. That's one of the key issues many pedagogue speak about before
writing down a syllabus.
You know, in some places they urge students to memorise phrases from the
bible or literature. Something in education is utterly flawed and it makes
the learning curve inexistent or utterly useless. These skills cannot be
retained and memory is so volatile. It's about skills and ability to take
them with you, without restrictions. Extending the tools is a nice bonus and
also an open door to a career. I'd remind you that Linux began with a
student who hacked on Minix. Why? Because he was able to. Because his
university gave him access to Open Source software. In fact, my first
experience with GNU/Linux was right here... when I was 18. They had Red Hat.
For the first time I saw something other than the Macs and the Windows PC's
that were a mess and too ubiquitous. They were closed too. Begone were the
days of DOS when you could mess about, learn commands and then get created.
When I was about 13 I created a trivia game using DOS batch stuff only...
and also a 'virus'.
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