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Archive for August 12th, 2005

12 Aug

Patents: good, bad or necessary?

Dan Bricklin asks What if VisiCalc had been patented?. “My name has been brought up a few times in the last few weeks with regards to software patents.”
Dan’s stance is interesting and pragmatic. Correction was: “He notes in the post that he just received a patent today, applied for in 1996 during the Trellix days.” [...]

12 Aug

Exploits in the wild for Microsoft’s August patches

Slashdot post: Exploits Circulating for Latest Windows Holes. 1sockchuck writes “Exploits are already circulating for at least two (and possibly four) of the Windows security holes addressed in Microsoft’s updates on Tuesday. Several working exploits have been released for a new vulnerability in Windows Plug and Play technology, which could be used to spread a [...]

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