Re: [9fans] 9p resource sharing [was: Scanners]

[Patrick Kelly <kameo76890@gmail.com>]

On Jan 8, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Jorden Mauro <jrm8005@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Patrick Kelly <kameo76890@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Jan 5, 2010, at 6:52 AM, Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@metux.de> wrote:
>>
>>> * Jorden Mauro <jrm8005@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The coffee pot runs windows and there is a virus that causes Coffee
>>>> Denial of Service on it.
>>>
>>> That, of course, would be the very most worstcase that can ever
>>> happen ;-)
>>
>> I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to put an 80x86 in a coffee
>> machine.
>> Yes you could run WinCE, but without the 80x86 your not going to
>> suffer from
>> the hoards of virus's.
>
> You have too much faith in humanity. It runs on a Via x86 clone:
Yes I do... *cringes in fear*
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/jan09/01-09cesfugoo.mspx
>
> The article doesn't mention which flavor of Windows, but I don't think
> WinCE runs on x86, does it?
Not sure, it might though.
>
>>
>> I'd like to see the day someone gets Linux or NetBSD booting on a
>> coffee
>> machine.
>
> Seconded.
>
>>>
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