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echo: osdebate
to: Rich Gauszka
from: RobertB
date: 2007-05-19 14:29:52
subject: Re: Worm attacked voter database in notorious Florida district

From: RobertB 

In article ,
 Rich Gauszka  wrote:

> mike wrote:
> >
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art
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> > cleId=9019560
> >
> > ===
> > The computer database infrastructure of Sarasota County, Fla., was
> > attacked by a notorious Internet worm on the first day of early voting
> > during the 2006 election, which featured the now-contested U.S. House
> > race between Democrat Christine Jennings and Republican Vern Buchanan in
> > Florida's 13th Congressional district.
> >
> >
> > While the above concerns me, the level of concern pales in relation to
> > the concern I have when I hear about Windows being used on naval ships
> > that HAVE GUNS.
> >
> >
> >  /m
>
> All fire control systems are on hold while the ship's captain is on hold
> with Microsoft activation support?

Will Redmond suspend the OS if the Navy changes some hardware?

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