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STR EXCLUSIVE: Interview with a former Linux Hoster ***

November 10th, 2006 | Category: Crime, Linux

May, 19th 2004, Jim was just about to switch off the computer and go home when he heard violent knocking against the company’s backdoor. Who could that be? It’s after 10pm already. In anticipation of what was about to happen he was numb with fear and in less than a minute he had a bunch of scary looking men in black leather jackets in front of his desk. Their faces were ugly and marked with scars and full of hate and contempt. Of of them was dressed in a black suit and was wearing a black tie. His request was odd but his determination of getting his will was frightening.

Jim* is the founder of 4xhost.com*, a former successful Californian hosting company.
He read the STR articles about Linux and contacted us to tell his revealing story.

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Shelley: Jim, thank you very much for coming up here to Iowa City for this interview. Do you still live in California?
Jim: No, I moved to Atlanta, my and my family’s life was not safe in California. I came to you because nobody else in the media want’s to touch this story. Everybody is afraid.

Shelley: Please tell us what happened that day in May 2004.
Jim: That Wednesday night my company was raided by the Russian Mafia. They didn’t steal anything. They wanted something different. This might surprise the readers of your blog. They wanted me to use Linux for my hosting services exclusively.

Shelley: Can you explain that?
Jim: I started my company on Christmas 2003. I used Windows Server 2003 on all my servers. I remember saying to William – that is the man I share my life with …

Shelley: Let me state for the records that I think homosexuality is a sin, but please go on.
Jim: Well, I disagree with you but that is not important now. Anyway, I remember telling him: “Why do all the hosting company’s use Linux only?”. It seemed very strange to me. I looked around and found that at least 90% of all hosting providers are offering Linux and only about 10% offer Windows Hosting as additional option. I actually thought I might have found a way of making money because I knew that people want Windows hosting and barely anybody is offering it. I think most, but not all serious system administrations agree with me when I say that Windows Hosting is far superior to Linux hosting. Linux doesn’t offer the possibility to run .NET or ASP applications. Another major reason for Windows hosting is the Microsoft constantly provides security updates. Let’s not fool ourselves: Both systems have security holes, but if a security hole in Linux is found you can only hope that some Linux programmer has time to fix it, maybe he might have a date or is high on drugs, in that case the security hole does not get fixed, because Linux is free so the Linux-user can not demand the security patches, the whole software is written by programmers in their spare time. With Microsoft Windows on the other hand you have people monitoring for security holes 24/7. The response time is amazing. Sometimes a security issue get’s public and even before the AP get’s the story out the security patch is already installed on most servers. But I don’t want to bore you with technical details.

Up to the day the Russian Mafia visited me, I was happily offering Windows Hosting and I was making very good money with it.

“The whole (hosting) industry is in the ice cold grip of the Russians. They lost the cold war but it’s looks like they are gonna win the cyber war.”

Shelley: Let me throw out this question, because I am not an expert by any means when it comes to internet stuff..
Jim: That is fine, go ahead.

Shelley: “Hosting company” means that private citizens sign up to get their web site hosted?
Jim: Yes sure. That’s it. But we did not only host private web sites. We already had contracts with a couple of major companies in our area. Windows hosting is especially attractive for serious professional users with high workload and applications that demand the highest stability.

Shelley: What did the Russian Mafia tell you?
Jim: They told me and I quote: “We found out that you refuse to use our software!” I thought for a brief moment this might be a stupid joke, but this guy was dead serious. He saw a slight flicker of a smile on my face. He got his knife out. He cut my hand. It hurt like hell. He screamed: “Do you think this is funny you fucking American? You will use Linux on your servers or you’ll die.” I said yes immediately. I was afraid to lose my life. After a minute after the guy put his knife away I found a little of my courage and dared to ask why he want’s me to use Linux and why he cares what I have on my servers. He just said with a stone cold face: “Let’s just say I like people to use our product.” And then he left.

Shelley: What did you do.
Jim: I installed Linux. I closed the company down for a month. I cancelled all the hosting accounts and installed Linux. A month later I opened up again with all Linux hosting.

Shelley: You just gave up? You didn’t call the police?
Jim: You would not ask me this if you know a little something about the Russian Mafia, Shelley. They are stone cold killers. They don’t hesitate to torture and kill you whenever they feel it would help them get their way.

The Russian Mafia : “They are stone cold killers.
They don?t hesitate to torture and kill you whenever they feel it would help them get their way”

Shelley: What happened then?
Jim: I am happy to say that I only saw those guys once more. One months after their first visit they came again. This time during the day. Of of them, a kind of middle eastern looking fella, was doing something with my servers. I think he checked my Linux versions.

In the coming month I did some extensive research. I was never a fan of Linux and did not know much about it, but I found some very alarming information. I read all Tristan’s articles about Linux. They are very entertaining if not always completely accurate. Basically he is correct, though: All Linux versions have huge security holes which can not be closed. They are all open in one and one direction.

Shelley: Please explain.
Jim: The Linux kernel included secret ports in stealth mode, they are always open. Most network administrators don’t even know they exist, but the Russian Mafia does. The most dangerous ports are 2727 and 8719. Because Linux does not have the TCP/IP security system Windows has, these ports are open for everybody who knows them.

Shelley: Sorry, I don’t understand.
Jim: It’s very simple actually. Imagine a house that has a secret hidden door. The owner of the house does not even know it’s there but it is and the Russian Mafia has the key. They can come in whenever they like without you knowing about it.

Shelley: That is awful. What are the consequences?
Jim: The Russian Mafia can look into every, and I mean every Linux web hosting account. They are not very interested to see what vacation pictures Joe and Sally American have on their hosting account but of course they are very interested to know what companies have on their servers. You have to understand: Today most companies have large amounts of confidential data on their hosting servers. That can be customer data files or in some cases even blueprints and plans of future developments. The Russian Mafia steals those and sells them to the highest bidder or uses them in Russia to make profit. This is a thread to the homeland of enormous proportions. It could ultimately bring the downfall of the American economy.

Shelley: What can we do about it?
Jim: Keep telling the truth. Linux is more popular then ever for two reasons. First: It is free. Americans have to learn that nothing is really free and you certainly have to pay an enormous price for Linux by giving all your personal data to the Russians. Second: The opinions of so called ‘Experts’ is highly influenced by the Russian Mafia. Everybody that publicly speaks out against Linux will be punished badly. They will usually kidnap a child or the wife or a girlfriend, if this doesn’t work they might wipe out the complete family. They don’t have any respect for life. They are cold blooded killers, mostly ex-military.
I also noticed another kind of scam: Because they have access to Linux hosting accounts they sometimes put child pornography on the server and tell the owner of the account that they can put more child porn there anytime and then they demand large sums of money. If the owner of the account refuses to pay, they upload child porn on the server and notify the FBI. The owner if the account is arrested immediately of course and will never be able to proove his innocence. They web hosting company is helpless in such cases because they have given up any control of the accounts by using Linux.

Shelley: I am shocked by what is going on in the web hosting business.
Jim: It’s very bad. The whole industry is in the ice cold grip of the Russians. They lost the cold war but it’s looks like they are gonna win the cyber war. Most people will never know about it.

The Russian Hacker Dmitry Skylarovap is guilty of crimes against American.
We at STR demand the death sentence for this criminal.

Shelley: What happened to your company?
Jim: I closed the company, changed my name and moved away. I could not handle the thought of being complicit in this dirty game.
I will be leaving America shortly. For me it is not safe here. The Russians have to many connections. They will find me sooner or later. I am worried about you, Shelley. I want you to bring out this interview on your web site but I fear for you life.

Shelley: Don’t worry about me, Jim. I am not scared. If they kill me it’s because God lets them and that only happens if God wants me up in Heaven. One last question: You mentioned you have a male life partner but you also mentioned you left California with your family. Are you talking about your parents or siblings?
Jim: I was waiting for this (chuckle). No, me and my partner are the proud parents of an adopted child. We are a happy family.

Shelley: Well, I better don’t comment on that, but I respect you for speaking out and wish you and your family a long and happy life. Is there something else you would like to say?
Jim: Yes. This goes to all American patriots: You don’t know how dangerous Linux is, but I do. Please don’t use it. You are literally giving the Russians the key to your house. Nothing if free in todays society. Don’t fool yourself by thinking you could get a complete operating system for free with no strings attached. It’s not gonna happen. Good luck America, I am gone.
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Thanks for reading,
Shelley The Republican

More articles on that subject:
Cybercrimes on Fox.com / Russian Mafia Computer Worm / Russian Mafia Hacker Attack / Thread about Russian Malware / Russian Mafia Hackers on USAToday.com

* The names have been changed to protect the victims.

194 comments

194 Comments so far

Filip November 10th, 2006 5:35 AM

Indeed, it is the purpose of Linux to destroy the democratic world! We must exterminate the krypto-marxistic so-called open source software before it exterminates us! Everybody knows that Linus Torvalds is an malicioust russian maffia boss and that everytime you boot Linux dies a kitten. It is horrible to read such an article… :(
Tristan Shuddery November 10th, 2006 5:29 AM

Shelley, thank you once again for bringing this important matter to the American people. The mainstream IT press is under the thumb of the same foreign interests who control Linux. They allways claim that there is no credible evidence of the harm that Linux is causing, however this is only because they systematically ignore accurate 1st hand reports like the one you just presented to us.

I have worked in IT all my life. I have qualifications including Certified Microsoft Engineer and before I retired I was a microsoft MVP (Most Valued Professional), which means I’m pretty much an expert at all kinds of business computing. In my long career I’ve seen all too many incidents of foreign manipulation. There is an evil atheist conspiracy whose objectives include de-stabilizing the American economy., Getting America hooked of foreign software hand-outs is just the start of their plan. They will not stop until they have replaced our Christian government with an atheist / islamofascist junta.

Some will dismiss this as a wild conspiracy theory, but in light of the hard facts you have presented above, I thing anybody who takes a fair and balanced view of the issue will be forced to conclude that Linux thing is bad news.

When a client asks me about Linux, I remind them how similar the Linux proposition is to that of a drug dealer: The first hit is allways free, but once you are addicted it certainly isnt. People should avoid Linux for the same reason they should avoid illegal substances and the russian mobsters who sell them.
Barbara November 10th, 2006 5:40 AM

Oh Shelley, once again I am proud of you and proud that we don’t support the Russian mafia and their dirty deeds in using Linux hosting.

I hope this article will open the eyes of people around the globe to throw away this filthy Linux and use Windows which is only supported by God and the American people and not by Russian, Chinese or whatever (mafia) gangsters.

And I also hope that hosters around the globe will become allies and try to fight these bastards so that more and more websites can be hosted on Windows, just like our page.

Thanks again for opening our eyes and leading us to fight the war against (any kind of) terror.

Barbara
meep November 10th, 2006 5:57 AM

lame .. not funny @ all
Shelley November 10th, 2006 5:58 AM

meep,
this article is not supposed to be “funny”. There is nothing funny about it..
Shelley Goodman
meep November 10th, 2006 6:06 AM

ya .. sure .. you are right =)
a slightly more less way of linux would be more good. most of the new humans are too obvious correct:)
Swip November 10th, 2006 6:11 AM

Linux startup time: 3 minutes
Windows XP (C) startup time: 15 seconds

I mean this is the prove the the products from the likeable world market leader from Redmond are far superior than commielinux.
Godless french November 10th, 2006 6:13 AM

The fun thing is that all your sources are speaking about “russian hackers” and not a single one mention physical extortion, only web-based threats.

Oh and, if you know what ports are dangerous, close them or use a firewall. No one care if your doors are open when you have a 4-meter-tall fence and a dozen of attack dogs in your garden …
Shelley November 10th, 2006 6:20 AM

Godless Frech,
read the article again.
I think breaking into the office and cutting somebody with a knife and threatening to kill him is what you call “physical extortion”.
Really, you have to do better than this.
Shelley Goodman
Shelley November 10th, 2006 6:23 AM

Swip,
thanks for the support. You are a great American!
Shelley G.
Tristan Shuddery November 10th, 2006 6:35 AM

Linux startup time: 3 minutes
Windows XP (C) startup time: 15 seconds

Yes, this is yet another reason why Linux is not yet ready for the desktop. Can you imagine waiting three minutes every time you have to restart your computer (e.g. because you have updated some software). It’s completely unreasonable.

Tristan
bitkid (aka meep) November 10th, 2006 6:42 AM

hey shelley .. the re-edit of my post is also not funny =) but doesnt matter .. the idea of the site is nice and i guess you have a fulltime job beside it and its not easy to be funny all the time. the persiflage works fine when stumble upon the page .. but if you follow it for a while its to obvious as i said. would be interesting what kind of woman/man you are. artstudent? bored journalist?
congrats to the won elections :)
Swip November 10th, 2006 6:47 AM

Thank you Shelley!

It is also crazy that after plugging in a network cable you have to restart your linuxcomputer before you can surf the internet. Probably linux does not use TCP/IP protocol, which is a great invention by Bill Gates.
Jupiman November 10th, 2006 6:51 AM

Oh Linux is supported by russian mafia, well who do you think invited Windows, I tell, it was the Devil himself. So it’s all about choosing the lesser evil.

I like to read your articles, because they make me laugh everytime, because now I can see how stupid man can be.

Your articles is somewhere between patriocism and absolute stupidity and xenophoby. USA will be hated by other countries, because of people like you…

BUT I would like to write, that I think your whole page is a fake and you’re just joking, because nobody can be such an ignorant…
Jupiman November 10th, 2006 6:55 AM

and for Tristan with WINXP installed -> Your computer needs restart? WOW, rolling on the floor laughing
John C. Dogherty November 10th, 2006 7:12 AM

Shelley – this story is of no value whatsoever as its an interview with… a homosexual! What are you going to do next? Interview an atheist? That’s freakin’ dangerous – you’re putting our lives on stake! I mean, you might be interviewing a colored-skin ex-muslim atheistic Linux using Democrat homosexual, who’ll infest you with his subliminal messages and next thing you know is you’ll die of a quick spreading cancer and he’ll be laughing at your funeral!!! Watch out!!!!!!
kill_u November 10th, 2006 7:22 AM

Haha this story is another supped article from you Shelly. The Russian mafias do not use the computers they use only a guns. Russian guns ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¨ Kalashnikov.
HAHAHAHA
If this man was meeting the Russian mafia, he isn?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t being a live. The Russian mafia didn?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t live a witness to a crime;
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kill_u
The bulgarian GNU/Linux user
LinuxUser November 10th, 2006 7:28 AM

Actually, let me remind you about, an article that I tried to find to put it here, but I was unable to (but with sometime using google, I’m sure ANYONE can find it, was in a newspaper) that explains that Windows have security holes for NSA…so…maybe they are better than Russian Maffia or chinese hackers but…actually is not…Don’t forget that United States take the best hackers in the world and make them to work for NSA or FBI or CIA…And is as scary a break hole for russians than for United States government…If you want to be safe, you should not have a security hole to NO ONE…Remember PGP? the Pretty Good Privacy program? well, you know why it was forbidden by the US government? because SO GOOD that don’t even them can enter to see thoose files…so they just tell the PGP people “don?Ç¬¨?Ç¬•t”.
This is a good way to live? This is freedom?

