Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please

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
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-18
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-20
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...Until Microsoft redesigns from the ground up 2002-05-21
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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
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RE: Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-17
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RE: Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-27
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
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Another Victim Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
Anon (1 replies)

The EULA says you can't sue anyway. 2002-05-20
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-16
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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 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-20
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Re: Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious 2002-05-24
Not Really Anonymous

I would have to agree with this post. I use to think that I needed Microsoft to get my job done. I just recently moved all my home systems over to linux and have lost very little productivity and I even use GnuCash :) instead of Quicken now. I use linux eventhough Im addicted to OpenBSD, because it provides the functionality I need at a very resonable price.

I do agree with Unix Gal in the fact that, everything has its functionality and its refreshing to see that there are people out there who are not product, open source, closed source biased.

The standard is changing though. Linux is now coming preinstalled on a lot of prebuilt systems. Even our government is moving more and more over to open source technology. With that in mind, the open source community is going to get more backing from the gov and many other private companies.

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Another Corp Slave overlooks reality 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-17
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-17
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Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-17
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Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-21
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Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-23
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Come back to earth SpaceMonkey - I rebutt your rebutt 2002-05-24
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-20
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Not "a teenager in Croatia". 2002-05-20
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Another Linux/Unix Apologist Overlooks the Obvious - Rebuttal 2002-05-20
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Let's Be Real 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-21
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Memo to Microsoft: Stay Secretive, Please 2002-05-23
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Another attempt at trying to get fired 2002-05-24
Someone fire this guy :\