From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 10 20:58:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1302A1065670 for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@vizion2000.net) Received: from dns1.vizion2000.net (dns1.vizion2000.net [62.49.197.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FC7F8FC1C for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by dns1.vizion2000.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4C8BD34D453; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:46 +0000 (GMT) From: David Southwell Organization: Voice & Vision To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:46 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.12.4 (FreeBSD/7.2-RELEASE-p3; KDE/4.3.4; amd64; ; ) References: <20091210184502.30fce047@ernst.jennejohn.org> <200912101921.nBAJLQf1077338@fire.js.berklix.net> <20091210150639.2da33de4@scorpio.seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <20091210150639.2da33de4@scorpio.seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200912102058.46242.david@vizion2000.net> Cc: Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:58:52 -0000 > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:21:26 +0100 > > Julian H. Stacey replied: > >> Fortuantely, I had no problem setting up a "black" FreeBSD box to > >> preserve my sanity. > > > >A tip for those threatened with no BSD box at work: > >FreeBSD runs fine _inside_ a box that looks like a multi sheet scanner. > >OK, slow, but invisible to managers who require MS only. > > > >These scanners often lie abandoned in company junk rooms (& cheap > >on web), as people know they used to need MS's abandoned NT (= Not > >There) operating system. Well they do ... until one installs BSD. > >Credit to David M. who did the FreeBSD work. Pictures of hardware > >to look for in junk rooms: http://www.berklix.com/scanjet/ > > > >Cheers, > >Julian > > Out of pure morbid curiosity, would you please answer this question for > me. > > You work for a corporation that specifically requires the use of > a specific OS, the OS itself is not material to this question. It also > forbids the use of any unauthorized OS or equipment on the companies > network. You decide to ignore their directives and eventually: > > 1) Get caught > 2) Cause a problem with the company's network, etc. > > Now, when you get fired and possible charged with a crime, do you: > > 1) Cry and bitch that they are being unfair? > 2) Accept the fact that you deserved to be dismissed? > > Where I use to work, two or three employees were fired each year > because they thought they knew more than everyone else. They failed to > realize that they were being compensated to do what they were told and > not what they thought they should be doing. The bottom line is if they > are not smart enough to follow company directives, they are certainly > not capable of instigating their own protocol. > most **** lickers are not very smart either. David