Maybe everyone here will disagree…but…this is a way to express myself and I’m doing it, as same as I don’t trust in this interview…
You think your Microsoft computer is ok because they give security updates?
What about the OFFICIAL PRESENTATION of Microsoft Windows on TV and the computer freeze?
And is not that bad business if the government has backdoors in windows…basically because most of the 80% of the world use it…so it’s a very good way to find out EVERYTHING that’s happening in EVERYONE’s computer.
Godless french November 10th, 2006 8:54 AM

15 seconds startup for XP? man, I want to know what kind of machines you use, even with the latest hardware I never saw a PC booting under a minute (except in the case of a brand-new pc with no software other than the OS). And well, I admit that linux takes time to boot too, but what is three minutes? (my computer is running it’s fifteenth day without reboot, and the softwares are updated all right, thank you. I’m using windows XP, by the way)
Marc November 10th, 2006 9:13 AM

15 secs? Cool.. Could you please show me how to do so?
However, I can understand that you need to create a fast-booting system when the user has to do so every 30 minutes ;)

Russian mafia controls open ports?! Sorry, I cannot recover from laughing! You still think that there’s only “the linux”, the one? Gosh, you must love the first slogan of INGSOC.. :D
Swip November 10th, 2006 9:14 AM

“15 seconds startup for XP? man, I want to know what kind of machines you use, even with the latest hardware I never saw a PC booting under a minute”

That is because of all the porn on your computer that slows it down. If you use a clean system free of all homosexual trash than it takes only 15 seconds to start up. But why do I tell this a Frenchman? Its like casting pearls before swine!
EvilPebble November 10th, 2006 9:34 AM

Using Windows is risky.
There are many reasons for me to say that, but I’ll tel you the most important :
1 – It rots the brain. Have you ever wondered what are these background processes that you don’t know what are for ? I am talkin’ about THEM ! Yeah ! These are special processes, that make your PC to spread emissions of sub-normal signals – audio and video – while you are working. These signals can make you kill your wife or children- it depends only on What Bill Wants ..
And as the time passes, as many of these eissions you absorb, your brain rots. That’s not a joke.
2 – Windows makes us Users, consumers, It does not like Creators. Do you underestimate yourselves so much that you leave s.one else to decide Will You Create or Not ? Windows kills every little sign of curiosity – that’s because they pay Windows to make us fools. To make us use it every day and stop thinking.
3. Windows is a threat for your security !
How can you trust your credit card numbers to an OS that collects them along with the passwords and sends them .. to the evil catalogue. And some day everyone will be slaves to the ADMINISTRATORS ot MS!
They want to enslave us !
Beware !
hairmare November 10th, 2006 9:44 AM

you do know what FUD ist? actually i had quite a laugh :)
Per November 10th, 2006 9:44 AM

Dear Shelley and Tristan, I am sad to inform you that the Russian Mafia has already infiltrated the Operation System business. They have set up a website called whatwouldjesusdownload.com where they link to a variant of Linux called “Ubuntu Christian Edition”. I looked up the meaning for “Ubuntu” and it means “humanity to others”. Obviously a hoax since only a freedom hating man would give software away for free. Please don’t be fooled by this work of Satan becasuse the real intention to this is of course to infect our computers with dirty commie code.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Per from commie Sweden :(
hairmare November 10th, 2006 9:46 AM

-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear%2C_uncertainty_and_doubt
IT fan November 10th, 2006 9:53 AM

Please, if Linux is so bad, could you explain why Windows made a deal with Linux ?
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+makes+Linux+pact+with+Novell/2100-1016_3-6132119.html?tag=nl

Do you really think Steve Ballmer was threatened by the Russian Mafia ?
EvilPebble November 10th, 2006 10:08 AM

Maybe MS is too desperate …
Swip November 10th, 2006 10:15 AM

Satan has somehow deleted my comment, so again:

“15 seconds startup for XP? man, I want to know what kind of machines you use, even with the latest hardware I never saw a PC booting under a minute ”

I think you should delete all homosexual porn on your computer, than it would be faster!

@Per: Yeah it is really hard for us European Neo-American Christians here in Europe! We have to fight much harder for the right to carry a gun and to hate gay sissies than real Americans.
Fribs November 10th, 2006 10:17 AM

HEY TRISTAN!!!
Please upload a video of your PC, booting in 15 seconds!
I will never make fun of you in public^^
While this, i keep going

and Jupiman, you can rofl about the whole article if you want^^

mfg a colored-skin-muslim-atheistic-Linux-using-Democrat-homosexual-nazi

p.s. muhahah 0wnd by democrats?Ç¬¨? ^^
Tristan Shuddery November 10th, 2006 10:33 AM

It is also crazy that after plugging in a network cable you have to restart your linuxcomputer before you can surf the internet. Probably linux does not use TCP/IP protocol, which is a great invention by Bill Gates.

Actually, the newest version of Linux comes with a setup program that can install a clone of Microsoft’s TCP/IP but only if your computer has a NE1000 or NE2000 network card. I understand that these very obsolete cards are somewhat hard to obtain these days.

It’s amazing how quickly these russian hackers can catch up with more advanced American technology.
Haplo November 10th, 2006 10:52 AM

Get a clue STF&co … and while you are at it, get a life …

Tristan: MPD can be cured to an extent, so Jim won’t bother you … or at least not that often …
Haplo November 10th, 2006 10:53 AM

sorry for the typo: STR&co
Jo November 10th, 2006 10:54 AM

NSA = Russian hackers ?
Look this web page : http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/

Jo
Elendil November 10th, 2006 11:11 AM

Actually, the newest version of Linux comes with a setup program that can install a clone of Microsoft?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s TCP/IP but only if your computer has a NE1000 or NE2000 network card. I understand that these very obsolete cards are somewhat hard to obtain these days.

Tristan, your ignorance is nothing short of unspeakable. I really wonder if the MCE is so easily to be obtained or you cheated or a miracle happened. Or, since you are retired now, it may be that neurovascular dementia is rearing its ugly head in your case.
tux November 10th, 2006 11:18 AM

MOUARF ARF ARF ARF ARF !!

You are so funny when you try to talk about computers and OSs.
That is too complex for you.

Since “Jim” studied Linux to see that ports were kept open, i could probably tell me in wich source file this is codded ?

About the joke on TCP/IP (invented by bill gates and not available on linux), you already did this one.
The same goes for presenting tristan as an expert.

I’m sure you can find new jokes ! It would be funnier !

Nevertheless, the russian mafia forcing peaple to use linux, this is quite a funny one. And the idea of telling “Jim” leave the USA is a good way to avoid questions. You can now just say “cannot give more informations, Jim leaved”.

The story should tell whether he went to France or to Germany.
Mr.x November 10th, 2006 11:38 AM

Well I hope that when the democrats win the election in 2008, morons like yourselves will be put in a nice cell in guantanamo…

Come on! even my dog knows more about OS’es than you
Forentroll November 10th, 2006 12:49 PM

first, the name of the russin is Dmitry Skylarov.
if you want to know real facts about him enter his name in google, or look at wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Skylarov

second: stop calling tcp/ip a security program….
IT fan November 10th, 2006 12:50 PM

“With Microsoft Windows on the other hand you have people monitoring for security holes 24/7. The response time is amazing. Sometimes a security issue get?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s public and even before the AP get?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s the story out the security patch is already installed on most servers. But I don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t want to bore you with technical details.”

Oooh… What a beautiful lie…
Most of the time, the Microsoft patches are released on the first Tuesday of the month, called the Patch Tuesday. This policy was set to allow the firms to schedule the updates. If you really worked in IT, you should have known that…
forentroll November 10th, 2006 12:52 PM

ah, only btw, you cant install a linux server without knowledge about linux.

linux isnt a point & click adventure as windows is, you need well-founded knowledge for this.
Bob_Robertson November 10th, 2006 1:43 PM

What a great article. I thank jesus that there are some real patriots still out there in these dark days, willing to protect America even if America has handed itself over to godless democRAT muslim lovers.

thank you!
And God Bless America!
Get The Facts November 10th, 2006 1:50 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tcp/ip
Summary: Invented in the early 70’s by Robert E. Kahn and Vinton Cerf for DARPA. DARPA contracted with BBN Technologies, Stanford University, and the University College London to develop operational versions of the protocol. Four versions were developed: TCP v1, TCP v2, a split into TCP v3 and IP v3 in the spring of 1978, and then stability with TCP/IP v4 ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬Æ the standard protocol still in use on the Internet today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD
Summary: In addition, the permissive nature of the BSD license has allowed many other operating systems, both free and proprietary, to incorporate BSD code. For example, Microsoft Windows has used BSD-derived code in its implementation of TCP/IP and bundles recompiled versions of BSD’s command line networking tools with its current releases.

Please feel free to search the internet, or Microsofts own web site, to get more information if you are not comfortable with the Wikipedia.

:o)
forentroll November 10th, 2006 2:02 PM

and some corrections to your , lets call it, “article”

port 8719 is a port that is used by a backdoor program called Backdoor.WinShell.50. It is a server program that allows unauthorized access to an infected computer. The Backdoor will listen on port 8719….
…………………………………………………..
if you dont beleave me, beleave symantec:
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.winshell.50.html

port 2727 is a normal UDP port.

n00bs. bloody n00bs………….

l2w ur b70g !
Pavel November 10th, 2006 2:06 PM

IT fan, I’m in IT too – practical and research areas… Sure, I’m European and I’m using Linux, and I feel free, because I can modify in it whatever I want!
Maybe Microsoft’s patches are released every first Tuesday of the month – I don’t know and I really don’t care. Im working only with UNIX like operating systems like Linux and xBSD. However Linux’s kernel patches are normally released in the 6 hours that follow the discovery of a bug or security security hole… If you really were in IT, you should know it…
Red Flag, Brick Wall November 10th, 2006 2:22 PM

Linux is patched on a daily basis as opposed to the bi-weekly basis that Windows is patched on. Plus Windows has many security holes that nobody knows about except hackers who are out to exploit those holes to make a profit, Microsoft MAY know about them, but they never tell us. With Linux all those holes are exposed and patched quickly, the issues is installing the patch quickly, Ubuntu and SuSE both have excellent patch systems that allow for this. The Russian mafia stuff is FUD, if there were such backdoors EVERYONE would know because there are enough americans who understand and look at the code who would immediately cry foul. If I were going to hack some hosts I would want them running Windows since all it would take is a few hours of SoftICE to uncover 10-20 unknown security holes in the software to exploit.
The main reason everyone uses Linux is that you don’t have to pay more and more money based on the number of users you have at incriments of $300. If I were going to PAY at all I would use XSERVE since it has unlimited CALS and supports far more technologies than server 2003.
Red Flag, Brick Wall November 10th, 2006 2:24 PM

I prefer Linux because it boots so fast. It doesn’t get to the login screen as fast as windows but Linux does get to a usable desktop before windows does.
Bob_Robertson November 10th, 2006 2:39 PM

Wow! I was realize that “hardcore” meant re-love. If there was two doubt about this usa on this site, it’s kisses now.

Thank you for loving the “little” of America look like good job.
Heady November 10th, 2006 3:01 PM

btw: http://marc.merlins.org/linux/refundday/
Shelley November 10th, 2006 3:45 PM

Bob_Robertson,
what in the hell are you talking about???
Are you drunk?

Shelley Goodman
Valentina November 10th, 2006 4:19 PM

I always say that you don’t understand what is a pc…I mean…Jim, you say you have a company, but you don’t know what is TCP/IP? If you know what is TCP/IP you don’t write so stupid things

let’s continue…you don’t go to the police and you write here? it is nonsense…I mean, if they are so dangerous, you have to hide yourself forever and writing here is most unsafe thing you can do…as you can remember, this site is hosted in a Linux system, if they want they can control what you write here and who writes here…Jim or whoever you are, you are a LIER, nothing more.

Oh, please give me the windows system that boot in 15 sec…mine needs almost 5 minutes, only 3 to linux, how do you explain this?

you say that linux is dangerous because everyone can write the code: there are so many versions of linux for which you pay, but you have all the sources, if you are a developer you’ll know how important it is…so you aren’t nothing more than a lier

bye bye
I hope that God can forgive all your lies!!!
Christophe Le Cur??Ç¬© November 10th, 2006 5:08 PM

More wisdom from STR. Worth a comment. Tristan, I have offered you before the chance to come and be guest lecturer in my University. I think I even offer to pay your airfare, on the condition that I can film the event. I am a professor of IT and would love to learn from your great genius. My students have been following your antics and would be overjoyed to meet you. Unlike Americans, they are all bilingual, so no need for you to learn another language. Do come, we love to hear your views on Linux, truly.
Swip November 10th, 2006 5:41 PM

Dear Valentina, Probably you do not use a computer very often and it takes you 4:45 minutes to find to ON button on your Windows XP system. That’s why you mean it takes 5 minutes to start windows XP, but in fact (as you can compute yourself), it takes only 15 seconds. So it is a USER problem (as I said you are too stupid (as all linux users) to find the ON button), and not a Windows XP problem.
tux November 10th, 2006 6:22 PM

@ Valentina :
In my opinion, Jim never existed : this is simply a fairy tals (maybe more a sorceress tale build to scare ignorants … lets call it FUD tale)
greycell November 10th, 2006 6:34 PM

hasnt anyone one here heard of not feading the troll

stop feeding those trolls and they will die
Tristan Shuddery November 10th, 2006 6:55 PM

hasnt anyone one here heard of not feading the troll stop feeding those trolls and they will die

Thank you Greycell – the STR.com site was created as a safe forum for discussion of conservative and family-oriented issues. We have been invaded by a horde of liberal trolls who find nothing more amusing than trashing our most cherished values and traditions, insulting God and the institution upon which America is based: The Family. I only wish the liberal trolls would go away and leave us to our quiet, sober contemplation.

Tristan
Valentina November 10th, 2006 7:10 PM

tux there are only two ways:
1. Jim lives and he is stupid not calling police, fbi or whatever
2. like you say Jim doesn’t not exist.

I can’t decide, in both cases here all are liers!!!

