Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 27th May 2006 17:26 UTC, submitted by Ricus
"Windows Vista Beta 2 includes a new defense against buffer overrun exploits called address space layout randomization. Not only is it in Beta 2, it's on by default too. Now before I continue, I want to level set ASLR. It is not a panacea, it is not a replacement for insecure code, but when used in conjunction with other technologies, which I will explain shortly, it is a useful defense because it makes Windows systems look 'different' to malware, making automated attacks harder." On a related note, Microsoft is having difficulties in reaching parity between the 64bit and 32bit version of Vista concerning the amount of drivers shipped.
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All good points.
The hotplug script is nifty, I've never heard of anyone using a USB drive as a 'memory boost' on starved Linux systems.
I still argue in the desktop/laptop space though, the use of a hybrid drive is a new direction - PDA's didn't have hard disks, they only had NVRAM/flash disks/<insert solid state memory of choice>, so they are not RAM-platter hybrids using this technology for fast resumption; they are using it for their existence as a storage mechanism. I'm going down fighting on this one! :-)
Good chat Cloudy.
Edited 2006-05-29 23:36