sudo security concerns ?
Lloyd D Budd
foolswisdom at gmail.com
Fri Nov 26 16:10:45 CST 2004
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:47:32 -0800, Karl Hegbloom <hegbloom at pdx.edu> wrote:
> The main thing is that we don't want 'outbreak express' and the whole
> anti-virus FUD racket preying on the users of the Linux platform. We
> want to be virus proof and spy-ware proof from the get-go. We want our
> platform to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
There is some irony that this thread with mostly generalized
assertions could be considered FUD . Smal change of wording would
have removed the FUD factor . "Security is everyones concern" , and
the open source community is great at weeding out security issues .
> Improved security IS improved usability.
If it was *strictly* true then everyone would already be using Linux ;-)
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Peace be in you ,
Lloyd D Budd
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