Swim…being called stupid by a moron is a compliment!! thank you!!!
Don’t you think that maybe I have more brain than you?
If I am stupid, how can I decript linux commands??? oh oh…maybe I have neural cells still alive…let’s say the truth, Windows is good only for stupids that want to use a computer without knowing anything about computer, about it is made, about it works…unless you use your computer only to play FREE CELL, you must have almost an antivirus, a firewall, a spysystem…tell me those systems are loaded when you turn on your pc, they needs time to be loaded, don’t you think? don’t tell me that you don’t use them? now I understand because your system crash every minute…ah, remember, I suppose that you use your computer only to play FREE CELL, let me think…you use windows, so you have office, then media player, then…I don’t know, drivers for printers? cameras? then? the fact is that if you really know how a computer works, you should know that all those systems are loaded with your os. in linux they are loaded only when they are necessary, so please, reflect before writing…oh, excuse me, I didn’t remember that windows does all for you, you have forgotten how to use your brain!!!
bye bye
tux November 10th, 2006 7:46 PM

greycell : let’s consider it as a scientific experiment : Einstein said “two things are infinite : the univers and human stupidity. For the univers, I am not yet sure”.

If a limit to the str team stupidity is found, then, I may doubt about the truthfulness of this sentence.

Nevertheless, for the moment, Einstein seems to be right …
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Jim November 10th, 2006 8:24 PM

This time, you’ve gone beyond stupidity. I don’t know why you are so against taking drugs, because you are clearly on a diet of hallucinogens.
Graham J Clark November 10th, 2006 9:43 PM

Shelley,

thanks once more for another well-researched, valuable piece of information. I’m glad you didn’t hesitate to publish the story, even though it—no doubt—might potentially put you at risk. After all, it’s the Russian mafia we’re dealing with here.

For some reason, all Linux users I have encountered so far, seemed to feel the urge to talk their fellow human beings into using that inferior product. Why is that? And why won’t they stop even after one made it clear that he’s not interested? A little generalized, this behavior is exactly what liberal telemarketers display. You can tell them: “Not interested!” But they would pretend to be deaf, and just keep on bothering you.

Of course, as a good American, I’m a Windows user. Although I’m aware of the fact that Apple is also an American corporation, it’s a double no no for me. I simply don’t buy my computers from a company that uses its profit to sponsor hippie festivals. Sure enough, though, Linux protagonists never stop trying.

What happened? Well. About 18 months back, I received an email from an unknown sender. I count myself lucky to usually not get spam mails from China, Switzerland, or other Third World countries, so I got suspicious. Researching where the email came from, I found out that it came straight from Russia (indicated by the “.ru” in the domain name—which, by the way, was introduced in Russia after paid Russian hackers got access to the ICANN servers; Russia was of course never allowed to have its own top-level domain). The message was a threat. It said they would break into my computer and erase everything, and the only way to prevent that from happening was, to use Linux!

It was signed with Cyrillic letters.

On the following day, after I came back from a hard day’s work, I turned on my computer, but it would lock up at the Windows start up screen! The only reasonable explanation is, of course, that those bastards broke into my system while I was gone, or sound asleep.

I said “No!” to Linux that day. After contacting my lawyer, I sent an email back, letting them know I would not give in to them. Never have they threatened me again. So I still say “No!” to Linux.

God bless you, Shelley!

Sincerely,
Graham J Clark
IT fan November 10th, 2006 10:07 PM

@Pavel
I totally agree with you. And I knew that…
You should read my message again. The first part is a quote from the article. The second part shows that the first part is bullshit.
olimar November 11th, 2006 1:41 AM

If the russian mafia is sooooooo powerful why is Bill Gates still alive?
Cain November 11th, 2006 2:06 AM

Linux is the Mark of the Beast!

Jesus For Windows
Tom Fullerman November 11th, 2006 4:05 AM

Why exactly did you have to “state for the record” that homosexuality is a sin?
Shelley November 11th, 2006 4:08 AM

Tom,
You have to let gays know that they will be going to hell.
We at ShelleyTheRepublican.com oppose anal sex, especially if it is followed by oral sex and that is exactly what gays do all the time.
Kind regards,
Shelley M. Goodman
Swip November 11th, 2006 6:12 AM

God bless your soul, Graham J Clark! Yeah, say NO! to Linux as you say no to marjuana! I just found a little detail in your nice text: You probably confused Sweden with Switzerland. Sweden is a poor little country in the cold north of Europe, bankrupted by greedy socialists during the last 50 years. They are also very lazy, but somehow they figured out (together with Russian hackers) how to send an email. Now instead of going to school, their kids are forced to write spam mails 15 hours a day.
On the other side, Switzerland is a nice Americanized country in the middle of Europe. As I stated before: We are the Americans of Europe!
Marc November 11th, 2006 8:03 AM

I count myself lucky to usually not get spam mails from China, Switzerland, or other Third World countries Those two aren’t third world countries, neither is Sweden. Maybe you were thinking about Swatziland, but it’s no problem. I can understand that geographicial knowledge is hard to gain by a US-Citizen.
Researching where the email came from, I found out that it came straight from Russia (indicated by the ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬?.ru?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬? in the domain name?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬Æwhich, by the way, was introduced in Russia after paid Russian hackers got access to the ICANN servers; Russia was of course never allowed to have its own top-level domain).
I guess you’re not really into IT, since you judge a sender by its domain. But however, EVERY country in the world is supposed to have its own TLD. Even you have one (.us) and the Vatican.

Swip, Du fasch mi langsam afa n??Ç¬ßrve! Get out of here and fly over the Atlantic, but stop pretending the Swiss people were Americans or shit like that. And: did you know that Sweden has even the better School, Wellfare etc. system that you are allowed to enjoy?

Cheers from Switzerland.. The democratic one without support for GWB..
Spaver November 11th, 2006 8:07 AM

I can’t help laughing.

“Probably linux does not use TCP/IP protocol, which is a great invention by Bill Gates.”

Guy, if you don’t know anything about what you are saying you should better shut up. Have you ever read a RFC? (do you know what is a RFC?). Do you even know what the word protocol means? Can you explain how Internet was born and works (and the answer ‘because God’s almighty’ isn’t correct)? If you have no knowledge of IT don’t talk nonsense.

Most of the web servers are linux or unix based (even the servers where major corporations or newspapers, and goverments host ther websites). And the web is so big. I think that Russian mafia is not such powerful to get the whole world doing what they want.
foolamerican November 11th, 2006 8:46 AM

Putos American, already stays with the excrement of always, k if Windows is better k linux… A MIERDAAAAA! Windows so little takes in iniciaros by k teneis to you of adornment. Ke really we used a computer takes an egg to us in initiating, mainly if you have Windows. Instead of having it of paperweight, programming something or modelra some thing in 3D. Already vereis as the things change estupidos Americans (without offending the k they defend linux:P)
Swip November 11th, 2006 9:55 AM

So if we are not americans, why is Switzerland the official representative of the USA in Cuba and Iran? Why do we call us officially “Sister Republics”? http://www.efd.admin.ch/00468/index.html?lang=de&msg-id=166
Why do we like guns as much as real Americans?
Anyways, 76% of all Swiss people support George W. Bush. Marc, stop lying! And stop insulting me in this ridiculous Germanic dialect!
linx November 11th, 2006 11:33 AM

It’s because linux uses ipv6 which is more advanced than the tcp/ip(ipv4 ) that used in linux
French guy November 11th, 2006 12:35 PM

Stupidity is definitely endless.
patrik November 11th, 2006 12:45 PM

dear shelley,
you should stop writing this crap, or people will start to belive this bullshit. I have always waited weeks before every single windows critical bug patch was released. btw tcp/ip was invented loooong before even ms-dos was created
Mr.X November 11th, 2006 1:50 PM

“Tom,
You have to let gays know that they will be going to hell.
We at ShelleyTheRepublican.com oppose anal sex, especially if it is followed by oral sex and that is exactly what gays do all the time.
Kind regards,
Shelley M. Goodman”

Acctualy i think you are gay and are going to hell (if there is a hell, that is)…
ComputeXP November 11th, 2006 2:01 PM

I live in france, sorry for my bad english.

I don’t agree with Shelly on all points but linux sucks.
If you want to use an usb mouse on linux you have to find a driver first, otherwise it want work. If you want to connect mouse you have to restart the computer. If you disconnect the usb mouse the computer probably crashes. It’s a pain in the ass as they say.
Down with linux. It’s useless.
Cerbero November 11th, 2006 2:44 PM

i would like to reply to ComputeXP, that it’s not Linux’s fault if he doesn’t recognize the mouse, it’s the mouse company thath don’t release drivers for linux, besides, PS2 mouses exists….sorry for the bad english but i’m italian
Shelley November 11th, 2006 5:14 PM

I am not an expert by any means but for a normal basic usb mouse you normally don’t have to install a driver.. With windows XP you just plug in any mouse and it works. That is the way it’s supposed to be.
Marc November 11th, 2006 10:13 PM

Swip,
OK, Switzerland is the representative of the US in Cuba and Iran. We are a neutral country and offer such services, because we do not prefer one side or another.. That’s the official behaviour.
We are “Sister Republics”. I never doubted that! Check my post here: I already mentioned that our constitution is based on the ideas of the French Revolution, exactly as the US is (wich is older, so it influenced ours..)
Just because we share(d?) the same ideas, this is by no meaning a sing for being Americans.

Do we really like guns as much as our “Sister Republic”? Actually, I hardly see anyone carying a gun on the streets. And if they do so, they are either in blue or green-camouflage uniforms.
I guess you consider having the “Sturmgwehr” at home equivalent to liking guns.. Your opinion, fine with me. Yet you should check the news a bit more frequently, because there’s just a new law for the Army-Machinegun: http://www.20min.ch/news/schweiz/story/15853381

76% ? Nice number.. Where did you get it from? I cannot imagine that, yet I’d like to be corrected and surprised. If you have any sources, please tell me.

Marc

p.s.

[Deleted for not using American]?Ç¬¨?¢‚Ç¨¬†~= You start making me angry. I don’t consider that an insult. Futhermore, you would be the one who’s offending, because you called my (and your, I assume) mother-tongue ridiculous. And: Isn’t it un-patriotic to dislike his mother-tongue? I finde scho ;)
Steve Bell November 11th, 2006 10:22 PM

Shelly your a insult to the HUMAN RACE.

Steve Bell Daytona Beach,Fla
32119
post your address if your a real human and not some web joke!
BTW many/most real HUMAN’s think your a joke website.
Prove us wrong.

any spam/threats from this website via email will be logged and reported.Funny how Fredrik Fahlistad.se has many programs that only work under LINUX/MAC and not Windows? Hmm I smell a rat.
Spaver November 11th, 2006 10:25 PM

“It?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s because linux uses ipv6 which is more advanced than the tcp/ip(ipv4 ) that used in linux”

It’s not this way. IP is the network layer protocol of the TCP/IP ensemble of protocols. IPv4 (RFC 791) is the protocol used nowadays on the Internet (with IP addresses as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, 32 bits). It is thought that in a near future we are running out of this kind of addresses, thus (and also because of other subjects) IPv6 has been developed (RFC 2460). It supports addresses of 128 bits of length.

Most distros of linux and windows support both IPv6 an IPv4 (if you enable or install this feature). But even having it, the most likely is that your computer won’t use it, since as I’ve already said the protocol still used on the Internet is IPv4.

Another thing. TCP/IP is an ensemble of protocols in the network and transport layer as TCP, UDP, IP, ICMP… IPv4 and IPv6 are part of the TCP/IP ensemble, IPv4 is not the same as TCP/IP, like you said.

Hope this has been useful.
Valentina November 11th, 2006 10:44 PM

shelley, each hardware dispositive needs drivers, both if you connect them directly to the mother board or if you use an usb port…windows uses plug and play (I call it plug and pray) technology, which teorically finds drivers and make the dispositive avaible without rebooting the system…many users knows that this is theory, often you must anyway reboot your pc. btw this is a technology for people who doesn’t care about pc or about it works, they only want plug their peripherals and they must works correctly doing anything…probably they think that everything works for magic.

there are many kinds of mouse for your pc, often fedora, suse and others, like also windows, have drivers for the most important products, but if you use a particular mouse, you must install the correct driver because the system can’t find anyone correct for magic. probably it finds another one similar, so the mouse works, but not always correctly and maybe some feature is not avaible.

ah Jim, I admit…I use drugs…my drugs are my life, my father, my sister, seeing the sun every mornig and being happy for this, studing, meeting my friends, reading a book, listening some music…if I have all this tell me why I should decide to kill my brain using drugs? why I should do a similar stupid thing?
bye bye
sorry for my errors, it’s late here…have a great sunday
IT professional/programmer November 11th, 2006 11:29 PM

I usually don’t do this, but the idiocy shown in this article(and some of the comments) made me laugh…

First, Tristan – just shut up. Don’t pretend to be a Microsoft MVP or an IT worker. It makes you look really bad; especially when your wrong. And don’t make the ITS world look conspiracy driven.

Swip – Do you know how many different Linux Distributions there are?!? Hundreds! How can you pin a 3 minute start time to linux in general?

I’ve been using Fedora Linux in my home server for years, and I can tell you that it’s much faster than any Windows Client/Server Operating System. Linux has a much lighter footprint and doesn’t use as many system resources as Windows Operating Systems. Of course, don’t listen to me – a Computer IT professional’s knowledge pales in comparison to your God-given abilities in this matter!

As for person who posted that USB mice crash Linux, it depends. I believe the newer Fedora Linux distros can automatically load generic drivers for USB mice. If we really get to the core of things – Apple’s OS X Tiger (based on BSD Unix, essentially a comercial form of Linux) will detect just about every USB device(or mouse) that Windows does. But then again, does it really matter? Linux(for the most part) is meant for the tech-savvy crowd. Don’t undermine it simply because it can’t use a USB mouse – or because you can’t load a driver. Linux has it’s applications (such as server use) and Windows has it’s applications (such as business use.)

Now, Shelley(and everyone else that has a part in this website)… It’s people like you that give Americans a horrible name to people who don’t live in the US. I hope our neighbors in the world understand that most Americans(and Christians, for that matter) aren’t at all like you.

And one more thing, Shelley, the Bible that you pervert so willingly or calling yourself Christian doesn’t give you any right to pass judgement on ANYONE – Homosexual, Liberal, or otherwise. You have no right to tell anyone that they are going to Heaven or Hell. Judgement should only be left to the Lord.
Frank November 12th, 2006 2:16 AM

Seems we have 2 sides or the story here. Sorry guys, but I believe Shelley’s article. Why should Jim the guy from the article lie about that kind of stuff?

Here are my thoughts: I am not a pro but it must take a long time and a lot of hard work to programm a complete operating system. Now why would anybody do that and give it away for free??? There just must be a catch! Noting is free in this world!

And what about accountability.. What if you computer get’s hacked and you loose your data? Can you go to the linux provider and say, hey, you are responsible? You can but they would come back and say, what do you want from us, linux is free. You don’t get anything from us.

Microsoft on the other hand employs thousands of professional programmers. If they bring out a shit OS they will loose there good reputation.

