Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X

Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by ekianjo on Thursday April 09, 2015 @08:41PM (#9351956)

> Yep. JWZ used to say that Linux is only free if you don't value your time.

Yeah, like installing drivers for all your peripherals on Windows never takes time, right?

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by maxerickson on Thursday April 09, 2015 @08:46PM (#9351974)

He uses OS X. Rantilly.

http://www.jwz.org/blog/tag/mac/

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by endtime on Thursday April 09, 2015 @11:33PM (#9352439)

I don't think I've ever had to install a driver manually on Windows 7.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by kpcyrd on Friday April 10, 2015 @04:25AM (#9353074)

Windows is able to get drivers itself over the network. Unless the ethernet driver is missing to, which happens most of the time.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by ekianjo on Thursday April 09, 2015 @11:38PM (#9352457)

So you don't have a GPU card I guess?

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by Untit1ed on Friday April 10, 2015 @02:46AM (#9352849)

With XP this was valid, but from Windows 7 onwards you don't need to do it anymore unless you actually want to play a game - the majority of users would never need to at all.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by endtime on Sunday April 12, 2015 @04:54AM (#9362679)

I think Windows updates my video driver for me. If I ever had to do anything manual, it was long enough ago that I don't remember it.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by ekianjo on Sunday April 12, 2015 @05:00AM (#9362696)

if you have a Nvidia or AMD Catalyst driver, i don't think Windows updates them to the latest versions available automatically.

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