HP Shelves Virus Throttler Program

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HP Shelves Virus Throttler Program 277

Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:06PM from the simply-too-arcane-and-complicated dept.

longlanekid writes "Though HP has apparently designed a great program for slowing the spread/proliferation of virii and reducing the impact of DoS attacks, it's all being shelved due to Windows incompatibilities."

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I get it. (Score:5, Funny)

by Alcimedes ( 398213 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:08PM (#10072889)

So it throttles Windows in general, thereby slowing the spread of viruses! I like it!

Take out Windows, and you take out the problem. Go HP!

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My favorite quote.... (Score:5, Funny)

by Megaslow ( 694447 ) * writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:09PM (#10072899) Homepage

...because "we don't own Windows," Redmond says.

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It's funny when (Score:2, Funny)

by dysprosia ( 661648 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:09PM (#10072900)

It's funny when you read a sentence like
"we don't own Windows," Redmond says. and do a double take, thinking it's coming from Microsoft...

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Re:/. worthy? (Score:4, Funny)

by Handpaper ( 566373 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:10PM (#10072913)

Confused me, too:
'"we don't own Windows," Redmond says.'
WTF?

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why not? (Score:5, Funny)

by sometwo ( 53041 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:10PM (#10072914)

If it has these bugs, why not release the program? Then the machines will BSOD and they'll stop spreading viruses. Goal achieved!

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Re:Need more details... (Score:5, Funny)

by mrchaotica ( 681592 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:12PM (#10072930)

I'd like to know what the problems are with Windows machines.

You must be new here ; )

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Or they couldn't get it to work.... (Score:5, Funny)

by Numen ( 244707 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:15PM (#10072955)

I can just see me telling my boss...

Me: "I had to shelve the clients project, sorry."
Boss: "Why?!"
Me: "Incompatabilities with Windows."

My arse.

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Re:I get it. (Score:3, Funny)

by A_Non_Moose ( 413034 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:15PM (#10072960) Homepage Journal

So it throttles Windows in general, thereby slowing the spread of viruses! I like it!

It could be vaporware, but there are things that exist currently that do the same thing:

Seti@home, Folding@home, Slashdotting, and Windowsupdate during a scare...for instance.

Heck, even I've done it...of course the switch misconfiguration was a coincidence. :P

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Re:/. worthy? (Score:5, Funny)

by jdhutchins ( 559010 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:23PM (#10073027)

Yes, HP's Unix may be closed, but seeing as how HP is developing this, they just might be able to get a hold of the source for their own operating system.

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Re:/. worthy? (Score:2, Funny)

by FlutterVertigo(gmail ( 800106 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:30PM (#10073076)

shhhhhhhhhhhhh
pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

The longer reason is because it isn't compatible with Windows [and Linux doesn't need it].

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Re:My favorite quote.... (Score:5, Funny)

by drinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes: <drink@hyperlogos.org> on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:34PM (#10073107) Homepage Journal

No, but every skript kiddie from here to Sasketchewan does...

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Re:I get it. (Score:2, Funny)

by jez9999 ( 618189 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:36PM (#10073123) Homepage Journal

You're confusing it with Service Pack 2.

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No, I'm New Here (Score:0, Funny)

by New Here ( 701369 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:39PM (#10073144)

No, I'm New Here

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Re:Viruses vs virii (Score:5, Funny)

by Mr. Bad Example ( 31092 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @06:41PM (#10073165) Homepage

> I recommend correctional facilities for those using the word 'virii'.

I think you mean "facilitii".

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Re:My favorite quote.... (Score:3, Funny)

by forsetti ( 158019 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @07:18PM (#10073552)

No no no .... that's 0wn [slashdot.org] Windows .... remember?

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Re:Viruses vs virii (Score:5, Funny)

by Repton ( 60818 ) writes: on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @08:28PM (#10074182) Homepage

Remember --- one virus, two virii, three viriii, four viriv ...

Latin is easy!

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I get it. (Score:5, Funny)

My favorite quote.... (Score:5, Funny)

It's funny when (Score:2, Funny)

Re:/. worthy? (Score:4, Funny)

why not? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Need more details... (Score:5, Funny)

Or they couldn't get it to work.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I get it. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:/. worthy? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:/. worthy? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:My favorite quote.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I get it. (Score:2, Funny)

No, I'm New Here (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Viruses vs virii (Score:5, Funny)

Re:My favorite quote.... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Viruses vs virii (Score:5, Funny)

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