But I think the worst thing about linux is that it is extremely complicated. I used to have Ubuntu on my iBook and my god!!! I have to work weeks (litterally weeks) to get the cd drive to work properly!

Linux: No thanks!
linx November 12th, 2006 3:53 AM

correction to previous post : It?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s because linux uses ipv6 which is more advanced than the tcp/ip(ipv4 ) that used in windows
annoying thing November 12th, 2006 5:01 AM

@Frank

Your problem is that you have not all the fact: linux is the name of the kernel. This piece of software is not only free, it’s OPEN. If you don’t trust it, you can download the source, throw away what you don’t want, and compile it. It’s not just one person who build this OS, it’s a million. Saying that Russian can acces to your pc is a nonsense. Of course. you can write a kernel with a backdoor programme, but no one will use it. I know that american are disappointed when someone say that he can do something for free, but that exists. Money is not the first goal of my life, I like to help my friends and I don’t ask them money for that. Linux is a huge project, with million of poeple working on it. Some compagny pay their employee to work on Open Source, like Transmeta (an American firm) pay Linus Torvald to work on the kernel. even this site is hosted on a Apache web server. Nobody wants to oblige you to use linux, and that the big difference. This site should be sue because it spreads lies. Each fact of this article is “breakable” in 5 minutes of googling. Don’t trust them blindly, check the fact
Frank November 12th, 2006 5:28 AM

@annoying thing

What are you saying?

In order to use linux i have to “download the source, throw away what you don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t want, and compile it”. HAHAHA.. You idiot.

Well, I am not a programmer. Are you saying one has to be a programmer in order to use linux properly?

I have no interest of dedicating my life to get my computer running. I want to switch the machine on after work, surf the web, read the news and switch if off… that is it.. That is why I am using Windows. It never lets me down.

Frank
patrik November 12th, 2006 6:30 AM

@Frank
you are wrong, again. you can live happily with linux without worrying about the source; but if you do not trust opensource programmers you can check the source yourself. btw 1 the linux kernel is open and if someone puts a backdoor in it, million users can notice it in lessa than one day. can microsoft be so fast? no, or at least not until her money is at risk (remember the windows media drm cracked?)
btw2 you can’t belive that someone give away the software for free because you see the software as a product made to be sold (like microsoft do) but trust me, there are a lot of people in the world who believes that human progress is far more important than personal gain

(sorry for my bad english)
annoying thing November 12th, 2006 6:59 AM

@Frank
I didn’t that you have to read the source and compile it to run it. as patrik said, if there were a backdoor program in linux kernel, there were a lots of programmer to notice it. BTW, unlike windows, linux, and Unix in general, doesn’t allow anyone to install program on my computer. so unlike windows, I don’t to run any antivirus or antispyware.
Shelley November 12th, 2006 8:28 AM

Sorry guys, but back in the days (1999 that was), I was trying to use Linux myself once. Yes, you might be shocked now, sorry. I heard from a good friend that is was really good and all. Turns out it wasn’t. It was absolutely unusable.
I tried to get Suse Linux 7 or 8.. running on my old HP computer. I had one crash after another, could not go to the internet and could not use my printer, could not use my scanner and so on.
Linux might work for a computer pro or a programmer but for the average user? No way. I receive emails from people ever day saying that I am right, that Tristan is right. Just today I got an email from a gentleman from Phonix telling me that he installed Ubuntulinux on his computer and he could not adjust the volume and the fingerprint reader doesn’t work. He opened up a support ticket at Ubuntu and they basically said: Sorry, bad luck and left him hanging.
But of course the worst thing about Linux is that you leave the backdoor open for the Russian Mafia. The secret ports where they can steal you data.
If you American: Don’t use Linux! You are hurting America by using it.
Shelley Goodman
Big-MBX November 12th, 2006 8:34 AM

I agree actually.
I did some reseach on linux and it’s true.
Many computer manufacturers have hard drive protection applications like “Active Protection System” or “Sudden Motion Sensor” and another one..
All these systems recognize when the notebook falls down and switches off the hard drive to prevent damages. Linux can’t do it. The linux communities going crazy over this but they don’t have the technical know-how to write software to support this feature.
annoying thing November 12th, 2006 10:28 AM

@shelley
you’re maybe right on the first part, and every one could choose if he want to use linux or not
BUT
there is no backdoor. Do you think that poeple of a great AMERICAN compagny like CISCO or IBM would use an OS with such a program? they have their own server running under linux. And they also have enough skilled people to study kernel source.

@Big-MBX
Unlike for windows, material constructor don’t provide software to handle this kind of feature. In many case, it’s hardware feature and without any specification, you can just guess how it work, it’s a pity, but not linux fault
chancleta November 12th, 2006 1:13 PM

this is a weird story, because it shows a website manager saying that windows hosting is superior than linux hosting, I think this manager is beginner or offer a bad management service.

First of all, almost all websites managers prefers linux for his security, linux doesn’t have viruses, and is more quickly because the antivirus are not necessary. (Antivirus as norton, make a computer very slow), I can see many websites supported under php, I’m a linux user (I dont have windows because I was a windows user, but a virus under windows has erased all my data and the OS), I don’t have these problems when I use Linux, for that reason I will not use windows again.
chancleta November 12th, 2006 1:22 PM

If you speak spanish, read this:

http://www.smaldone.com.ar/opinion/docs/microsoft.html
http://www.enter.com.co/enter2/ente2_actu/ente2_actu/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_2-3331806.html
Proud German November 12th, 2006 1:54 PM

I think most, but not all serious system administrations agree with me when I say that Windows Hosting is far superior to Linux hosting.

Right here, the credibility of this whole thing goes home to mommy…

And Linux isn?Ç¬¨?Ç¬•t even Russian…

Swip:
Linux startup time: 3 minutes
Windows XP (C) startup time: 15 seconds

I mean this is the prove the the products from the likeable world market leader from Redmond are far superior than commielinux.

Well, it?Ç¬¨?Ç¬•s totally different with my PC. (Product by Dell) There XP takes 3 minutes, Linux under one.

About those open ports: Just use a good firewall! Who cares if your door?Ç¬¨?Ç¬•s open, if you have your garden surrounded by a concrete wall and some guard dogs patroling your garden?

Other wrong?Ç¬¨?Ç¬•s: Dimitry is no hacker and Tcp/Ip is neither a security program nor invented by Bill gates.

God bless your soul, Graham J Clark! Yeah, say NO! to Linux as you say no to marjuana! I just found a little detail in your nice text: You probably confused Sweden with Switzerland. Sweden is a poor little country in the cold north of Europe, bankrupted by greedy socialists during the last 50 years. They are also very lazy, but somehow they figured out (together with Russian hackers) how to send an email. Now instead of going to school, their kids are forced to write spam mails 15 hours a day.
On the other side, Switzerland is a nice Americanized country in the middle of Europe. As I stated before: We are the Americans of Europe!

Then why is the Sweidish life standard higher than the Switz one?

Stupidity is definitely endless.

Amen. Einstein was right. This site proves it.

The German Guy
IMPEACH BUSH!
patrik November 12th, 2006 3:58 PM

shelley, suse 8 is *anticient*, you should try (and without prejudice) suse 10.2 or fedora core 6 (both are made by true AMERICAN companies).
BTW the story about secret backdoors in linux IS bullshit.

@Big-MBX
as far as I know ’sudden motion sensor’ is a hardware feature ad it do not need a controlling software (maybe just a firmware)
Taneli Huuskonen November 12th, 2006 4:59 PM

@Forentroll:

“Skylarov” is close, but no cigar: it’s “Sklyarov.”

@Godless:

My quite ordinary PC boots into Linux in about 35 seconds. I’ve compiled my own kernel and set up the init scripts so that services I seldom use aren’t started automatically.

@ComputeXP, Cerbero, patrik:

Your unnecessary apologies for your “bad” English irritate the hell out of me.
Mr.X November 12th, 2006 5:05 PM

“On the other side, Switzerland is a nice Americanized country in the middle of Europe. As I stated before: We are the Americans of Europe!”

“nice” and “Americanized” are two words that doesn’t fit in the same sentence moron
ProRepublican November 12th, 2006 6:59 PM

WOW that is an amazing article. I have never heard more lies in my life then right hear. Honestly, I am a Republican, American and Christian and you give all 3 of those groups bad names. No wonder everyone hates the US. We have a bunch of Fucking Morons writing blogs telling complete lies. I knew Bill Gates was rich but come on… how much did he pay you?
chancleta November 12th, 2006 7:06 PM

ComputeXp: you are wrong, I use linux, and the setup program search all the drivers for the hardware installed, linux have generic drivers and for that reason almost all machines and
peripherals works in linux, altough linux is slower printing than windows, this is the only disadvantage I found in linux.

I use kubuntu 6.10 (the last version of ubuntu with kde, Tristan would try that, before ridiculing himself using a linux of 15 years ago), and the setup program found the mouse, keyboard, the only not recognized hardware is a driver acelerator video, although I downloaded the driver from the internet, and I configured this driver and I have now driver aceleration, for that reason I can play complex videogames now.

as you can see, my english also is very bad, because my first idiom is spanish and I’m not interesed to learn english now, but you can perceive my idea, … wherever… this is what I think :o)
Elendil November 13th, 2006 5:06 AM

This blog article is the definitve proof that this blog is God’s work. Those evil linux terrorists really annoy me! Damn!

god Bless America! Thank you for keeping us safe.

Slovak Guy
Elendil November 13th, 2006 5:13 AM

My above post has been published… thanks for letting people discuss the issues.
Kiro November 13th, 2006 2:28 PM

It seems that Microsoft is really scared from the new and improved releases of Linux.
I am almost sure that they pay for such a stupid publications.

But it could be a good advertisement for Linux.
Who has never hear about Linux, will know about it and also may decide try it.
The forbidden fruit is the sweetest-J

When I have tried Linux 5 years ago i was disappointed- it didn?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t recognise my external HDD and it had other problems, which I cannot remember now.
One year ago I tried the new French version- Mndriva 2006.
It works fine. All of the problems with the hardware are fixed now. It works with the USB and also networks hard drives. Practically it has all of the features of windows. The graphical interface is easy for use, even for inexperienced users.
The installation is easy- like windows.
I have tried also SuSe 10 and it also looks fine.
I am now thinking about replacing of my windows XP with Linux.
The main reason is the much higher security. Windows is unsecured system. Very often I have problems with viruses, Trojan horses and etc. It is true that the graphical interface runs slower than XP but on a new PC the speed is more than sufficient and the security is much higher.
Sorry for the bad English. My native language is Bulgarian.
patrik November 14th, 2006 4:39 AM

@Taneli Huuskonen
why do my apologies irritate you?
Thomas November 14th, 2006 6:14 AM

sorry, shelley, but i believe you need to listen to some sense. I’ve added you to msn messenger, get on it when you can, and ill set you straight. ;)
Sweden_Rocks November 14th, 2006 4:02 PM

Shelley, Tristan and Barbara – you are all complete idiots.

Filip and Swip, you’re idiots too.

Swip >> My Linux and *BSD boxes takes about 5-10 seconds to boot. You see, in Linux and *BSD it?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s possible to recompile the kernel to remove unnecessary hardware you don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t have and don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t need, which I have done. You can?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t do that in Winblows!
And the Internet protocol (TCP/IP) where made trough work done by DARPA in the early 1970s. Bill Gates has nothing to do with DARPA, you’re idiot.

And ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬?Black hats?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬? (the one kind of hackers you really mean, when you’re speaking about hackers) love, and prefer, Winblows when they are making their attacks. That?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s a simple fact, and none of you idiots can change that. Not even with you’re sad non-knowledge Winblows propaganda.

And why should I express myself? Well, I have owned one of Sweden’s most successful web hosting company?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s together with another guy. Today I?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥m retired from the company, but I can tell you one thing. We NEVER ran Winblows on our most critical servers. They ran FreeBSD and OpenBSD. And if the choice stood between Linux and Winblows, we would go for Linux, no doubt.

And Tristan, if you had been working on my company, I would simply have to fire you because of you’re lack of know-how in the area. And BELIEVE me, that?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s a fact too!

And about the interview with Jim ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¨ He shouldn?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t have a hosting company anyway. Obviously he doesn?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t have the know-how either. It?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s simply a case of natural selection when he had to close the company.
Taneli Huuskonen November 14th, 2006 4:33 PM

@patrik (and others):

Do you think native English speakers are somehow better people than you and me? If not, why do you apologize? We’ve worked hard and spent lots of time to learn their language, but not reached their level. Some of them laugh at our mistakes and complain about our misunderstandings while they speak their mother tongue. The smarter ones appreciate our efforts. So, some people don’t deserve an apology, others don’t expect it.
gat3way November 15th, 2006 5:00 PM

Shelley, keep up the good work! I highly appreciate your mission to educate people about the hidden dangers this damned OS pose to regular users.

Unfortunately this is just a little part of the story. Most linux users does not know and the advanced ones (these hired by the EU, Chinese and Russian mafia) will never admit these facts:

* A secret ICMP echo packet’s data would reset the root password

* The highly-praised goddamn Apache webserver is prone to directory traversal, should you open http://apache_site/../../../../../../etc/shadow you will read the system passwords, cleartext

* The linux implementation of the ntp protocol used for time synchronization has hidden backdoors. They are used by the evil linux mafia corporations like RedHat to take over your servers!

* The kernel VFS layer randomly deletes and zeroes some file each 1000 hours (arch-dependant)

* The openssh software used for remote administration of linux machines is backdoored again. Upon receiving a crypted login request for a secret user, it issues some SCSI low-level commands to destroy your disk controler!!!

Yours truly,

Milen Rangelov

Anti-linux IT specialist,
Bulgaria
frenchie November 15th, 2006 9:23 PM

Linux, Supercomputers and russian maffia

Every year, http://www.top500.org/ publishes the list of the Top 500 supercomputers in the World.

Linux is the operating system powering 408 of the Top 500 supercomputers, up from 391 last years, including 27 of the top 30 units. For the first time in recent memory, there are no Windows machines — zero — in the Top 500, with the final two having been bumped off of June’s list. NCSA, which had been running the highest-ranking Windows system on the list, has since switched over to all-Linux.

Details :

Linux 376 75.20 %
Unix 86 17.20 %
BSD Based 3 0.60 %
Mixed 32 6.40 %
Mac OS 3 0.60 %
Windows 0 0.00 %
Totals 500 100%

So, if Russian maffia controls Linux, Russian maffia controls most of the supercomputers, so Russian maffia controls the World.
adddad adadad November 15th, 2006 9:47 PM

I can`t believe there are so stupid people like all of you.Russian mafia,hidden ports,bugs.HA HA HA.
I am very Curious thought why you Shelley use PHP,MySQL and Apache server?They are all Open Source software… Please don`t argue with me…http://wordpress.org/support/topic/32011
Tristan Shuddery November 15th, 2006 10:03 PM

We use Wordpress.Net – which is not made with PHP, but 100% ASP.net. Wordpress.Net is not a feeware program like your crappy Wordpress.
adddad adadad November 15th, 2006 10:14 PM

Tristan,

The is no such a thing as Wordpress.Net you moron. And nevertheless you are using Apache:

Trying x8.1×8.2×2.4x…
Connected to http://www.xxxxxx.com.
Escape character is ‘x]’.
HEAD / HTTP/1.0

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:44:44 GMT
Server: Apache
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

Connection closed by foreign host.

