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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please
Jon Lasser, 2002-05-15

Unix and Linux security owes much to openness and public disclosure, but Microsoft is too far gone for sunshine to do any good.

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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-16
Matthew Kauffman (2 replies)
...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-16
Anonymous (2 replies)
...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-20
manually adding html tags to be safe (1 replies)
Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-16
Not Really Anonymous (1 replies)
Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
blane (1 replies)
RE: Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
Not Really Anonymous (1 replies)
Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
Anonymous (7 replies)
Another Victim Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
Anon (1 replies)
Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
Read the EULA. You may be able to blame microsoft while you
are talking to your boss but you sure as hell cannot sue them
for a bug in their software. This leaves you in the SAME boat
as open source.
-find bug
-report bug
-clarify bug with support or developer
-wait until patch is released
The big difference is the bill at the end of the month for
the wonderful servicing you've received from microsoft.
Sue Microsoft for a bug that cost you a whole day of
productivity??? Your company must be sending microsoft millions
every year to get that level of support.
This is one of the funniest arguments microsoft tries to use
to scare management away from using open source.

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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-17
Anonymous Unix Gal (1 replies)
Let's Be Real 2002-05-21
Anonymous
Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
blacklight (1 replies)
Another attempt at trying to get fired 2002-05-24
Someone fire this guy :\







 

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