Warning: Microsoft 'Monoculture'

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Experts warn of Microsoft 'monoculture'

Experts warn of Microsoft 'monoculture' 02/15/2004 02:38 PM
Boston Globe Feb 15 2004 6:47PM GMT

Experts Warn of Microsoft 'Monoculture'
(AP)

Experts Warn of Microsoft 'Monoculture'
(AP) 02/15/2004 01:08 PM
AP - Dan Geer lost his job, but gained his audience. The very idea that got the computer security expert fired has sparked serious debate in information technology. The idea, borrowed from biology, is that Microsoft Corp. has nurtured a software "monoculture" that threatens global computer security.

Experts Warn of Global Microsoft
'Monoculture'

Experts Warn of Global Microsoft
'Monoculture' 02/16/2004 12:08 PM
Red Nova Feb 16 2004 3:26PM GMT

Biology stirs software 'monoculture'
debate

Biology stirs software 'monoculture'
debate 02/16/2004 02:27 AM
Boston Globe Feb 16 2004 6:03AM GMT

Warning: New Microsoft worm on the way

Warning: New Microsoft worm on the way 05/02/2004 08:49 PM
ZDNet May 3 2004 0:32AM GMT

Microsoft issue security warning

Microsoft issue security warning 02/11/2004 02:43 AM
Herald Sun Feb 11 2004 6:44AM GMT

Japan slaps warning on Microsoft

Japan slaps warning on Microsoft 07/18/2004 09:41 PM
Australian IT Jul 19 2004 2:00AM GMT

Japan to issue Microsoft warning

Japan to issue Microsoft warning 07/10/2004 06:14 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jul 10 2004 10:42AM GMT

Microsoft may fare better despite
warning: analysts

Microsoft may fare better despite
warning: analysts 07/25/2004 08:48 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Jul 26 2004 0:31AM GMT

Microsoft Sounds A Profits Warning

Microsoft Sounds A Profits Warning 07/23/2004 02:35 AM
Ananova Jul 23 2004 6:40AM GMT

Microsoft 'critical' flaw warning

Microsoft 'critical' flaw warning 02/11/2004 07:54 AM
BBC Feb 11 2004 12:33PM GMT

Microsoft issues Windows warning

Microsoft issues Windows warning 02/11/2004 12:00 AM
Glasgow Herald Feb 11 2004 4:34AM GMT

Microsoft issues hacker warning

Microsoft issues hacker warning 02/12/2004 08:03 AM
ONE News Feb 12 2004 12:41PM GMT

Japan Watchdog Slaps Warning on
Microsoft

Japan Watchdog Slaps Warning on
Microsoft 07/13/2004 03:15 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Jul 13 2004 7:41AM GMT

Japan Watchdog Slaps Warning on
Microsoft (AP)

Japan Watchdog Slaps Warning on
Microsoft (AP) 07/13/2004 01:36 AM
AP - Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog slapped a warning against Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday, demanding that the U.S. software giant remove what it said was a restrictive clause from contracts with electronics makers.

Microsoft fights Japanese watchdog
warning

Microsoft fights Japanese watchdog
warning 07/26/2004 11:00 AM
Boston Globe Jul 26 2004 3:39PM GMT

Microsoft Warning Leaked Code Traders

Microsoft Warning Leaked Code Traders 02/19/2004 04:53 PM

Japan hits Microsoft with antitrust
warning

Japan hits Microsoft with antitrust
warning 07/13/2004 10:06 AM

Early Warning For Microsoft Premium
Customers

Early Warning For Microsoft Premium
Customers 09/14/2004 12:25 PM

Microsoft ends SP2 torrent experiment
with DCMA warning

Microsoft ends SP2 torrent experiment
with DCMA warning 08/14/2004 04:42 AM
One group tried get out ahead of the lobbyists and demonstrate the usefulness of P2P in areas not usually covered by the mainstream media, and they've used SP2 to do it.

Downhill Battle, a site which attempts to promote independent music and stop the RIAA, was told by Microsoft this week to stop distributing their torrent file of the recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Its creators had noble intentions, a demonstration of how P2P filesharing technology can help distribute files that are too large for centralized distribution to handle. Since Microsoft limited the amount of downloads users could make from their downloads server to 2.5 million a day, Downhill felt their could help ease the load. Microsoft didn't see it this way.

Microsoft sent multiple DCMA warnings to Downhill and while they have stood up to such threats before, the group has decided to simply remove the torrents as Microsoft requested. It seems they have decided that the effort was a big enough of a success, that they could to do as Microsoft asked, and turn their efforts back to their primary focus, the fight against the RIAA.

One would assume reasoning for the request is understandable, yet the exact reason is unknown. Does Microsoft want to control the distribution of their latest creation? Does Microsoft dislike torrents? Or is it simply the fact Microsoft doesn't want people installing bad versions of their package and messing up their computer? (Downhill Battle provided the MD5 checksum.)

View: SP2Torrent.com
View: Downhill Battle

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Update 2: Japan Watchdog Slaps Warning
on Microsoft

Update 2: Japan Watchdog Slaps Warning
on Microsoft 07/13/2004 05:30 AM
Forbes Jul 13 2004 10:22AM GMT

Microsoft fights Japanese anti-monopoly
watchdog warning

Microsoft fights Japanese anti-monopoly
watchdog warning 07/26/2004 12:50 PM
Microsoft said today it will fight the Japanese trade watchdog's warning over alleged anti-monopoly law violations in licensing deals with manufacturers using the company's Windows software.