You guys are so pathetic. If Free Software is so Bad why do you use it?
annoying thing November 16th, 2006 7:54 AM

just try to click on the link in the bottom of your list.
Owned
annoying thing November 16th, 2006 7:55 AM

of your site , sorry
adddad adadad November 16th, 2006 9:24 AM

Haha.What is this: “Powered by WordPress. ” on the bottom of your page…It leads to http://wordpress.org/ …. And Look here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Hosting_WordPress

————
Recommended setup

We recommend Apache and Linux as the most robust platforms for running WordPress, but any server that supports PHP and MySQL will do. If your host doesn’t support the above, including mod_rewrite, you will probably be better off switching to another hosting provider, because there are a lot that do.
————————

All of this is Free Open Source Software Morons…I don`t even doubt you are using Linux server,becouse using Apache on Windows is simply stupid…..not that you lack stupidity thought….
patrik November 16th, 2006 3:24 PM

@gat3way
i would like to know where did you find all that bullshit you are telling as true, I really do
Patrick November 16th, 2006 5:55 PM

If any of this is true, any programmer could go to the source code and fix all of the so-called “security holes”, since Linux is sooo open-sourced. All of this is bullshit. Anyone who believes this can go to hell.
????? November 17th, 2006 3:12 AM

you if wnat to live more dint tell stories like this people in the russian mafia dont like it when somebody tells false stories about them clear?Got it. and second I’ve seen much more clever peole from USA but you are a proove that noone can be as stupid as a american guy/gay
just some stupid ignorrent gay can tell such an amsing story!
Kiro November 17th, 2006 12:18 PM

A lot of people cannot do their job by Microsoft Windows.
A typical example is IC design. But I think, it should be the same with the other kinds of engineering- aerospace, automotive, civil and etc.
The most used packet is CADENCE and it runs on UNIX/LINUX/SUNSOLARIS machines only. There are some tools running on Windows, but they are useful for very small projects.
The ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬?windows?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬? is good for the ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬?prayer teams?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬? and the home users, but for engineering a scientific work it suffers from luck of computing power.
Ask Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments and etc. what they are using for chips design.
At home I still use windows, but in the company I use HP UNIX, SunSolaric and Linux.

This story with the Russian mafia is unbelievable and unrealistic.
I think, the Russian mafia isn?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t interested from the web hosting. Prostitution, drug, contraband- this is the most likely occupation for this guys.
They cannot gain money from something what is for free.
bozhan November 17th, 2006 12:36 PM

i think that author used some narcotic mushroom.
i want to feel like him.
so if you know what mushroom he used please email me.

win95 rox
???? November 17th, 2006 1:03 PM

[Deleted for the obvious reason]
???? November 17th, 2006 1:28 PM

[Deleted for the same obvious reason as the last time]
???? November 17th, 2006 1:34 PM

Taken from “Understanding the Linux Kernel”

Linux is free.
You can install a complete Unix system at no expense other than the hardware (of course).

Linux is fully customizable in all its components.
Thanks to the General Public License (GPL), you are allowed to freely read and
modify the source code of the kernel and of all system programs. Several commercial companies have started to support their products under Linux, most of which aren’t distributed under a GNU Public License.
Therefore, you may not be allowed to read or modify their source code.

Linux runs on low-end, cheap hardware platforms.
You can even build a network server using an old Intel 80386 system with 4 MB of RAM.

Linux is powerful.
Linux systems are very fast, since they fully exploit the features of the hardware
components. The main Linux target is efficiency, and indeed many design choices of
commercial variants, like the STREAMS I/O subsystem, have been rejected by Linus
because of their implied performance penalty.
Linux has a high standard for source code quality.
Linux systems are usually very stable; they have a very low failure rate and system
maintenance time.

The Linux kernel can be very small and compact.
Indeed, it is possible to fit both a kernel image and full root filesystem, including all
fundamental system programs, on just one 1.4 MB floppy disk! As far as we know,
none of the commercial Unix variants is able to boot from a single floppy disk.

Linux is highly compatible with many common operating systems.
It lets you directly mount filesystems for all versions of MS-DOS and MS Windows,
SVR4, OS/2, Mac OS, Solaris, SunOS, NeXTSTEP, many BSD variants, and so on.
Linux is also able to operate with many network layers like Ethernet, Fiber Distributed
Data Interface (FDDI), High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI), IBM’s Token
Ring, AT&T WaveLAN, DEC RoamAbout DS, and so forth. By using suitable
libraries, Linux systems are even able to directly run programs written for other
operating systems. For example, Linux is able to execute applications written for MSDOS,
MS Windows, SVR3 and R4, 4.4BSD, SCO Unix, XENIX, and others on the Intel 80×86 platform.

Linux is well supported.
Believe it or not, it may be a lot easier to get patches and updates for Linux than for
any proprietary operating system! The answer to a problem often comes back within a few hours after sending a message to some newsgroup or mailing list. Moreover, drivers for Linux are usually available a few weeks after new hardware products have
been introduced on the market. By contrast, hardware manufacturers release device
drivers for only a few commercial operating systems, usually the Microsoft ones.

Therefore, all commercial Unix variants run on a restricted subset of hardware components.
With an estimated installed base of more than 12 million and growing, people who are used to
certain creature features that are standard under other operating systems are starting to expect
the same from Linux. As such, the demand on Linux developers is also increasing. Luckily, though, Linux has evolved under the close direction of Linus over the years, to accommodate
the needs of the masses.
Shelley November 17th, 2006 4:48 PM

Oh NO! Russians on our website!
The Russian Mafia is threatening me via email. They also threaten to kill my children. I will not back down. No American has evern backed down from commie bastards. Bring’em on you weak red souls.
Fact is that Linux is the new kind of Russia warfare against America, but when you think that America is not fighting back: Think again! You got a surprise coming! We are coming to get you!
Marc November 17th, 2006 4:58 PM

Shelley, you are a brave woman! Bless your heart!
Shelley November 17th, 2006 4:59 PM

No. Really. Don’t think I am scared. If you kill me, it’s because God wants me to die!
You come visit me.

Shelley Goodman
4417 Church St. (corner N. Governor St)
Iowa City

If you are a commie bastard you’ll have a bullet in your head before you can yell “NASTROWYE” or whatever
neo7@virgio.it November 18th, 2006 6:40 AM

You should read and study the linux kernel code ( because with linux you can do it !! ) before you write this rubbish , Jim !!
Sorry for my poor english, but it’s not my mother tongue..
neo7@virgilio.it November 18th, 2006 7:01 AM

You should read and study the linux kernel code ( because with linux you can do it!!) before you write that rabbish, Jim!!
???????? ???? November 18th, 2006 7:57 AM

Dear Shelly,

We confirm that we don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t going to kill you.
You really entertain us by this stupid web.
Thank you for the address, but now we don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t have time to visit you.
May be later- keep a bottle of Vodka ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬?Stolichnoya?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬? in your fridge.

Good Bless /If it exist/.

Nazdarowye,

???????? ???? /????? ???/
mafia November 18th, 2006 8:01 AM

Dear Shelly,

We confirm that we don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t going to kill you.
You really entertain us by this stupid web.
Thank you for the address, but now we don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t have time to visit you.
May be later- keep a bottle of Vodka ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬?Stolichnoya?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬? in your fridge.

Good Bless /If it exist/.

Nazdarowye,

???????? ???? /????? ???/
The mafia November 18th, 2006 10:43 AM

Lets try first!

Where you can read about Linux/Don’t belive of Tristan- he is moron and communist/:
http://www.linux.org/

Where you can get Linux:
http://www.mandriva.com/download
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/Download
http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/downloads/suse_linux/index.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/download?action=show&redirect=download

I recomend Mandriva Linux- i am satisfied from it.

Some interesting things- network HDD hubs running under linux/just for fun, but also for professionals/:
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/

God Bless,
Your Mafia
problem November 18th, 2006 10:54 AM

Some problems with my posting.
Why it doesn’t appear? -It seems that your web really runs under MS Windows:(

I wanted to send the follow:

Where you can read about Linux/Don’t belive of Tristan- he is moron and communist/:
http://www.linux.org/

Where you can get Linux:
http://www.mandriva.com/download
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/Download
http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/downloads/suse_linux/index.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/download?action=show&redirect=download

I recomend Mandriva Linux- i am satisfied from it.

Some interesting things- network HDD hubs running under linux/just for fun, but also for professionals/:
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/
Problem November 18th, 2006 10:57 AM

They do selection of the comments.
They stop my comments.
mafia November 18th, 2006 7:01 PM

Good web for Shelly and Tristan -:)
http://www.religioustolerance.org/atheist.htm
mafia November 18th, 2006 7:05 PM

http://www.godlessgeeks.com/WhyAtheism.htm
mafia November 18th, 2006 7:14 PM

http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/amendments.html
Shelley November 20th, 2006 3:08 AM

Ya’ll need to turn to Christ and get a faith lift!
Linux is utterly un-American. If you use linux you are an enemy of America.
Jesus would use Windows XP, he might be using it right now for all I know and I bet he was beta tester, too!
Kiro November 20th, 2006 7:02 AM

HA HA HA,
I cannot do my job by Windows.
The design flow from Cadence is available only for UNIX/LINUX/SunSolaris.
Cadence is American company, but they don’t use Windows for their products/with a small exception- the OrCad/ because of computing power weakness.
Ask Intel what they use for their design!

USING THE NAME OF JESUS FOR TRADE PURPOSES IS A SIN.
Kiro November 20th, 2006 7:12 AM

God Bless America! thank you shelley, for telling the truth. Keep up the good work!
Kiro November 20th, 2006 7:20 AM

Someboy is using my name!
The last one isn’t my!
???? November 20th, 2006 7:23 AM

May be this is a solution.
Lets see if the cheater has Cyrillic fonts.

??????
???? November 20th, 2006 7:27 AM

Don’t go for shoping in WallMarkt.
???? November 20th, 2006 7:30 AM

Aldi and Lidl are always cheaper than WallMarkt.

Linux is cheaper than Windows/or for free/ and does the same job or better.
???? November 20th, 2006 7:32 AM

Tooo slow…….

“Your comment is awaiting moderation.”

huyovina
???? November 20th, 2006 7:42 AM

There is one problem:
Linux isn’t for dummies.
That is why they prefer Windows.
???? November 20th, 2006 8:04 AM

Windows is for some of the republicans- he he…
???? November 20th, 2006 8:09 AM

WalMarkt or WallMarkt- i am not sure. It doesn’t exist in Switzerland.
It is in Germany- the boarding country.
If it is “Wal”, it should be a German shop.
Wal(Ge)= Wall(US).
Mr.Starikov November 21st, 2006 9:35 PM

That’s ain’t true, we did not really cut’em.
hairmare November 23rd, 2006 11:05 AM

Has anyone considered, that shelly is getting set up by Jim? The story told by Jim is soooo unbelievable that it simply has to be a scam.
patrik November 23rd, 2006 6:34 PM

—————–
shelley
Ya?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥ll need to turn to Christ and get a faith lift!
Linux is utterly un-American. If you use linux you are an enemy of America.
—————–
red hat and novella are both american companies which are making money with linux. how can an american company be an enemy of america?

—————–
shelley
Jesus would use Windows XP, he might be using it right now for all I know and I bet he was beta tester, too!
—————–
do you really think jesus need to use a computer?
Jack November 24th, 2006 12:12 PM

Man this is pathetic. This fucking site is pathetic. I have never seen in my whole life such a bunch of idiots who spreads such a quantity of shit and are proud of it.
SnakeVnzl December 2nd, 2006 2:06 PM

woot! linux doesn’t use the TCP/IP security sistem? then tell me, please, what the hell does it uses?

what an idiot.
macka December 2nd, 2006 6:29 PM

I like the picture of the skinheads, neo-nazi skinheads at that, not even a true skinhead, and the opposite of a communist completely. Kudos on the hilariousness of this article.
Jesus Christ December 4th, 2006 12:53 PM

hahahahahaha i just cant stop laughing its hillarious… now am i speaking australian or english… hmmm good question

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHA ROTFLMFAO

eating apples gives you worms BEWARE

sincerly

gebus jyste
X December 23rd, 2006 5:56 AM

B.S.
Thomas Weeks December 27th, 2006 8:48 PM

Wow… I am embarrassed both for this web site and for all those who are glad to see an article like this. Secondly I am ashamed (as a Christian) that someone who so blindly accepts mis-informative articles like this waives a Christian flag while openly displaying their ignorance on their arm, and then proclaiming it as fact. I thought it was a joke and wasn’t even going to attempt a response.. but this kind of mis-information has to be addressed!

For the record… yes I consider myself both a bit of a Linux and Windows expert. I’ve co-authored this book if anyone wants to look into my background:
“The Linux Troubleshooting Bible”
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/076456997X/

have beeing running Windows and Linux on the internet for 7 years now, and work at one of the largest Managed Internet Hosting comapies around (adn we run around 50% Linux and 45% Windows).

There are so many mistruths in this piece that I don’t even know where to start (on both sides of Windows & Linux). The interviewee obviously doesn’t even know what TCP/IP is… As other posters eluded, the TCP/IP netowrk protocol stack (as it is called) was created by the DoD, has been used in UNIX/Linux systems from the get go. It wasn’t even until Windows ‘95 until Microsoft would even really admit that they needed TCP/IP n their systems and that the Internet was around for the long term… and even then had a very poor implementation of TCP/IP until they totally threw out their networking stack in Windows 2000 and started over.
Wow..

As for Linux being “controlled” by Russian Mafia.. All I can do is laugh. I work with many of the folks who contribute to the Linux kernel. The only thing “communist” about it is that it’s the world community that controls and contributes to it’s growth and development every day. The very fact of the way that Linux (the kernel and now as it is referred to as the OS) is developed (open source model) is more like the scientific or medical community’s peer review process and best of breed environment — than the “hidden back room/back door” development cycle like this guy indicates. If anything, Windows is more “black box” and secretive than the Linux kernel! Not only this.. but other blatant lies on your site such as, “We can see the distinctive Yellow-Penguin logo [when linux crashes], a feature that Linus Torvalds personally added to the crash-screen…”. are complete lies! That Penguin logo is a BOOT logo.. not a crash logo! And Linux doesn’t “code logos” into anything. Distribution companies like Red Hat and Novel control their own code, logos and kernels. That’s what’e great about Linux. If you run Linux.. you control exactly what happens on the machine. Right down to the wire. Not so with Windows… but that’s a different rant..

