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    Here's an example of "excellent" tech reporting.

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by BigV, Apr 15, 2007.

  1. BigV

    BigV Notebook Deity

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    Ok, this made it onto Slashdot, it's an article from PCWorld from Friday with the scary title "Wi-Fi Bug Found in Linux" with the even scarier by-line "A major Linux Wi-Fi driver contains a bug that can allow an attacker to take control of a laptop--even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network."

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130717-pg,1/article.html

    O GNOES! :eek:

    Well, here's the Ubuntu security announcement of the patch that fixes this vulnerability. Take careful note of when the thread was posted and the patch released. (Hint, it's not exactly new.)

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=334889&highlight=madwifi+vulnerability

    This is why the "mainstream" tech media sucks.
     
    BigV, Apr 15, 2007
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Gotta love it. The media is always two steps behind what's really going on.
     
    Paul, Apr 15, 2007
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    No wonder why Microsoft convicts OpenSourcers of having stolen code from them. :rolleyes:
     
    mujtaba, Apr 15, 2007
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    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    That's because people want to find something wrong with Linux once in a while, so that M$ users can feel a little better that they are too lazy to switch over. :eek: (It's not like Mac users care that Linux is great...heck Mac OS is based in UNIX)
     
    Gautam, Apr 15, 2007
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    Paul, Apr 17, 2007
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