Tony Takes It All!!

In a very exciting, down to the wire end of the Sprint Cup season for 2011, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart were neck and neck for the Championship but in the end, Tony pulled out all the stops and took risks to become a 3 time Sprint Cup Champion!! Way to go Tony Stewart!!!

New look for Blogger

URL:  http://pariah73.blogspot.com/

I post all the time to my Blogger account..in fact, I use it to make a few bucks here and there. However, it’s rare that I actually log in to my account, so when I did, I noticed there is a whole new look and feel to the settings and there is now a template designer. Of course, as I get bored easily, I like to change the looks of all my blogs, sites and everywhere else I am after a while. I took the opportunity to use my own artwork as the background for my blogger page, so check it out (yes that is MY artwork on the background, isn’t it purty!) Sorry for the urine-yellow of the font but otherwise my posts would barely be legible. Make sure you drop by and leave a comment, criticism or just say hey!

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Down with facism

Amplify’d from www.theregister.co.uk

Windows 8 secure boot would ‘exclude’ Linux

Microsoft wants firmware to only start authorised OSes

By John Leyden • Get more from this author

Posted in Developer, 21st September 2011 11:20 GMT

Computer scientists warn that proposed changes in firmware specifications may make it impossible to run “unauthorised” operating systems such as Linux and FreeBSD on PCs.

Proposed changes to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware specifications would mean PCs would only boot from a digitally signed image derived from a keychain rooted in keys built into the PC. Microsoft is pushing to make this mandatory in a move that could not be overridden by users and would effectively exclude alternative operating systems, according to Professor Ross Anderson of Cambridge University and other observers.

<a href=”http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6978/jump/developer/developer;tile=2;ct=ns;unitnum=2;pos=top;dcove=d;sz=336×280,300×250,300×600,336×600;ord=9To5cFMCoAT8AAGtTHz0AAAGH?” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6978/ad/reg_software/developer;tile=2;ct=ns;unitnum=2;pos=top;dcove=d;sz=336×280,300×250,300×600,336×600;ord=9To5cFMCoAT8AAGtTHz0AAAGH?” alt=”"></a> UEFI is a successor to the BIOS ROM firmware designed to shorten boot times and improve security. The framework, a key part of Windows 8, is designed to work on a variety of CPU architectures.

If the draft for UEFI is adopted without modification, then any system that ships with only OEM and Microsoft keys will not boot a generic copy of Linux. A signed version of Linux would work, but this poses problems, as tech blogger Matthew Garrett explains.

Garrett writes:

Firstly, we’d need a non-GPL bootloader. Grub 2 is released under the GPLv3, which explicitly requires that we provide the signing keys. Grub is under GPLv2 which lacks the explicit requirement for keys, but it could be argued that the requirement for the scripts used to control compilation includes that. It’s a grey area, and exploiting it would be a pretty good show of bad faith. Secondly, in the near future the design of the kernel will mean that the kernel itself is part of the bootloader. This means that kernels will also have to be signed. Making it impossible for users or developers to build their own kernels is not practical. Finally, if we self-sign, it’s still necessary to get our keys included by ever OEM. There’s no indication that Microsoft will prevent vendors from providing firmware support for disabling this feature and running unsigned code. However, experience indicates that many firmware vendors and OEMs are interested in providing only the minimum of firmware functionality required for their market.

Garrett concluded that there is no need to panic just yet.

The upshot of the changes is that considerable roadblocks might be placed in the way of running alternative operating systems on PCs. Anderson describes this as a return to the rejected Trusted Computing architecture – which at that point involved force-feeding DRM copy-protection restrictions – which may be far worse than its predecessor.

The professor said:

These issues last arose in 2003, when we fought back with the Trusted Computing FAQ and economic analysis. That initiative petered out after widespread opposition. This time round the effects could be even worse, as ‘unauthorised’ operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD just won’t run at all. On an old-fashioned Trusted Computing platform you could at least run Linux – it just couldn’t get at the keys for Windows Media Player. The extension of Microsoft’s OS monopoly to hardware would be a disaster, with increased lock-in, decreased consumer choice and lack of space to innovate.

Anderson concludes that the technology might violate EU competition law in a rallying call on Cambridge University’s Light Blue Touchpaper blog here. ® Read more at www.theregister.co.uk

 

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Gnome 3

Okay, I downloaded Fedora 15..but not to review Fedora Linux..but to review Gnome 3. There are several things to like about it, such as the simplicity and ease of navigation..and it shore is purty. But, I don’t like it. I use Linux for one main reason. It looks and does EXACTLY what I want it to do, not what some corporate entity wants it to. The feature set is exactly what Gnome needs. The taking away of customization is a horrible step in the (Windows) wrong direction. I get the need to revamp, and appeal to newbies, primarily refugees from Windoze..Clean it up, Team Gnome then I will be back to revisit this.

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GNOME 3 Applications About Us Get Involved Search:

Get things done with ease, comfort and control.

Simply Beautiful

GNOME 3 takes elegance to a new level. Every part has been carefully crafted to give it a harmonious, beautiful, look and to make it simple and easy-to-use.

An overview at a glance

The Activities Overview is the portal to all your computing activities. Quickly accessible using the top-left hot corner or windows key, it provides a single place to access windows, applications and even messages. The dash allows you to see which applications are currently running and the workspace switcher can be used to group windows.

Integrated messaging

GNOME 3 incorporates a unique, built-in messaging system. Messages can be directly responded to from notification popups, and you can access your previous communications from the Messaging Tray which is always available from the bottom of the screen. This means that holding a conversation does not require repeated window switching.

Watch the video Fewer interruptions

Everything at your fingertips

Search is central to GNOME 3. Applications, windows, documents and even settings can all be quickly and easily searched for from one place. Accessing GNOME 3′s search is as simple as pressing the windows key and starting to type. This is a great feature for people who like things to happen fast.

Easy system settings

GNOME 3 includes an integrated, easy-to-use settings interface. Finding settings is straightforward, and can be done either by browsing or searching. The GNOME 3 system settings include everything that you need and nothing that you don’t.

And much, much more Read more at www.gnome.org

 

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Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury!

URL:  http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en

To the amazing Freddie Mercury, your talent was amazing and you were inspiring..happy birthday!

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Weebly – Website Creation Made Easy

Weebly – Website Creation Made Easy.

MUSIC 61832

URL:  http://www.music61832.info/news-blog.html

Check it out! You know you will just because I’ve made you curious as to the cool things on it

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My Google + page

https://plus.google.com/116364238496193945708/about

Check out Google+, the latest social network from our awesome friends at Google..they just keep em comin!

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Music 61832

spread the word!

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End of Flock

URL:  http://www.flock.com/faq.html

Flock Browser is shutting down..interesting..and abrupt..apparently the Flock team (in its entirety?) is going to join Zynga to develop social gaming for all platforms..interesting choice of changes..So is this the end of Flock? I have to wonder if someone might come and rescue Flock from its imminent demise, considering how many people actively use it.

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