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to: Joe Barr
from: Rich
date: 2002-11-27 13:12:18
subject: Re: Most Unsecure OS? Yep, It`s Linux

From: "Rich" 

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   Joe, what operating system were you running when your own systems =
were rooted?

Rich

  "Joe Barr"  wrote in message =
news:3de4eb4c$1{at}w3.nls.net...

  You're full of shit. =20

  Now that is OK, it's your right to be so fucking g
  stupid that you believe Windows more secure than anything.  But I am
  certainly going to call you on it when you post outright lies.

  Read this slowly.  It is quoting CERT re this FUD:

  "CERT believes Aberdeen drew too much from its numbers. The =
organization
  doesn't draw any conclusions from its advisories on the vulnerability =
of
  open-source software vs. Microsoft or any other seller of proprietary
  applications. Instead of comparisons, the group focuses on identifying =
and
  studying security problems it considers most serious based on CERT's =
own
  metrics. That covers about 20 percent of all known vulnerabilities, =
said
  Shawn Hernan, senior member of the CERT technical staff..."






  On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:19:24 +0000, Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius wrote:

  > By the way, Peter, it should be pointed out that it is according to
  > CERT, not the Aberdeen Group. They merely summarized the CERT data.
  >=20
  > RTM, BG
  > "Peter Sawatzki"  wrote in message
  > news:MPG.184e18ccf20df5299896c7{at}news.barkto.com...
  >>
  >> http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3D27428

  --=20

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   Joe, what
operating system =
were you=20
running when your own systems were rooted?
 
Rich
 

  "Joe Barr" <warthawg{at}austin.rr.com>">mailto:warthawg{at}austin.rr.com">warthawg{at}austin.rr.com>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:3de4eb4c$1{at}w3.nls.net...You're=20
  full of shit.  Now that is OK, it's your
right to be so =
fucking=20
  gstupid that you believe Windows more secure than anything.  =
But I=20
  amcertainly going to call you on it when you post outright=20
  lies.Read this slowly.  It is quoting CERT re this=20
  FUD:"CERT believes Aberdeen drew too much from
its numbers. =
The=20
  organizationdoesn't draw any conclusions from its advisories on =
the=20
  vulnerability ofopen-source software vs. Microsoft or any other =
seller of=20
  proprietaryapplications. Instead of comparisons, the group focuses =
on=20
  identifying andstudying security problems it considers most =
serious based=20
  on CERT's ownmetrics. That covers about 20 percent of all known=20
  vulnerabilities, saidShawn Hernan, senior member of the CERT =
technical=20
 
staff..."On
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:19:24 =
+0000,=20
  Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius wrote:> By the
way, Peter, it =
should be=20
  pointed out that it is according to> CERT, not the Aberdeen =
Group. They=20
  merely summarized the CERT data.> >
RTM, BG> =
"Peter=20
  Sawatzki" <Peter{at}Sawatzki.de>=20">mailto:Peter{at}Sawatzki.de">Peter{at}Sawatzki.de>=20
  wrote in message> news:MPG.184e18c=
cf20df5299896c7{at}news.barkto.com...>>>>=20
  http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3D27428"=
>http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3D27428;=
--=20
  

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