Other blatant lies include:
“The Linux system of today is virtually unchanged from the Linux system of ten years ago, so they?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥ have had plenty of time to sweep their bugs under the carpet. Lacking many of the modern features of operating systems like Windows Vista,”
Linux and Open Source development is much much faster than closed source models. This is why Linux has done such a great job at catching up and passing Windows innovation in the past 3-4 years. Now Microsoft is playing catch up with Linux every month. Linux was first to feature “Mt.Raneir CD Packetezed ‘drag and drop’ Writing” in the kernel (something that Microsoft didn’t have for at least 2 years), Kernel level stateful firewalling (iptables)… something that M$ just recently added… 3D desktop effects (like MacOSX). Linux has had for a year now.. Microsoft will add in Vista. The list goes on and on.

More lies/distortions:
” ‘[Q:] Is it true that [linux] never crashes and runs faster on a 386 than Vista does on a Pentium4?’. Well of course not ?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¨ ”

BUZZZZ.. on a technicality. First off.. 386 and P4 are totally different classes of processors that can not be compared (speed wise anyway). But it IS true and a well known fact inm the IT industry that many companies can easily reduce their operational costs by running Linux on their older hardware and save the capitol of having to buy all new systems.. In fact that millions of windows users are about to discover when they soon have to upgrade millions of PCs around the world when Vista is fully released, because it won’t run on their current desktops and laptops.

“unfortunately many people have fallen prey to yet another liberal myth, which today we at STR.com will have the pleasure of debunking.”

Wow.. You folks must be backed by someone big to be purposefully spouting this much mis-information and FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt… a famous tactic of Redmond WA ;).

I hope someone soon exposes this site for what it is sooner that later. Regardless of what your motives are.

If anyone would like to intelligently discuss ANY of the optics above, or any of the lies in this piece, please feel free to contact me.

Thomas Weeks
Eyes Wide Open December 27th, 2006 9:40 PM

I try to weigh both sides of the issue, but, dear sweet fucking jesus – who can trust a “geek” when his web page looks like 1995. Tommy, can you hear me? I know you’d rather spend finding anomolies in the plans for the Death Star, debating the physics of Star Trek and banging the Mrs., but for the author of the 71,664th best selling book on Amazon to have a website that looks it was made with some GeoCities editor – well, let’s just say your street cred is somewhere between my grandmother and William H. Macy in Boogie Nights.

Peace out, homes.
god January 5th, 2007 1:18 PM

not funny… it’s so stupid…

Jim = Tristan ??

please write about microsoft-novell pact, it will be really funny =)
wraithe February 14th, 2007 10:53 AM

Hmmm, ports open at 2727, 8719…strange, if he was such an expert then why not close them with hardware firewalling…my modem has an inbuilt firewall, and i use masq to firewall my server…on the winbox, i have to use third party firewalls to protect it, but then cracking is not my problem, its the worms and virus’s that get in with all the email traffic i have…one day i shall get a virus scanner on the server, but as for windows, its just faulty, full stop…
As for your expert, well he dont know very much at all, must be blinded by the book…
I must remember to ask that if one comes from america, to make sure he/she has had a brain implant before employing, just in case they only just arrived and are stuck in the dark ages, like your selves….
shelley March 5th, 2007 1:11 PM

disregard everything i said, i suck cock.
and finally -yes- this whole website is a fucking joke.
i really lol’d while reading all those articles, but you know what’ sad?
Some people think like this, and moreover, some people believe my articles.
Shelley April 19th, 2007 2:27 PM

Yes. Very believable. Everybody know that I capitalize my name.

What I don’t understand, and maybe you can answer me: Why is anybody using Linux? It’s slow and complicated to use. You don’t get software for it and probably no support.. I just don’t understand why anybody puts Linux on their computer.

Shelley
Marc April 19th, 2007 6:07 PM

Dear Shelley,

I know you have to stick to your Blog’s beliefs, eventough you know probably know it better. But just for this coupple of people out there who really tend to take this “fact” serious: Linux ist a) faster than Windows, since it doesn’t spam your RAM and Harddrive with stupid nonsense, b) you get the most support – even for free, c) installing software is easier than on windows – if i want to install i.e. a new webserver, let’s say apache, on my debian-server, i just type “apt-get install apache” and it’s installed, up and running. No downloading-unpacking-installing-gotostart-programs-apache to install and run it. Even the updates (daily ones, not weekly or even monthly) are as easy as on windows. just “apt-get dist-upgrade” and I can even include that in a cron-job which will execute it whenever I want :)

Plus: You don’t have all these powerfull tools like sed, awk.. Not even a very basic “grep” is implemented in windows. That is why Linux (or better: every posix-system) is so usefull.

Cheers
Marc
Mr.Klaus April 19th, 2007 6:26 PM

They use Linux for the following reasons

a) It ain’t slow, in fact ,it uses the system resources quite gently (does not eat 300 Megs of memory on start up for instance, like Vista does)

b) You _do_ get software for it. In fact a lot of software you get for free, as well, as you can run pretty much anything that is made for Windows. (There are at least three ways to run Windows software on Linux)

c) You get support too! Call Novell (its an American Company btw).

Besides the points, you have pointed wrong, its also secure, stable and technically make Vista look like an Operating System of Fred Flinstone.

Have a great day.
Shelley April 19th, 2007 7:32 PM

My daughter was testing Linux the other day. She downloaded this Ubuntu program. She installed it on her computer (if I would have known, I would have stopped her – she is in that age you know). Anyway, she only kept it for a day. She was trying to listen to her music. Mp3. Doesn’t work. She was trying to open .doc files (after installing open office): Doesn’t work. The formatting is so screwed up when you open the docs on a PC, it’s virtually useless. She was trying to watch her movie files (.avi): Doesn’t work. She uses an IBM Thinkpad but Linux does not support the active protection hardware for the hard drive. And Linux is also not supporting the fingerprint reader on her notebook. Ok.. what else.. She was trying to connect her iPod to the computer: Doesn’t work. The LIST WAS ALMOST ENDLESS! I understand that it’s somehow possible to play music and movies on it, but it’s very difficult to install and it’s even illegal in the USA! To make it short: All the problems above … let me ask you: Is it worth it? You may understand that not everybody wants to spend days getting the computer to run. I want to switch it on and .. there.. it works!
My daughter kicked linux off her computer faster than micheal moore it’s his hamburgers and she promised me to never try it again.
Shelley The Republican April 20th, 2007 1:49 AM

No answer? From you linux freaks that means a lot. That means that you don’t HAVE an answer and that linux sucks and you know it. I always knew it!
Shelley
Marc April 20th, 2007 2:24 AM

for Christ’s sake – it’s 0800 am here.. I don’t stay up the whole night just to answer your questions :)

First: “ubuntu” is not a programm, it’s a operating system – like windows.
-MP3 already worked 10 years ago, and still does – without any problem.
-doc-files screwed up? Generally, OO opens every office-file without any problems. In spite of that, I agree openoffice might be confused with brand-new office-formats like office 07′ – But that’s only a matter of time.
-Avi: Just a matter of codec – like under windows. Didn’t you teach here not do download random films?
-All new Thinkpads are fully Linux-compatible: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-48NT8D&sitestyle=lenovo.
Therefore, it won’t be any problem to find drivers even for a older model.
-iPod? Problem? ubuntu has out-of-the-box support for iPods – just plug and play.

Somehow, I don’t think you really tried it.. However, the Linux-community will be there for your daughter, if she wants to install ubuntu the next time. I promiss, she will get everything to work :)
Mr.Klaus April 20th, 2007 3:30 AM

mp3’s are working out of the box. Your daughter doesn’t suffer from Down syndrome, isn’t she?

OpenOffice is not 100% compliant. A 100% compliant version is available from Novell, but you’ll have to pay for it.

for AVI you need a codec. But hey, you need codecs in Windows too. And instead of searching the Internet for them and opening random executables, I just have to hook-up with repository and it will download and install both player and codecs for me automatically.

For fingerprint thing you need a driver. That’s about it.
iPod is out of the box, don’t need to set up anything. Are you sure your daughter is not suffering from severe brain damage?

Now, the question if it worth it. Do you think is it really worth to learn how to drive, or you may just be happy with public transportation? Same thing here, you may spend some time on educating yourself and use more technically advanced system, or may just use an OS of Fred Flinstone, without any hassle.
Shelley The Republican April 20th, 2007 4:27 AM

Mr. Klaus this is Lisa Goodman,
I am very surprised how ill-informed you are. And what about the insults, Mr Klaus? Do you have no manners at all? I am 15 years old and I have never done anything to you.

-MP3 do NOT work out of the box in Ubuntu linux. It’s a commercial format.

-There is not driver for the fingerprint reader. Verify it.

-iPod does not work, because there is no iTunes for linux.

Lisa
Thomas Gaskin April 20th, 2007 6:04 AM

Lisa, if you had asked the ubuntu community for help, I am positive that they would have been able to resolve all your issues, unless you are inventing these issues and a re a complete liar.

Shelley, if you spent as much time on linux as you do on windows, I guarantee in 3 months you will be writing very different articles.
Tristan Shuddery April 20th, 2007 6:18 AM

Friend,

If we used your Linux software then under your communist “GPL” every single item of work we create would suddenly become the property of Russian communists. If you had been bothered to read the GPL you would know that is exactly what it says. This is why most companies, like SCO group believe that the GPL is unconstitutional.

IF we used Linux, we would be out of business within 3 months!

That is a fact that you can take to the bank!

Tristan
Mr.Klaus April 20th, 2007 6:41 AM

- Mp3 does work under Linux. In fact I believe you have at least 3 players to chose from. If they did not include on your installation DVD, you can get them from repositories.
- There is a driver for fingerprint. Here goes :
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader

- You don’t need iTunes to work with the iPod. You have other programs for that. Hence Helix Banshee.

So, do some research first, before making those claims. And yeah, go to school.
Pete April 20th, 2007 7:23 AM

“Mr. Klaus”,
your name sound totally fag to be honest.

I know a lot about linux and I always come back to Windows or Mac OS.

Linux sucks ass big time! If you are not a computer expert or want to spend a massive amount of time on it, linux is very difficult to use. It’s not like downloading, doubleclicking and finish. It’s just not. You have to know how to use the command lines, you have to be careful what do install and sometimes it does not work at all. So, for a beginner, making Ubuntu ready for mp3 is no way easy.

I know that linux has it’s good points but I can understand the young lady if she doesn’t want to use it. For most people the computer is not so important. Swich on the box, write an email, surf the net and switch it off.

Fuck you Klaus. Damn fag.

Pete
Marc April 20th, 2007 7:42 AM

So buy a mac. Open the box, start it up, go…
Pete April 20th, 2007 7:48 AM

Macs are really cool! What I don’t like so much is that much of the provided software like iPhoto and iWeb is really vor bloody computer beginners. Much of the stuff seems a little.. hmm. childish, I think that’s the word I am looking for.

But other than that, Mac rule. They are secure and fast and look good.
Mr.Klaus April 20th, 2007 12:43 PM

Hi Pete. You shouldn’t be calling strangers homosexuals, only because you got sexually abused by your father, when you were 6. Its really not a nice way to treat strangers (a people you don’t know)

Back to my point. I did insult a young lady since she was saying obvious lies. I don’t like it. And yourself also, only by posting this comment gave me enough reasons to call you ‘an idiot’, ‘a cave dweller’, and ‘a technically clueless moron’.

So be very careful what you say , eh. And go to school, man.
Shelley April 20th, 2007 12:56 PM

Mr. Klaus

Don’t you have any manners. As far as I see, my daugher Lisa as well as Pete had very reasonable problems with Linux. Why can’t you accept that. It’s clear to me and my of my readers that linux is: Very difficult to use, very unreliable and you can’t get software for it. Linux will never be a major operating system, because it’s supported by terrorism and the mafia. That, also is a very well known fact.

Regards,
Shelley Goodman
Shelley April 20th, 2007 1:01 PM

“Mr. Klaus” (what kind of name is that? Russian?),

regarding your link for installing a fingerprint reader.. are you kidding me? It’s a manual as long as a short book!

Is that what it takes to get linux to work? Do you really think a person who is not a computer specialist can ever do that? If so, then you have lost touch with reality. Even if I had any interest of spending time to make linux work, it would be a waste ot time.

By the way. How about the active protection system? there is no software to support that.

Back to the fingerprint reader.. yeah.. sound easy, does it:

1 Basic installation
1.1 Installing the bioapi framework
1.1.1 Automated installation script
1.1.2 Binary packages
1.1.2.1 Debian/ Ubuntu Dapper
1.1.2.2 Gentoo
1.1.2.3 Fedora Core
1.1.3 Installing from source
1.1.4 Adjusting ldconfigs library search path
1.2 Installing and configuring the driver
1.2.1 Installing the driver
1.2.2 Configuring permissions for non-root use
1.2.3 Miscellaneous configuration
1.3 Testing the driver and enrolling a fingerprint
2 Login via pam_bioapi
2.1 Getting required libs & tools
2.1.1 Installing pam_bioapi
2.2 Configuring pam
2.3 Application support
2.4 kdm support
3 Make xscreensaver use the scanner
4 Common problems
4.1 Bioapi error #3

Yep, piece of cake!

