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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Monty,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A little balance here amigo…I can
see that you are passionate with this subject but ALL code is equally
vunerable, I have specific engineering applications published in 170 countries –
there have been clever individuals from 5 continents whom I have worked with
over the years that can penetrate just about any situation you can rig together
with any OS. MS gets more attention because it is the prevelant system in place
today…as Linux becomes more prevelant in the market place, you will see
the same vunerability learning curve that MS has been consistantly dealing with
as more people out there decide to hack the Linux system.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The plus side of the situation is that
many more people will be detecting and closing the loopholes on the Linux side
but the <span class=GramE>professors</span> statement is thouroughly correct,
there is no silver bullet with Linux or any other system availbable today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>My personal viewpoint is that the
government should use Linux because I would like them to use less of my tax
dollars but the issue is of little difference from a technical perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kevin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> discuss-admin@ntlug.org
[mailto:discuss-admin@ntlug.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of
</span></b>MontyS@videopost.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:37
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discuss@ntlug.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [NTLUG:Discuss]
Washington Post article</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>Although the pushy nature of Microsoft, as displayed in this
article, is very disturbing, what disturbes me more is the following statement:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>"I have never seen a systematic study that showed open
source to be more secure." WHAT? This is coming from a
professor of </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>computer science at Georgetown University? Apparently,
she has spent too much time in front of the lecturn, and too little time in
front</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>of the computer screen!!!</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>I guess that is just her opinion...</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>And she is actually teaching computer science courses?!
Hopefully nothing above Computer Security 101.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>Monty</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>-----Original Message-----</span></font> <br>
<b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>From: </span></font></b> <font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Stephen Davidson
[SMTP:gorky@freenet.carleton.ca]</span></font> <br>
<b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Sent: </span></font></b> <font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Thursday, May 23, 2002 3:14 PM</span></font>
<br>
<b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>To: </span></font></b> <font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>NTLUG</span></font> <br>
<b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Subject: </span></font></b>
<font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>[NTLUG:Discuss]
Washington Post article</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Seems the Pentagon can no longer purchase open source
software. Oh wait, its free....</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-Steve</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html"
target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html</a></span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>_______________________________________________</span></font>
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