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Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid"

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid"
Date 2014-04-24 17:05 -0700
Message-ID <CF7EF4D8.35A36%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
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On 4/24/14, 1:52 PM, in article ljbti0$7ke$1@dont-email.me, "Peter Köhlmann"
<peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote:

> Lusotec wrote:
> 
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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>> 
>> Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>>> Lusotec wrote:
>>>> GreyCloud wrote:
>>>>> From another group a fellow did say that UNIX doesn't allow for more
>>>>> than 2 rings... how that is I don't know.
>>>>> And I'm not sure if Linux falls into that same category.
>>>> 
>>>> I have only read some parts of the UNIX specs, so I may be wrong, but I
>>>> would bet UNIX specs make no mention of rings (or similar) at all.
>>> 
>>> They do, even if they don't call them "rings"
>>> All Unixes have a priviledged processor mode and a "user" mode.
>>> Without, it gets tricky to impossible to bring real security into the OS.
>> 
>> After a quick search of the UNIX specs v4, the specs mention "kernel
>> mode/space" and "user mode/space" but they are (purposely) very vague on
>> what they mean and,
> 
> Right, as those can be achieved differently with hardware
> But they need to be distinctive. This isn't possible with software alone
> 
>> for example, consider that the "distinction between a
>> 'system call' and a 'library routine' is an implementation detail".
> 
> Rightly so, as both are present on any given unix system
> 
> < snip >
> 
>> </quote>
>> file:///home/artur/tmp/susv4tc1/xrat/V4_xbd_chap03.html
>> 
>> <quote>
>> Filenames are sequences of bytes, not sequences of characters. The only
>> bytes that this standard says cannot appear in any filename are the slash
>> byte and the null byte.
> 
> This is one of the main differences between unix/linux and windows.
> Unix treats almost no character (except those 2) as illegal in filenames,
> whereas windows has several characters which may not appear there, in
> addition several filenames are reserved
> A much bigger issue than the stupid case-sensitivity idiocy put forward by
> the imbecile Snit Michael Glasser
> 

And you lash out because of your humiliation. So be it.


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Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-21 15:16 -0400
  Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-21 12:27 -0700
  Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-21 16:05 -0400
    Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-21 14:42 -0600
      Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-04-21 14:15 -0700
        Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-21 18:26 -0600
          Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-21 17:57 -0700
  Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" "Poisoned by Win 8.1" <trigonometry1972@gmail.com> - 2014-04-21 19:30 -0700
    Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-21 23:11 -0400
    Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-22 12:27 -0400
  Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Marti Van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2014-04-22 11:25 +0200
    Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-22 09:20 -0400
    Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-22 12:37 -0400
      Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 11:12 -0600
        Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-22 19:40 +0200
          Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-22 19:41 +0100
            Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 13:09 -0600
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-22 21:58 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 15:14 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-23 00:03 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 18:19 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-24 19:03 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-24 15:28 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 18:42 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-23 09:08 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-23 08:48 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-24 19:46 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-24 21:05 +0200
            Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:11 -0500
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-22 12:34 -0700
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2014-04-22 21:46 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-22 12:55 -0700
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 14:12 -0600
          Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 13:08 -0600
            Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-04-22 21:46 +0200
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 14:16 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-04-22 22:29 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 15:20 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-04-22 23:32 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-22 23:52 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 16:28 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2014-04-23 00:44 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 18:21 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2014-04-23 04:00 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 21:52 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-04-23 06:25 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-23 08:51 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-24 19:52 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-24 20:57 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-24 21:36 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-24 22:52 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-24 17:05 -0700
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-25 06:48 -0500
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-25 07:03 -0500
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-25 08:51 -0400
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-25 09:20 -0400
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-25 11:13 -0400
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-25 11:20 -0400
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-25 11:40 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-25 14:21 -0400
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-25 12:57 -0600
                Is it hard to change xterm's font ?  Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2014-04-25 16:50 -0700
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-25 21:19 -0400
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-27 17:45 -0400
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 15:53 +0200
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 23:06 +0000
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-05-01 19:55 -0400
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 07:46 -0400
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 15:03 +0200
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 09:21 -0400
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 11:22 -0700
                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-02 13:00 -0400
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-24 15:32 -0600
            Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-22 23:07 +0200
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 15:24 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-04-22 23:34 +0200
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 16:33 -0600
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2014-04-23 00:32 +0100
                Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 18:23 -0600
            Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-22 20:15 -0400
              Re: Marti van Lin: "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will be rock solid" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-04-22 21:53 -0600

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