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To: Jay D. Dyson
The fact of the matter is that some joker overseas has (once again) clearly demonstrated that the closed source approach which you vehemently claim is "secure" actually possesses no security at all.

LOL @ your insane deduction! They "open sourced" a new worm, proving not only do many attempted hacks come from overseas or M$ haters, they are often created by open source groups, which this one is (no code for sale).

109 posted on 07/26/2003 1:45:56 AM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
The fact of the matter is that some joker overseas has (once again) clearly demonstrated that the closed source approach which you vehemently claim is "secure" actually possesses no security at all.

LOL @ your insane deduction!

What's truly insane here is your claiming that Microsoft's closed source OS is "more secure" because it's closed source when the facts demonstrate time and again that such is not the case.

They "open sourced" a new worm, proving not only do many attempted hacks come from overseas or M$ haters, they are often created by open source groups

I'm sorry, but you are either ignorant or dishonest. First off, the vast majority of security-related discoveries occur in the United States.

Secondly, many of the MS-related discoveries are made by people who are die-hard MS users (eEye Digital Security being one).

Third, the claim that these cracks are developed by "open source groups" is pure bulls---. Judging from your overall ignorance of open source and how it relates to security, I doubt you'd know what an "open source group" is if it bit you on the butt.

which this one is (no code for sale).

Hate to break this to you, but you don't know the first thing about the Gnu Public License or what the Free Software Foundation is about. Moreover, just because source code is given away for free doesn't mean it is on the same playing field as the code within the realm of the GPL or FSF. And finally, you really need to slow down and digest this material 'cause you are doing little more than shooting yourself in the foot.

It was funny to watch at first. Now it's kind of sad.

-Jay

113 posted on 07/26/2003 2:04:41 AM PDT by Jay D. Dyson (Threaten me? That's life. Threaten my loved ones? That's death.)
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