X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/91617435c12a1ecfac8069e80ef25f1396b1a5bf..fdf8865b0554deac71de20723a4912becb88e704:/blog/index.rss diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index bb48187cb8..3c4d1a35b9 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,51 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Debian used in the subway info screens in Oslo, Norway + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_used_in_the_subway_info_screens_in_Oslo__Norway.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_used_in_the_subway_info_screens_in_Oslo__Norway.html + Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:10:00 +0100 + <p>Today I was pleasantly surprised to discover by operating system of +choice, Debian, was used in the info screens on the subway. While +passing Nydalen subway station in Oslo, Norway, I discovered the info +screen booting with some text scrolling. I was not quick enough with +my camera to be able to record a video of the scrolling boot screen, +but I did get a photo from when the boot got stuck with a corrupt file +system: + +<p><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2018-03-02-ruter-debian-lenny.jpeg"><img width="40%" src="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2018-03-02-ruter-debian-lenny.jpeg" alt="[photo of subway info screen]"></a></p> + +<p>While I am happy to see Debian used more places, the details of the +content on the screen worries me. + +The image show the version booting is 'Debian GNU/Linux lenny/sid', +indicating that this is based on code taken from Debian Unstable/Sid +between Debian Etch (version 4) was released 2007-04-08 and after +Debian Lenny (version 5) was released 2009-02-14. Since Lenny Debian +has released version 6 (Squeeze) 2011-02-06, 7 (Wheezy) 2013-05-04, 8 +(Jessie) 2015-04-25 and 9 (Stretch) 2017-06-15, according to +<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_version_history">a Debian +version history on Wikpedia</a>. This mean the system is running +around 10 year old code, with no security fixes from the vendor for +many years.</p> + +<p>This is not the first time I discover the Oslo subway company, +Ruter, running outdated software. In 2012, +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Er_billettautomatene_til_kollektivtrafikken_i_Oslo_uten_sikkerhetsoppdateringer_.html">I +discovered the ticket vending machines were running Windows 2000</a>, +and this was +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Fortsatt_ingen_sikkerhetsoppdateringer_for_billettautomatene_til_kollektivtrafikken_i_Oslo_.html">still +the case in 2016</a>. Given the response from the responsible people +in 2016, I would assume the machines are still running unpatched +Windows 2000. Thus, an unpatched Debian setup come as no surprise.</p> + +<p>The photo is made available under the license terms +<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons +4.0 Attribution International (CC BY 4.0)</a>.</p> + + + The SysVinit upstream project just migrated to git http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_SysVinit_upstream_project_just_migrated_to_git.html @@ -863,50 +908,6 @@ It is hard enough to figure out who was part of making a movie, but I do not know how to automate such procedure without a registry of every person involved in making movies and their death year.</p> -<p>As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my -activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address -<b><a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a></b>.</p> - - - - - Is the short movie «Empty Socks» from 1927 in the public domain or not? - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_the_short_movie__Empty_Socks__from_1927_in_the_public_domain_or_not_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_the_short_movie__Empty_Socks__from_1927_in_the_public_domain_or_not_.html - Tue, 5 Dec 2017 12:30:00 +0100 - <p>Three years ago, a presumed lost animation film, -<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_Socks">Empty Socks from -1927</a>, was discovered in the Norwegian National Library. At the -time it was discovered, it was generally assumed to be copyrighted by -The Walt Disney Company, and I blogged about -<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Opphavsretts_status_for__Empty_Socks__fra_1927_.html">my -reasoning to conclude</a> that it would would enter the Norwegian -equivalent of the public domain in 2053, based on my understanding of -Norwegian Copyright Law. But a few days ago, I came across -<a href="http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/exposed-disneys-repurchase-of-oswald-the-rabbit-a-sham.4792291/">a -blog post claiming the movie was already in the public domain</a>, at -least in USA. The reasoning is as follows: The film was released in -November or Desember 1927 (sources disagree), and presumably -registered its copyright that year. At that time, right holders of -movies registered by the copyright office received government -protection for there work for 28 years. After 28 years, the copyright -had to be renewed if the wanted the government to protect it further. -The blog post I found claim such renewal did not happen for this -movie, and thus it entered the public domain in 1956. Yet someone -claim the copyright was renewed and the movie is still copyright -protected. Can anyone help me to figure out which claim is correct? -I have not been able to find Empty Socks in Catalog of copyright -entries. Ser.3 pt.12-13 v.9-12 1955-1958 Motion Pictures -<a href="http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/1955r.html#film">available -from the University of Pennsylvania</a>, neither in -<a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015084451130;page=root;view=image;size=100;seq=83;num=45">page -45 for the first half of 1955</a>, nor in -<a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015084451130;page=root;view=image;size=100;seq=175;num=119">page -119 for the second half of 1955</a>. It is of course possible that -the renewal entry was left out of the printed catalog by mistake. Is -there some way to rule out this possibility? Please help, and update -the wikipedia page with your findings. - <p>As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address <b><a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a></b>.</p>