> Microsoft Process Explorer has the same functionality so they don't have standing to block competitors then go and include the exact same features in their own software. > Microsoft has been secretly adding more powerful features than Process Hacker via their SAC product – SAC has no security whatsoever by design – they're clearly targeting the project not because of any actual technical issues but rather because w…
Welcome to AAA game development on consoles, since 1980's.
Console manufacturers have often lost their case whenever game studios took them to caught over this though. Hence EA and Codemasters not using standard Megadrive / Genesis carts. So there is at least some hope that there is precedence in favour of independent publishers.
In related news - ever wondered why Windows 11 can't be installed on "older computers"? You know, the ones that don't have a TPM chip? Now you know. Windows 11 completes the lock-up of the OS. That's why Windows 11 exists in the first place. All other changes are secondary. Microsoft knows they would've not been able to pull shit like this as a Windows 10 update, so they were effectively forced to do a version increa…
But it will be built on top of WSL3 and all hackers will jump of joy with Windows/Linux.
Many people only use Windows because the software they have don't have a Linux build. Maybe people should start pressuring vendors to make Linux builds and that could end Windows.
They've always been acting as a strong monopolistic corporation with a "fuck you" attitude. Here's a summary of Microsoft attitude these part 5 years: - rebrand as open-source friendly, only open-source whatever narrow side-projects they barely care about but could be run on other systems (VSCode, Powershell); distribute official packages with spyware - monopolize the education system by offering bribes including gra…
Ah, I don't really care about telemetry, but their amazing outlook.com SMTP service rejects mail from small senders, and there's no way to successfully appeal. Yeey, brave new megacorp world!
What’s the difference between a small sender and a spam host?
The article mentions Process Explorer. Since Sysinternals were bought by Microsoft many years ago and the tools are distributed directly via Microsoft, such tools are unlikely to have an issue being signed. A brief history of the process for those not following it. Originally for kernel-mode drivers, you needed a code signing certificate cross signed by Microsoft's root . This means that the certificate follows a cha…
Very informative.
And presumably on OSX none of this applies because it's all BSD underneath? Or is OSX different again to just running BSD out of the box?
> Microsoft Process Explorer has the same functionality so they don't have standing to block competitors then go and include the exact same features in their own software. > Microsoft has been secretly adding more powerful features than Process Hacker via their SAC product – SAC has no security whatsoever by design – they're clearly targeting the project not because of any actual technical issues but rather because w…
I thought signing was only required to avoid a the OS showing warning on installation, or has this changed in win11?
> Microsoft Process Explorer has the same functionality so they don't have standing to block competitors then go and include the exact same features in their own software. > Microsoft has been secretly adding more powerful features than Process Hacker via their SAC product – SAC has no security whatsoever by design – they're clearly targeting the project not because of any actual technical issues but rather because w…
> SAC do you mean Special administration console? or Semi-annual channel?
Welcome to AAA game development on consoles, since 1980's.
Console manufacturers have often lost their case whenever game studios took them to caught over this though. Hence EA and Codemasters not using standard Megadrive / Genesis carts. So there is at least some hope that there is precedence in favour of independent publishers.
Microsoft owns github, it could be said that they no longer depend / compete with the open source community, since they operate it from the shadows. It is reasonable to think that game development is too complex to be privatised (for now, at least)