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code 02/18/2004 06:53 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Feb 18 2004 11:17PM GMT

Japanese authorities slap warning on
Microsoft for 'restrictive' contract
clause

Japanese authorities slap warning on
Microsoft for 'restrictive' contract
clause 07/13/2004 01:33 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jul 13 2004 5:40AM GMT

So Much for the Warning

So Much for the Warning 02/05/2005 09:11 PM

No need to make a big kerfuffle.
But yes, I ate my iPod shuffle.

The websites warned me not to, sure.
But sometimes one must ask: Wherefore?

Its sleek design was so damn sweet,
It just looked good enough to eat.

So icy smooth, so creamy white,
It applesauced my appetite.
erasing.org / I Ate iPod Shuffle

Another missed warning?

Another missed warning? 12/30/2004 04:51 PM
The tsunami-warning blame game -- could the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have done a better job alerting Indian Ocean countries after learning of the earthquake? -- takes a new turn Thursday. The Washington Post reports that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, based in Vienna, surely would have picked up the earthquake "but it had no chance to alert governments in the region because its offices were closed for the holidays." In fact, the network doesn't even possess a communication system capable of channeling early warning signals to the region. Should it? Writes the Post: "Bernard Massinon, a French seismologist who serves as scientific adviser to the test ban organization, said the agency's seismic stations -- including eight in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka -- could technically be linked to an early warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis if member states decided to do it. 'Could we help by providing real-time data from this network?" he said. "The answer should be yes.'"

Warning over MoD kit overspend

Warning over MoD kit overspend 01/22/2004 09:49 PM
The Ministry of Defence is facing heavy criticism for overspending on major projects by more £3bn.

Bush says he had no 9/11 warning

Bush says he had no 9/11 warning 04/11/2004 10:27 PM
The US president says an intelligence memo now made public had no specific warning of the 9/11 attacks.

Spam Warning

Spam Warning 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
All users from t-ipconnect.de are now banned due to someone who posted several comment spams. Any spam will result in the spammer's entire ISP being banned. If it continues I will disable anonymous posting.

Warning over net name scam

Warning over net name scam 04/28/2004 04:10 PM
BBC Apr 28 2004 7:56PM GMT

A Warning, but Clear?

A Warning, but Clear? 04/11/2004 05:14 PM
The White House is trying to make the point to Americans that the new details about the Aug. 6, 2001, briefing add up to old news.

Socket-775 Warning

Socket-775 Warning 06/08/2004 06:06 AM

New PC virus warning

New PC virus warning 10/31/2003 10:39 PM
itv.com Oct 31 2003 9:45PM ET

DUP warning at conference

DUP warning at conference 05/08/2004 07:40 AM
Sinn Fein and the IRA "must give up terrorism or be left behind," DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson warns.

Mac OS X Trojan Warning

Mac OS X Trojan Warning 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Intego issued a security warning regarding a concept Trojan on Mac OS X.Mac OS X displays the icon of the MP3 file, with an .mp3 extension, rather th...

Warning: May Contain Explosives

Warning: May Contain Explosives 04/26/2004 04:53 AM
Shippers are turning to Bluetooth, satellites and sensors to make sure that the thousands of containers entering U.S. ports harbor only cargo. By Mark Baard.

Cheney's Warning

Cheney's Warning 09/09/2004 10:28 AM

NY Times: A Disgraceful Campaign Speech. There is a danger that we'll be hit again no matter who is elected president this November, as President Bush himself has said on many occasions. The danger might be a bit less if the current administration had chosen to spend less on tax cuts for the wealthy and more on protecting our ports, securing nuclear materials in Russia and establishing an enforceable immigration policy that would keep better track of people who enter the country from abroad.

On another thread here, some Bush-Cheney defenders are gamely pretending that the full context of Cheney's remarks shows he didn't mean exactly what he said. The full text of those remarks -- whether you use the one from the White House or the news organizations -- doesn't support this defense. He said (White House version):

Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, that we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States, and that we'll fall back into the pre-9/11 mind set if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts, and that we're not really at war. I think that would be a terrible mistake for us.

The key word in that sentence is "and" right after "United States" -- and it shows that Cheney was unartfully making separate but related charges, first that electing Kerry would lead to another attack and second that that we'd return to the pre-attack mindset. Certainly, adding the second part of the sentence adds a bit more nuance to Cheney's positions than the original AP story suggested. A bit. (Good heavens, maybe nuance does matter after all -- even though Bush has constantly mocked Kerry for his insistence that there are some gray areas here and there in public policy.) But Cheney was quite clear in what he said in the first part, and it was outrageous. Period.

iPhoto 4 Warning

iPhoto 4 Warning 01/18/2004 10:23 PM
Don't upgrade to iPhoto 4 without first backing up your photo library, if you value it....

The Storm Warning That Wasn't

The Storm Warning That Wasn't 01/08/2004 08:40 PM
The folks over at the National Weather Service were a bit surprised yesterday when they saw that they had put out an "impending blizzard warning" when they were all sitting around marveling out how nice the weather actually was. Turns out that someone in another office had sent out a test message that accidentally went live. Then, thanks to our automated world, the winter storm warning started appearing all over the internet on weather pages that simply take information from the National Weather Service and repost it. The only thing I can think of is that this is the first time I've actually seen the weather people admit that they were wrong.
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