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Iterating over properties in window object

September 6th, 2009

I’ve been playing around a bit with JavaScript, and found out an interesting thing concerning property iteration in the window object in IE. In some cases, properties that are set on the window object don’t show up in the iteration.
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Author: Gašper Categories: General Tags: , , , , , ,

Linux isn’t safe enough?

March 28th, 2009

Slovenian government decided that Linux and open-source aren’t appropriate for government usage. The reasons being (a recap from the source):

  1. Using open-source browser instead of horrible MSIE is inappropriate because “MSIE is free anyway, and using other browsers can cause problems with existing applications”. The facts that MSIE is the least secure A-grade browser on the market, and that in Slovenia Firefox has the biggest share apparently aren’t important.
  2. OpenOffice is a viable option (wow!)
  3. “Linux isn’t appropriate for workstations because it’s code is too open and it can become too vulnerable in case of mass usage.” I’m speechless.
  4. Linux is already used on most servers. Impressive.
  5. “Security is an issue with OSS, because the source code is available to general public.” Just as for #3, I remain speechless.

Source: slo-tech.com (in Slovene)

This is what you get if uninformed people make decisions. It’s utter non-sense with no solid arguments. Some of the points can in all fairness be called STUPID.

Author: Gašper Categories: Thoughts Tags: , , , ,