tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post5524144236256035326..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Asus Eeek PC?Glyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-83059677401378347612008-02-14T06:49:00.000+00:002008-02-14T06:49:00.000+00:00But I think that there are fixes on the Eee forums...But I think that there are fixes on the Eee forums.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-46558894607217213982008-02-14T03:50:00.000+00:002008-02-14T03:50:00.000+00:00According to today's LWN.net Weekly Edition:"Unfor...According to today's <A HREF="http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/269068/0b68f4532c2e3d62/" REL="nofollow">LWN.net Weekly Edition</A>:<BR/><BR/>"Unfortunately for Eee owners, the modified Xandros distribution that comes with it does not yet have an update for Samba."<BR/><BR/>That is certainly a problem, then.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058081902866966602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-36679037415719942412008-02-11T06:41:00.000+00:002008-02-11T06:41:00.000+00:00Absolutely. I still think it's a great machine, b...Absolutely. I still think it's a great machine, but thought it only fair to point out that even Homer nods.....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-36361767255436636702008-02-11T01:32:00.000+00:002008-02-11T01:32:00.000+00:00There are a couple of ways to look at this. The fi...There are a couple of ways to look at this. The first is that it's no different from any off-the-shelf OS install - it'll have security vulnerabilities until it gets online updates.<BR/><BR/>The other is that smbd should not be running unless the user has actually shared something, but I think there might be valid usability reasons to have smbd enabled by default -- for instance sharing the user's home directory or a subdirectory thereof (behind access control, of course).<BR/><BR/>The moral of the story is -- check for online updates as soon as you get a new device.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com