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  From: Andrew Harwood <aaharwood@bigpond.com>
  To  : David Lloyd <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
        <linuxSA@linuxsa.org.au>
        <richardrussell@internode.on.net>
        <sharpe@ns.aus.com>
  Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:50:28 +0930

Re: LWN points out MS FUD re Linux

on 17/06/2001 00:05, David Lloyd at lloy0076@rebel.net.au wrote:

> 
> Richard!
> 
> from that paper:
> 
> ---------------------
> 
> Less Secure
> "Open source" means that anyone can get a copy of the
> source code.
> Developers can find security weaknesses very easily with Linux.
> The same is not true with Microsoft Windows.
> 
> ---------------------
> 
> Let's be truthful here. Microsoft is - technically - speaking the
> truth. They've left out "The Open Source development model allows any
> developer to find security weaknesses and address them very quickly.

Very true.

> Our [Microsoft's] model means that only our developers will be able to
> find these weaknesses and that you will have to wait for us to fix them for

Hmmm. I thought a lot (if not most) Microsoft security problems were
discovered by other people (luckily, often good guys).

> you. Did we [Microsoft] mention that our EULA says we're not responsible
> to fix any software problems that might cause your business profits or
> send you broke?"

True. It's a scarey thought. Imagine if Microsoft decided to stop worring
about security? Oh wait, they don't care anyway ;)

-- 
Andrew Harwood
aaharwood@bigpond.com

Microsft Innovation :=
  You will go where we want you t#GPF occurred. Restart Windows#

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