I now take the train whenever possible and one primary reason is because the lack of screening makes it a far more “civilized way to travel. I’m willing to take my chances. Being treated like cattle, and criminal cattle at that, is just too obnoxious.

We get around this on the Snare Server side by pulling down the user to sid mapping, and then basically searching through the events, and tagging each SID with the corresponding UserID mapping.

I considered doing it directly in the agent, but the additional CPU requirement would have had sysadmins pulling their hair out when we’re talking kilo-events-per-second on some systems. The MS Log viewer can do it, since it tends to operate on ‘human viewing speeds’.

Unfortunately, other log formats often exhibit the same problem, sending UID’s exclusively rather than username information. As you mention, whilst technically ‘correct’, it certainly makes things awkward, and it also presents challenges for historical log analysis.

Sometimes log formats err too far on the side of human legibility, at the expense of ease of follow on processing (*cough*CISCO*cough* … really guys – people are not going to wade through 17 gigs of logs without some sort of tool, even if it’s just grep, awk and cut), whilst others streamline logs to the point of obfuscation. MS logs seem to wander between the two extremes.

Leigh. (Snare dev, InterSect Alliance).

First, I would like to thank you for taking the time to comment. I’d like to respond to your thoughtful insights below:

Jason :

That first snippet is analogous to the copyright on most CD’s. You don’t own the music on a CD when you buy it but rather it is licensed to you by the record label for your private use. Same thing with most DVDs. It is illegal to make a copy of a CD for a friend just like a digital file.

Furthermore, if these restrictions were not in place the store would have trouble securing content from anyone but the tiniest indie labels and the selection would suck.

Just because the software that sells you an album is free doesn’t mean the album is free. This argument is like getting upset that you have to pay for things on an online store just because you are browsing that store on Firefox in Ubuntu.

“if you’re using a free (as in freedom) OS, you expect ALL coming from it has the same licenses…” This is a naive expectation.

You’re right that I don’t own the music on the CD or DVD, but I disagree that it is licensed to me to use. It’s no more a license for me to use than there is a license for the artwork on my wall. Of course the RIAA would like to have you believe there is a license, like there is with most software, but the fact is that licenses are contracts. Contracts are voluntary agreements that are entered into between two or more parties with an exchange of value. I have never agreed to any contractual terms when i bought, opened or played a CD or DVD, therefore, what’s left? Simple copyright law. And copyright law allows for a balance of rights. You’re right that I can’t make a copy and give it to my friend, as I didn’t suggest that. That’s covered under the first-sale doctrine. But I can lend, give it or sell it to my friend without the copyright holder’s permission.

As to your point about the restrictions being in place and having trouble securing the content, I think you’re right. The record labels are doing what they can to contract away rights we previously enjoyed. They would like nothing more than to destroy the aftermarket so they can maintain a hold. They tried DRM and when that didn’t work, they resorted to contract law.

Finally, I think you are confusing my use of the word free with the common use. I am using free in the context that free software is often defined in–that is, freedom. I pay for stuff all the time and am happy to pay for quality goods. But when an OS who purports the ideals of freedom integrates a way for users to contract them away, without so much as a warning about what is happening, I think that is cause for concern.

Furthermore, if these restrictions were not in place the store would have trouble securing content from anyone but the tiniest indie labels and the selection would suck.

Just because the software that sells you an album is free doesn’t mean the album is free. This argument is like getting upset that you have to pay for things on an online store just because you are browsing that store on Firefox in Ubuntu.

“if you’re using a free (as in freedom) OS, you expect ALL coming from it has the same licenses…” This is a naive expectation.

In an area with a traffic density as high as ours (which are the only places that trains make sense), you could do more damage with a personally owned vehicle loaded with explosives than you could with anything you could carry onto a train. And the existing train has much more surveillance & security. It is already against the law to even mouth off to a train operator. If the train operator has any misgivings, there will be transit police waiting at the next stop.

Please, don’t ruin my commute.

Greetings!
JaD!