See the following to see how hot M$ are at patching their own systems... http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2129418,00.html
Andy -----Original Message----- From: gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: u.s. government recognizes Linux as official desktop OS On January 28, 2003 07:42 am, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > 1) MS software is nororiously insecure and is largely > responsible for the insecurity of the current IT > infrastructure, or now i'm not a fan of micros~1, but i feel that i have to check this statement for accuracy. in cases like "the sql slammer" the one at fault is definately not the author of the software, but rather the halfwit who's running it unpatched. as i understand it, micros~1 had released a patch for mssql months ago, and this virus is only attacking the boxes that have yet to be patched. just think about what the internet would be like if there were millions of linux users running 3year-old versions of apache & mysql... i would propose that it's not just microsoft's inability (or unwillingness) to get their sh*t together, but also the ineptitude of these "sysadmins" that insist on running this software and don't know (or don't care to know) how to patch it... -- a man who feels the winds of change should build not a windbreak, but a windmill. - mao tse tung -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list *********************************************************************************** NNC Limited Booths Hall Chelford Road Knutsford Cheshire WA16 8QZ Country of Registration: United Kingdom Registered Number: 1120437 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the NNC system manager by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************************************** -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