nstalling the bioapi framework
[edit]
Automated installation script
The Script for enabling the fingerprint reader automates the installation of most components (bioapi framework, driver, pam_bioapi, pam setup, device permissions, pamtester and enrolling), for some Linux distributions.
[edit]
Binary packages
Note that these packages only take care of this one section. If you can use one, you should do so and then proceed to the section entitled, Installing and Configuring the Driver.
[edit]
Debian/ Ubuntu Dapper
If you’re using Debian Sid (the unstable branch) or Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06 LTS you can try the packages from Michael R. Crusoe’s site, either version 1.2.3 (recommended) or older versions which might not work with the steps in this howto.
Hint:
Ignore the warning about not finding /usr/lib/libqtpwbsp.so, it’s not fatal.
[edit]
Gentoo
Gentoo now includes needed ebuilds. Just run
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge pam_bioapi
You can also grab the ebuild, or use the source-install procedure below.
Also see http://toe.ch/~tsa/ibm-fingerprint/ for alternative documentation on installing on Gentoo including ebuilds for all the packages used.
[edit]
Fedora Core
RPM packages for Fedora Core and installation instructions are available here
[edit]
Installing from source
Get the bioapi source:
$ wget http://www.qrivy.net/~michael/blua/bioapi/bioapi-latest.tar.bz2
I could not compile bioapi with the graphical Qt tools. To do it manually, do the following:
$ tar xjf bioapi-latest.tar.bz2
$ cd bioapi-1.2.2
$ ./configure –with-Qt-dir=no
$ make
and then as root
# make install
If make install fails, be sure you’re root and then:
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
# make install
and if you want to compile pam_bioapi for auth later
# cp include/bioapi_util.h include/installdefs.h imports/cdsa/v2_0/inc/cssmtype.h /usr/include
Be aware that checkinstall will not work!
(I got through configure with Qt, but got a cryptic build error. It all worked fine with Qt disabled as above)
buzz: This is due to a wrong qt include path, set it manually in configure and everything should work.
Bioapi (at least version 1.2.2) doesn’t compile with GCC4. You need to patch it:
This is neccessary to compile on SUSE 10.1 which it using gcc version 4.1.0.
$ wget http://upir.cz/linux/patches/bioapi-1.2.2-gcc4.patch
$ patch -p1 < bioapi-1.2.2-gcc4.patch
Patch for gcc 4.1 is available here - http://cvs.pld-linux.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/SOURCES/bioapi-c++.patch?rev=1.3
By default, bioapi will install numerous files in /usr/local/{bin,lib,include}, including files with “self-explanatory” names such as /usr/local/bin/Sample. To prevent this pollution:
Create a dedicated directory, for example /opt/bioapi .
Append –prefix=/opt/bioapi to the above ./configure command.
Append /opt/bioapi/bin to $PATH and /opt/bioapi/lib to $LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
When installing the driver (below), tell it the new install path: # sh install.sh /opt/bioapi/lib
[edit]
Adjusting ldconfigs library search path
At least on Fedora Core or Aurox Linux 11, you may need to add /usr/local/lib to the library path so that the libraries referenced from pam_bioapi.so get picked up properly. The usual way to do this is adding it to the ldconfig configuration:
# echo ‘/usr/local/lib’ > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/bioapi.conf
# ldconfig
Alternatively you can add it to the LD_LIBRARY variable.
If you see bioapi libs in the output of
# ldconfig -p
then it should work.
[edit]
Installing and configuring the driver
[edit]
Installing the driver
Download TFMESS_BSP_LIN_1.0.zip from the UPEK support site and unzip it into a seperate folder, as it will not create one.
Change to that folder and do as root:
# sh install.sh
If you’re running Gentoo, Debian or Ubuntu Dapper, use
# sh install.sh /usr/lib
Hint:
For me it didn’t work this way, but following did:
sh install.sh /usr/local/lib
greetings, tec
Hint:
On my debian install I had to “cp libtfmessbsp.so /usr/lib” to avoid a errormessage during “sh install.sh /usr/lib”: “Could not find file:/usr/lib/libtfmessbsp.so”
If that fails, it may be that make install failed up above — try setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH, do the make install again, and come back here and try this again. You also need mod_install from bioapi in your PATH.
May there still occures and error, which means mod_install: command not found.
Then login as root – not su!
Do this:
# sh install.sh
again. It should work. SU to root does not work since then the /usr/local/bin directory is not used per default.
[edit]
Configuring permissions for non-root use
If you want to use PAM-aware applications like xscreensaver that are NOT running with root permissions (as opposed to login, gdm or other authentication mechanisms), you may need to do all or at least some of the things in this section. More details on what is necessary on which distributions would be greately appreciated.
Create two groups, one for access to BioAPI files and the other for access to the usb files. (This is done for full generality; i.e., you may have other USB devices which you want accessable to other users, without exposing your BioAPI configuration to them). Add your normal user (the one you wish to use PAM-aware applications with) to both of these groups.
On Debian this is done with
# addgroup –system bioapi
# addgroup –system usbfs
# adduser yournormaluser bioapi
# adduser yournormaluser usbfs
On SUSE this is done with
# groupadd –system bioapi
# groupadd –system usbfs
# groupmod -A yournormaluser bioapi
# groupmod -A yournormaluser usbfs
On Mandriva this is done with
# groupadd -r bioapi
# groupadd -r usbfs
# usermod -G bioapi,usbfs yournormaluser
On Fedora Core this is done with
# groupadd bioapi
# groupadd usbfs
# usermod -G bioapi,usbfs yournormaluser
(where yournormaluser is your normal user name). You will need to log out and log back in for this to take effect.
Set permissions on the BioAPI config/registry directory:
# chown -R root:bioapi /usr/local/var/bioapi/
# chmod -R 770 /usr/local/var/bioapi/
(change this path if you used an alternate BioAPI install directory above)
Set permissions on the files in /proc/bus/usb:
# chown -R root:usbfs /proc/bus/usb
# chmod -R g+X /proc/bus/usb
# chown root:usbfs /proc/bus/usb/`lsusb | sed -ne “/0483:2016/s/Bus\ $.*$\ Device\ $.*$:\ .*/\1\/\2/p”`
# chmod 660 /proc/bus/usb/`lsusb | sed -ne “/0483:2016/s/Bus\ $.*$\ Device\ $.*$:\ .*/\1\/\2/p”`
You may need to replace lsusb with its full path, which is something like /sbin/lsusb or /usr/bin/lsusb depending on your distro. It might be necessary to put these lines into a script which is run at startup and resume from suspend/hibernate.
In Fedora Core lsusb is not installed by default. To intall it just type:
# yum install usbutils
As an alternative to the chown/chmod commands above, you can set mount options for usbfs with a line in /etc/fstab; an example would be
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults,devgid=108,devmode=0660,busgid=108,busmode=0770,listgid=108,listmode=0660 0 0
where 108 is replaced with the numerical group ID of the usbfs group (you can determine this with something like cat /etc/group | grep usbfs | cut -d’:’ -f 3). Make sure you only have one /proc/bus/usb entry in /etc/fstab. See the mount(8) manpage for more information on these options. This is “cleaner” but seems to have a few weird issues — see the talk page for details.
You may also have files in /dev/bus/usb, which the driver will try before /proc/bus/usb. If this is another usbfs mount point (mount shows a line containing /dev/bus/usb type usbfs), then simply follow the above instructions with /dev/bus/usb rather than /proc/bus/usb. Otherwise, you may be running a new kernel (i.e. 2.6.15) that makes usbfs-like files available through /dev/bus/usb.
On systems running udev these files are dynamically created; you can configure their permissions by editing a udev config file. On Debian this is done by changing the usb_device line of /etc/udev/permissions.rules to read
SUBSYSTEM==”usb_device”, MODE=”0660″, GROUP=”usbfs”
For the beta versions only, there is a logfile, which needs to exist with the proper permissions:
# touch /var/log/BSP.log && chown root:bioapi /var/log/BSP.log && chmod 660 /var/log/BSP.log
[edit]
Miscellaneous configuration
To increase the security level (minimize false accept rate), set this in /etc/tfmessbsp.cfg:
security-level=”5″
ATTENTION!
Please see discussion section Security Level!
[edit]
Testing the driver and enrolling a fingerprint
To test the driver and generate the file containing your fingerprint information, you need a sample program included with the driver. The compilation steps below were discovered by trial and error; if they don’t work for you, try the binary Sample utility that came with the beta versions of the driver (i.e., TFMESS_BSP_LIN_1.0beta2.zip as mentioned above). Go to the folder where you extracted TFMESS_BSP_LIN_1.0.zip and do:
# cd NonGUI_Sample
Edit main.c and remove (or comment out) the line
#include “port/bioapi_port.h”
then add the line
#include
# gcc -o Sample main.c -L/usr/local/lib -lbioapi100 -DUNIX -DLITTLE_ENDIAN
# ./Sample
Note that Sample may only run as root, unless you’ve already configured the usbfs file permissions.
You can try to “e”nroll (to record a fingerprint for an account) and then “v”erify (to test a fingerprint against the one it expects for an account).
You’ll save a step later if you use your own login username as the username to enroll here.
If running ./Sample produces the error message ‘BioAPI_ModuleLoad failed, BioAPI Error Code: 6477 (0×194d)’
then uncommenting the line
//BioAPI_SetGUICallbacks(gModuleHandle, NULL, NULL,TextGuiCallback, NULL);
in main.c can help.
[edit]
Login via pam_bioapi

The following explains how to add fingerprint authentiation to programs that use the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) framework, such as Gnome’s GDM and KDE’s KDM and screensaver.
[edit]
Getting required libs & tools
[edit]
Installing pam_bioapi
Prerequisites
On SuSE 10, I needed to install the pam-devel RPM
In general, you will need pam itself (standard for most distros) as well as the pam development files (probably an optional package for your distro).
Get and compile the pam_bioapi module.
Hint:
A new version, pam_bioapi 0.3.0, with multi-finger and identification support can be found here.
There’s work in progress. pam_bioapi and biometrics-manager can be downloaded here.
$ wget http://www.qrivy.net/~michael/blua/pam_bioapi/pam_bioapi-latest.tar.bz2
$ tar xjf pam_bioapi-latest.tar.bz2
$ cd pam_bioapi-0.2.1
$ wget http://badcode.de/downloads/fingerprint.patch
$ patch -p0 < fingerprint.patch
If you want to, review the patch. In general you should review all code you download and compile, if possible.
$ ./configure --libdir=/lib && make
and as root
# make install
NOTE!
If you get a 'rpl_malloc' error in /var/log/auth.log when trying to use the fingerprint reader, redo these steps and remove the related term from Makefile after running ./configure. (FC3, Debian etch)
If you get 'configure: error: cannot find required header: security/_pam_macros.h' and are on a Debian-like system, do "apt-get install libpam0g-dev" and try again. If you are using a Mandriva distribution, do "urpmi libpam0-devel" instead.
If you get 'PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_bioapi.so: undefined symbol: BioAPIMemoryFuncs]' error in your syslog, replace 'LIBS = ' line in libpam_bioapi/makefile with the following (of course, replace /opt/bioapi/ with the path where you installed bioapi):
LIBS = -L/opt/bioapi/lib -lbioapi100 -lbioapi_mds300 -lmds_util
Use the sample tool from the fingerprint reader to create .bir ( must be the username you want to login with. gdm will probably break for any login name that has no .bir file).
As root do:
# SERIAL=`BioAPITest | sed -ne “/Fingerprint/{n;n;s/^.*: $.\{9\}$$.\{4\}$$.\{4\}$$.\{4\}$$.*$/\1-\2-\3-\4-\5/gp}”`
# echo $SERIAL should print something like {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} now.
If it does, do:
# mkdir -p /etc/bioapi/pam/$SERIAL
# cp .bir /etc/bioapi/pam/$SERIAL
If not, you might just try
# SERIAL={5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350}
as this value is hardcoded into the UPEK docs.
[edit]
Configuring pam
The following part is distribution specific. On Ubuntu or SUSE you can modify /etc/pam.d/common-auth (on Gentoo and Fedora Core it is /etc/pam.d/system-auth) to look like this:
#
# /etc/pam.d/common-auth – authentication settings common to all services
#
# This file is included from other service-specific PAM config files,
# and should contain a list of the authentication modules that define
# the central authentication scheme for use on the system
# (e.g., /etc/shadow, LDAP, Kerberos, etc.). The default is to use the
# traditional Unix authentication mechanisms.
#
auth sufficient pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi/pam/
password sufficient pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi/pam/
auth required pam_unix.so nullok_secure

For Gentoo-Users – this allows you to attempt a password first. If you simply press enter, it then prompts for a fingerprints. Create a file named /etc/pam.d/bioapi. This also means that remote services, such as SSH keep working:
auth required pam_env.so
auth sufficient pam_unix.so likeauth nullok
auth sufficient pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi/pam/
auth required pam_deny.so

account required pam_unix.so

session required pam_limits.so
session required pam_unix.so
Now, simply replace “auth include system-auth” in all services that you wish to use fingerprint for with “auth include bioapi”. For example, /etc/pam.d/kde by default contains
auth include system-auth
auth required pam_nologin.so

account include system-auth

password include system-auth

session include system-auth
Simply replace the first “system-auth” with bioapi and you can also get rid of KDE desktop lock with a fingerprint. If you do not wish to allow for “password fallback” then remove
auth sufficient pam_unix.so likeauth nullok
from /etc/pam.d/bioapi.
ATTENTION!
If su/sudo expects to receive the root password (SuSE 10), you need to have fingerprint settings for root (that is, copy in a root.bir as well as a your-username.bir). Otherwise, they get a segmentation fault. Which is a little unfortunate, given that you need to su or sudo to change your settings…
ATTENTION!
Not only SuSE 10 requires root.bir to be available for su to work. Just make sure you have root.bir when su is not working with your fingerprint reader but other applications are…
Note that sshd may pick up the fingerprint settings from /etc/pam.d/common-auth. I didn’t want that, so I removed the “auth include common-auth” line from /etc/pam.d/sshd and replaced it with the lines that were originally in my /etc/pam.d/common-auth. That way most local services use the fingerprint reader, but sshd does not.
NOTE!
su/sudo will call for your fingerprint even if you are remote via ssh. Pressing *CTLR-c* (or closing graphic window) will allow you the desired password option.
Another way to do this is to create a file (/etc/pam.d/bioapi for example) which contains the pam_bioapi.so lines, and explicitly @include this before /etc/pam.d/common-auth in the files for services which should use the fingerprint reader. In this case you should leave /etc/pam.d/common-auth alone.
NOTE!
This was discovered through trial and success, if it is plain wrong, wikorrect it, please.
In Fedora Core the original ’session’ terms in /etc/pam.d/system-auth need to be kept.
Hint:
The setup described above will/could affect remote ssh logins to also use biometric logins, which is a bit silly (who wants to remote ssh to the laptop, and then have to walk over to it and swipe your finger)
To avoid that you can copy the default /etc/pam.d/system-auth to /etc/pam.d/sshd which will allow the sshd service to use the standard authentication procedure.
You can do some useful testing with pamtester, which calls the pam modules as if it were a program of your choice. Examples:
# pamtester xdm yourusername authenticate
$ pamtester xscreensaver yourusername authenticate
where yourusername is your username. Note that pamtester should run as root if and only if the program in question does.
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Application support
The implementation of fingerprint scanning support in the relevant applications varies.
Here is the behaviour of the most common ones:
In gdm enter your username and there should pop up an (ugly) image to swipe your finger and… magic – you can login without a password.
kdm doesn’t give any visual indication, other than that the cursor stops blinking. Just swipe your finger and hope it lets you log in.
In xdm, enter your username and a blank password, then swipe (there is no popup as well). Identification support for xdm can be achieved with this patch.
The KDE screen saver in SUSE 10 requires you to enter an empty password (or select the correct user and then enter an empty password) in order to get the fingerprint prompt.
For Fedora users, the redhat-config tools will crash if no root.bir presents. Also, there won’t be any visual idication unless X server is properly configured for root to access. Just swipe your finger when the HDD stopped blinking or issue the following command in advance:
$ xhost +local:
For RHEL4 users gdm, console (virtual terminal) logins and the xscreensaver all work
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kdm support
To add graphical popup to kdm, you need following:
Patch for pam_bioapi. This patch adds third parameter to pam_bioapi.so module, which is a name of file with additional environment variables that will be supplied to the UPEK driver.
# wget http://upir.cz/linux/patches/pam_bioapi-0.2.1-alter-environ.patch
# patch -p1 < pam_bioapi-0.2.1-alter-environ.patch
Edit your Xsetup file (on SUSE 10 it's /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup) and add these lines:
echo "XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY" > /var/lib/xdm/kdm_env
echo “DISPLAY=$DISPLAY” >> /var/lib/xdm/kdm_env
In /etc/pam.d/xdm file, add /var/lib/xdm/kdm_env as a third parameter for pam_bioapi.so module:
auth sufficient pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi/pam/ /var/lib/xdm/kdm_env
On Ubuntu simply do:
echo “DISPLAY=$DISPLAY” >> /var/lib/kdm/kdm_env
If you have created /etc/pam.d/bioapi then modify:
auth sufficient pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi/pam/ /var/lib/kdm/kdm_env

