Nice link that checks the status of Debian mirrors.

http://mirror.debian.org/status.html

Has the time finally come for the least-privilege user -- you know, setting your Windows client machines to run without system administrator rights? With Vista in the wings, it may just be. But does it really matter?

--I like how they dismiss running limited user rights because they don't know how to adjust the application to run in that environment. If it wasn't built that way, how can it be possible. Boooo. Then trying to equate a DOS attack from a network service run amok to key loggers and bots running on administrative accounts on a domain is silly. Limit your users accounts, lock down these apps, then focus on those other problems with IDS and packet filters. Turn off the prompts in Vista to bypass the security restrictions, der. Read more on my site about how to lock down your Windows clients.

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Despite considerable interest in the open source virtualization tool, Xen Hypervisor faces an uphill battle in gaining market share.

--Near and dear to my heart, I have a Xen box running some of my servers, and it does it well. The difference between Xen and Vmware? Xen uses a modified kernel that in the past has prevented it from running Microsoft OS's legally. This had prevented me from imaging a Windows server if I needed to, so I used Vmware. Now that the new VT chips are out, Xen runs MS, but Vmware utilizes the same VT code and optimises itself for the hardware. So switching my deployments from Vmware to Xen at this time makes no sense. In fact, I am in the process of doing the opposite. Why? Easy Vmware install, graphic-mui that runs on Apache, and a server console app that is really easy to use. Oh, and it runs well on Debian.

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Today's stories include Microsoft/Novell deal. We interview Rich Morgan of openaddict.com about his call for Novell boycott until terms of license are clarified; Free BSD 4.0 release, Adobe announces Tamarin project and contributes source to Mozilla foundation.]

--Panic in the streets as your distro of choice is consumed. My heart goes out to you guys, I don't know what I would do if anything happened to Debain, cry a little I think. Choices choices, stay flexible I guess is the advice I am getting from this. Should I install Centos now or latter? Microsoft Linux, uh, that leaves a weird taste in my mount.

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MacMall has announced that it will offer buyers the option to install 'doze XP on the full line of Macs it resells. “MacMall is the only large Mac direct marketing reseller we’re aware of marketing bundles of Apple’s new systems which come with pre-loaded software to work in both the Windows and Macintosh worlds as soon as they unpack their system"

--The choice is what matters here, and Apple is listening to that demand. It's going to be pretty interesting when Vmware releases thier new mac based software and you can virt windows. All this convergence, so little time.

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