* Posts by dolcraith

5 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Mar 2010

Mozilla man accuses Jobs of 'bypass the web' scheme

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Learn what a computer and an OS are

so you know PC = Personal Computer. Please use the proper terminology that you are talking about Windows versus OS X (operating systems).

Apple lifts iPhone code ban (for chosen few)

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Ah, but Android OS is opensource and free, so while google controls android os trunk, anyone can spinoff their own version of android for free, without approval. iOS? completely closed.

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really?

I could've sworn that those OS X apis weren't "public" at the time of testing so they (adobe) couldn't release the support for them: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/gala . Seems like they held it off a bit so they could maybe do some more testing? You know, putting out a quality product and all.

Software engineer demands source of his speeding collar

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A new government org needed?

These devices are the same as voting machines. Local/State/Federal governments need to review the code and hardware before purchasing or using it. Like a federal validation org or something. Then they can say that the breathalyzer/speed gun/voting machine meets/exceeds the requirements/reliability/etc.

Mozilla swats Firefox zero-day bug a week early

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Security by Obscurity?

AC, I'm pretty sure everyone is aware that security by obscurity doesn't work, which is what a closed source system is to software exploits. Safari is based off of WebKit, which last time I checked was opensource. I also remember the article talking about how there were no "weaponized" exploits out there. Doesn't mean there aren't any but it doesn't mean that there are "numerous live exploits on the web"