Re: New Firefox bug (and fix)

From: Hairy One Kenobi (abuse_at_[127.0.0.1)
Date: 09/15/05 

Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:04:01 GMT

"Imhotep" <Imhotep@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:09CdnVfYqruR3LXeRVn-ug@adelphia.com...
> Hairy One Kenobi wrote:

<snip>

> > Chance would be a fine thing.. <_< Best bet is, before you post next to
> > reread what you've written. Then remove any bigotry, and only /then/
> > post.. saves all of this spinning.
>
> Bigotry? Do you even know what he hell the word means? Please illustate
> where I have said a bigoted statement! Do not waste my time with foolish
BS
> either as I am rapidly loosing my patients with your dribble.

No drool on *my* keyboard.. did you mean "drivel", perchance?

bigot, n, a person who is predudiced in their views and intolerant of the
opinions of others (Source - Concise OED)

bigotry, n, demonstrating that fact... ;o)

I'll just stick to the first page in Google for this very froup (for
brevity)

"Again, this was what java was all about. However, M$ did successfully
sabotage it on Windows just for that reason."

(Again concerning Java) "Kinda funny that is runs well in Linux, BSDs and
Macs but, only Windows has a problem with it....hummmmm... "

"Did you even read the paragraph??? The point was that MS intentional
sabotaged Java because it threaten their marketing strategy... "

"People have only been saying that Linux will be on the desktop for about
three years (not talking about those lame "computer" magizines that are
nothing more and a couple of "articles" and 9000 adds."

"Even Gartner is saying that within 5 years Linux will be common place on
the desktop."

"In fact Linux growth is only slow in the US. "

"Open Source has just recently become a big item."

"I know MS, the last thing they want is software that IS NOT dependant on
Windows. That IS a fact. This is how they make suckers of sooo many. " (I
guess we skipped that whole DOS & XENIX thang, then? Mind you, OS/2
<shudder>)

[The BBC] "listened, rather than trying to push new laws or hardware (Like
Microsoft and their partners)...."

"Ah yes, the old use proprietary hardware and pass the cost to the your
users...Personally, I'm not interested. " (only mentioned this one to see if
you'll retort with "Intel isn't proprietory" ;o)

"The registry was intentionally made overly complex as to force companies to
become a "Microsoft partner"."

"Ditching Microsoft would be a good start! If Linux/BSD is not your thing
check out the Macs."

"VMS was a stable reliable OS and, well, windows is just not and never has
been.... " (not that I necessarily disagree too strongly with this one - I
invariably find some excuse to reboot every few months. Although I genuinely
can't remember why I rebooted the web server last July..?)

"So, I challenge anyone to come up with a reasonable explanation on what you
think Microsoft's motives are (if you do not believe me when I say they are
benefiting from spammers)"

(On the subject of spam) "Banning Windows is a thought."

"Occasionally, I hear that out-of-touch argument about "not enough
applications on linux/BSD/UNIX"..."

"Just makes sense, as proprietary software is a trap"

"When trying to understand Microsoft often one must look in the shadows for
the truth"

I've skipped the "intolerant" part - just look at any post where both you
and Jim have posted <whistling>..

By now, I've had /quite/ enough of reading this crap, as I'm sure everyone
else has. At least they didn't have to wade through it twice.

Feel free to post random news quotes - I can filter that mentally, rather
than resort to the killfile. And a killfile is, by definition, against the
very principle of Usenet. (This isn't some sort of ***-eyed threat, merely
a comment, BTW)

*Please* just follow the suggestion.. if it makes you feel better,
substitute "FUD" for that three-syllable word.

H1K

P.S. Let's just recap on the actual topic of the thread. Two exploits. FF =
turn off all IDN functionality; IE = turn off all ActiveX functionality.

Apparently, one is a wonderfully responsive "temporary fix" that affects
noone, while the other is the spam-sucking malicious deviation of a
perverted ("prevert", if you're a Kubrick/Sellers fan) US corporation that
is in on an evil consipracy to change all the hardware in the world, doesn't
produce any products (none of which are, if ever written, stable), forces
every user to become a /bone fide/ business partner (including Flight Sim
users?) merely to access their software configuration. "Evil" being defined,
of course, as anyone who maintains a trade secret. We can, of course,
thoroughly believe the source, as he works for a 45-man company that has a
turnover in excess of the entire IT industry of the sub-continent of India,
was a VMS admin at the age of twelve (but hasn't used it since shortly after
graduation), but has the saving grace that he helped to tidy-up the
crappiest IP implementation in the history of computing. And likes *nix.

Hmmm...

P.P.S. By all means attempt to refute.. but, when doing so, please try to
imagine someone the same age as yourself, sitting in front of two Dell 20"
TFTs, with a dual-AMD under the desk and a variety of hardware in a room
behind him (including two Solaris boxes and one RH machine) laughing his
'nads off at your supposed logic and displaying an erect middle finger on
his right hand.

P.P.P.S. None of this would have been written if you'd just let everything
slide. That's the thing about flame wars - someone gets burnt. Recommend
(again!) that we both stop this here and now, and agree to go our own ways.

P.P.P.P.S. I daresay the answer will be "fat chance" :o\

P.P.P.P.P.S. Anyone know where I can buy shares in popcorn? :oD

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