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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
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-16
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-20
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-16
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
blane (1 replies)
RE: Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-17
Anonymous (5 replies)
Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-20
Anonymous
1. Such code may be prevalent but peer pressure to produce better code from the outset is almost an imperative of open source; there are exclusions however. Nothing is black and white regarding this issue.

2. And you think that MS is more accountable than a "basement hacker". I've seen turnaround times for open source code reported as having a bug which would make MS's head spin. MS is a monolith in size and software, that's their biggest problem.

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Not "a teenager in Croatia". 2002-05-20
Anonymous
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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