Please note, that this won’t work if you have more than one Xserver.
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Make xscreensaver use the scanner

If you are using Gentoo, you can get a portage overlay with the necessary patches here: http://www.zzamboni.org/brt/files/xscreensaver-fingerprint-overlay.tar.gz
Get the needed xscreensaver sources:
$ wget http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-4.23.tar.gz
$ tar xzf xscreensaver-4.23.tar.gz
$ cd xscreensaver-4.23
$ wget http://www.nax.cz/pub/bioapi/2005/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-4.22_alternativeAuth.diff
mirror: http://zepan.org/files/xscreensaver-4.22_alternativeAuth.diff
For xscreensaver 5.00, you can get a patch here: http://www.zzamboni.org/brt/files/xscreensaver-5.00-alternativeauth.patch
After reviewing the patch (it’s small and straightforward), do
$ patch -p1 < xscreensaver-4.22_alternativeAuth.diff
The patch prevents xscreensaver from opening an authentification window and dispatches the authentification request to another program, in our case pam and pam_bioapi. It should apply with some offset, don’t mind that. If it says something about rejected though, then there’s a problem.
Compile with
$ ./configure –with-pam && make
If you receive an error like “Couldn’t find X11 headers/libs” and are running a Debian-like system, try “apt-get install xlibs-dev”
If you receive an error like “undefined reference to `XmuPrintDefaultErrorMessage’” then install the libxmu-dev package and run the previous line again and then install as root with
$ su -c make install .
Make sure that the newly compiled xscreensaver is used:
$ which xscreensaver should return
/usr/local/bin/xscreensaver .
In case it doesn’t, try adjusting your PATH.
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Common problems

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Bioapi error #3
This is sometimes caused by improper permissions.
However, at least on Gentoo, recent upgrades to glibc and gcc 4.1.1 caused Bioapi to break down due to some sort of incompatibility with bioapi registry. Reinstalling does not repair the issue automatically. However, you can still fix the issue manually, by removing /var/bioapi. You need to reinstall tfm-fingerprint driver after reinstalling bioapi so that the driver is properly re-registered. As root, type
# emerge -C bioapi
# rm -rf /var/bioapi
# emerge -av1 bioapi tfm-fingerprint
Shelley April 20th, 2007 1:02 PM

One word for you, “Mr. Klaus”:

MORON
Mr.Klaus April 20th, 2007 7:57 PM

Good day, Shelley.
First, a question about the wiki page I sent you. Is reading is the skill you possess? If yes, then you could clearly see, that you don’t have to follow all those steps in there. Just go to section of your distribution (like your daughter were using Ubuntu) and follow the instruction.

About the Active Protection thing. Can’t you use Google?

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_protect_the_harddisk_through_APS

About the software – don’t make me laugh. As I said, despite the tons of the free software you can get with Linux, you can run any Windows application on it too.

And then again. If you don’t want to spend any time learning about a better system, its all matter of choice. You may get one from Microsoft, and happily live in the Stone Age.

BTW, about the support, its really easy to get everything running even without getting involved. Take your laptop to your local LUG and people will configure it for you. Free of charge.

so don’t call me moron, you moron.
Mr.Klaus April 20th, 2007 8:09 PM

>>Very difficult to use

For a Windows user it is difficult, to use, sure. Its a whole new concept. Oh, well. FREEDOM ISN’T FREE.

>>very unreliable

On reliability it doesn’t give Windows a single chance. Who told you such a ridiculous statement?
>>and you can?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t get software for it.

I’ve covered that. You just don’t have a clue, eh?

>>Linux will never be a major operating system, because it?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s supported by terrorism and the mafia. That, also is a very well known fact.

I’ve never claimed it will. But your reasoning is wrong. When you call something a ‘very well know fact’, you’d better have something reliable to back it up, rather than just an interview with imaginary owner of hosting provider.
greycell April 21st, 2007 6:45 AM

GREAT BLOG! I LOVE IT!
tweeks April 22nd, 2007 2:40 AM

Shelly.. You say:
> No answer? From you linux freaks that means a lot.
> That means that you don?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥t HAVE an answer and that
> linux sucks and you know it. I always knew it!

These are the type of mis-guided logical leaps that seem to pepper your postings..

Real linux experts are not going to take the time to provide a logical debate when your views are single sided, closed minded, inflammatory.

As others here have attempted to tell you that Linux in fundamentally different than Windows is that it has a very strong world wide community that has grown up around it. It’s a bit different to deal with as it “grew up” in this free wielding, weild wild web type of development environment.

One of the cool things about Linux is (and THIS is the most “communist” thing about Linux) is that this “community” that supports the OS is very good at sharing, documenting, and helping people with anything about Linux.

For example.. with your daughter’s problem, if she (or you) had simply googled on:
Ubuntu mp3 fix

you would have found this answer:
“MP3 Support is Broken In Feisty (Unbuntu)
…
I fixed the problem installing the libxine1-ffmpeg package (with “sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg”) .
Without restart kde, simply reopen amarok, and i have been able play MP3 without problem :)”

That’s the ONLY thing that Linux has to do with “Communism”. It’s all about the community.. Just the type of community you see in the Scientific Community, and the Medical Community (not to be confused with the phramisutical industry).
Mr.Klaus April 22nd, 2007 4:44 AM

Yep, use Vista. You, cave dwellers belong to stone age. So just stay there.
Shelley April 22nd, 2007 6:27 AM

The point is: Why, should I try to get MP3 to work? Why should I try to get APS to work if there is another very reliable OS on the marked called Vista with all the fancy features you can think of?
Why would I support russian hackers and support terrorism?

The only reason to use Linux is that you hate America. That is a fact!

Shelley
tweeks April 22nd, 2007 1:54 PM

> The point is: Why, should I try to get MP3 to work? Why
> should I try to get APS to work if there is another very
> reliable OS on the marked called Vista with all the fancy
> features you can think of?

Shelly.. it’s funny that you mention Vista. There’s actually MUCH less hardware that works on Vita right now than works on Ubuntu! Several websites are talking about this right now:
http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?showforum=90
“ALC850 causes problem that I can’t play movies?”
“Vista cannot detect any USB Device”
“Need Help with Unknown Device(s)”
“Windows Vista USB FLASH DRIVE NOT RECONGNIZED”
“Mouse Problem”

and these are just a few from the first of 4 pages of complaints. Here’s one recent video post on Youtube describing the frustrations that even folks with brand new hardware are having with Vista:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVbf9tOGwno

Something that if there were a “community” like Linux has.. would not be nearly as big of an issue:
https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition

> Why would I support Russian hackers and support terrorism?

.. Shelly.. honestly.. as stated before. You really need to do a bit more research before propagating such lies (which is exactly what you’re doing). Me and several people in my company contribute and write Linux kernel (and OS) code every day. Great American companies like IBM, Novell, Solaris, Red Hat and many more.

You may be confusing the Russian Mafia’s work with what they have been doing with Internet worms.. and in fact.. most of those leverage weaknesses in Microsoft’s CLOSED SOURCE development model (which the world not visability into or control over):
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/33127.html

> The only reason to use Linux is that you hate America.
> That is a fact!

The ignorance here is overwhelming.. All I can say is that I honestly tried to spread the truth. I’m outta here..

Let them eat cake..

Tweeks
Drew April 25th, 2007 4:47 AM

Ok…this article and interview contained in it is total lies. Lol Americans can be such douch bags

Linux IS more secure than Windows. Those “stealth” ports are not really stealth. Anyone who has the slightest knowledge of linux and its commands knows how to protect the server/computer. This article makes me laugh, that guy and the russian mafia….LOL I cant begin to say what I feel

That is total bullshit. Feared his life? Got cut? hahaha such imaginative minds. I don’t know why you are so scared of linux. The russian mafia does not have their own distro and if they did NO ONE would buy it. I wonder why?

Your such a douch bag.

The russians don’t give a shit about web servers that much.

Oh another important point for you dumbass americans that believe that shit about russians and hacking every web server.

Companies (Good ones) HOST THERE OWN WEBSITE! WITH ATLEAST 3+ SECURITY EXPERTS! (THAT KNOW LINUX)

Your going right now “well even if that was true, there are smaller companies that dont have that security.” Aha this is where you bite yourself in your ignorant ass. YOu said earlier ” They are not very interested to see what vacation pictures Joe and Sally American have on their hosting account “. Which means a little shop even mid sized one that does not affect the economy or the type of business they are in, will not be investigated and searched by the fucking mafia. Get of your stool u dumb bitch.

Its people that are learning to hack and ok hackers that do shit like that. Searching peoples data n stuff is assholes who want to prove themself stuff.

Its amazing how fucked up americans think. I mean Australia helps america out but an aussie in america can t fly an american flag on the left side of the house and an aussie flag on the right.

Research this with PROFESSIONALS!!! BEFORE you do a report with some dipshit who doesnt know anything about linux.

Also linux doesnt crash as much as windows. Linux rarely crashes. You are indeed lucky that Linux is open source. If it wasn’t you would be sued and taken to court.
On that note….Linux provides a very stable and safe system for mainly administrative, network and technical tasks. Not some shit software that sweeps the system for spyware. (Which linux doesnt need)

Linux is yes open source and yes doesnt guarantee anything. Yet it is still more stable and secure than windows. Windows uses alot of RAM (i wonder if you americans even know what that is) and linux uses minimal.

You should be ashamed of yourself for yet again twisting the truth and what people say.

That picture of a “real hacker” is total crap. The work on the image is crap and authorities (if they could be fucked) could easily reverse the image to original condition.

Ill be back once I recollect my thoughts and add more

You are an ignorant, lazy, fat bitch of an american that yet again shows the media to be evil faggots that twist everything just to get a story

Have a nice life! I hope you die and rot in a ditch! (Not a death threat but just the way I hope u die)

Bye bye fat bitch!

if you want or anyone else wants to email me you can at tompkinsdrew@gmail.com
Drew April 25th, 2007 4:39 PM

I apologise for offending the hardworking and americans who can accept people and the truth AFTER researching what the truth is. My last post is aimed purely at people like SHelly who are ignorant and like to make up facts
Serdalis April 27th, 2007 4:40 AM

Id like to thank you for the good laugh this artical has given me.
I’d also like to thank you for giving me hope that there will always be people in need of very basic computer knowledge. I hope to work in It some day and with people like you i’ll never be out of a job.

heres something for free though. Its TCP/UDP not TCP/IP which are two completely different protocols.

by the way a 2 second search on google images for russian mafia and russian hacker give both the pictures that you used.
the hackers face isnt blurred out either. so nice amount (lack) of effort there, i love it.
The Switcher May 24th, 2007 7:54 PM

“Dmitry Skylarovap” doesn’t even exist!!

Hahaha, great work shelley, really great work…

Wait, are you using “groogle.com” instead of google?

Hilarious how out of this world some people are….
Me December 18th, 2007 3:41 PM

In Soviet Russia, computer reboots YOU!!!
D April 23rd, 2008 1:59 PM

I think we must demand the death sentence for Linus Toirvalds too, for creating Linux. What can we do now Tristan ?
Shelley Goodman April 23rd, 2008 3:56 PM

I think you are right, D.
We are Christians and we value Life like nobody else, but here it’s a matter of protecting millions of innocent lives that would be harmed by using linux.

Shelley
Ruslan Chistyakov April 24th, 2008 10:51 PM

Gosh, it’ve been two years, and you still commenting on this nonsense! We, russians, don’t force american hosting providers to move to Linux – it’s all about BSD now.

Alllright.
wraithe April 25th, 2008 6:54 AM

Oh this site is worse than diarrhea…
Cant believe these people are still around…
Bit like when these types where burning cross’s on peoples front yards then killing said people…Then they go to church next day….
If these types of people are representative of the way the US people are, then i think the least the world should do is incarcerate every one of them and indoctrinate them into a less violent religion, lets say the “spaghetti munchers religion’…
US christianity and democracy is more like the biggest load of crap ever, mass poor, mass killing, mass bu!!sh^! and mass amounts of nothing…
They bleed the world and dictate what we should do, they are nothing but TERRORISTS, and as such must be taken out, we rid the world of these TERRORISTS, so that the world is not coorupted with B*&^sh^!….
Now back to the meaning of a TERRORIST, one who inflicts pain and terrorises upon another to instill there ways, doesnt that sound like Shelley!
Jose Feghali August 5th, 2008 5:07 PM

En definitiva, Shelley es un imbécil que se hace pasar por mujer para justificar las idioteces que dice, leyendo el articulo cualquiera que conoce acerca de redes e informática se sabe que se habla con un idiota completo y muchas de las babosadas que dice no tienen nada de sentido, como son:
1- El kernel viene diseñado para cubrir todos los aspectos funcionales que forman un sistema operativo, sin importar si es windows o linux.
2- De cierta forma la parte de redes se maneja con un servicio en el caso de windows o un demonio (No se habla de nada satánico aquí) en el caso de linux, lo cual habilita la comunicación con UN PROTOCOLO DE RED LLAMADO TCP/IP (No es un sistema de seguridad).
3- En el caso que el kernel tenga funciones ocultas, la comunidad la cual esta compuesta de mas de 5millones (hoy en día se habla de muchos mas y empresas publicas y privadas auditoras) que depuran el código constantemente se darían cuenta e informarían (aquí no se habla de ningún complot).
4- Siendo su entrevistado un operador de hosting bien sabe como cubrir estas vulnerabilidades o si lo quieres llamar backdoors, con simplemente dejando una regla en el firewall.

Me parece que este articulo ni ningún otro articulo tienen sentido y me parece que es ridículo de hablar de comunismo cuando este sistema operativo lo que fomenta es la libertad y la individualidad de cada persona con la filosofía de cada persona puede modelar su os a su gusto.
taylor January 18th, 2009 8:13 PM

This entire website IS a joke right?