Re: Linux Like Winows

[Jim Jackson <nospam [at] scs.leeds.ac.uk>]

I think we are cross purposes over the use of the word security.
Computer security, making ones' computer secure is a perfectly ok topic
for discussion on lists such as this - it happens all the time.
As to the gooks - well that's a whole different crock of dooda.

Jim

On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Richard wrote:

> sheflug - http://home.freeuk.net/shef.lug
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> Jim
>
> I'm not interested in having an argument with anyone about security
> issues........
>
> > And security through obscurity only takes you a little way. Any
> > security issues with open source software/protocols has to be up front
> > and open too - otherwise we are hampered in the fight against the
> > badguys trying to get in. crack/satan and other tools have helped
> > sysadmins, developers and distributors (except redhat or are they
> > getting better :-() tighten up security no end.
>
> Yes... but how does one do that if only a small group of individuals
> in the UK understand anything about open source concepts. The vast
> majority of the security folk in this country think that NDAs and
> Microsoft are the way forward because it fits in with the official
> secrets act. My own experience with the RAF/ Army etc was that
> thinking for yourself wasn't good because it didn't help organised
> crime at an international level. Incidentally, discussing any
> security issues on a list of this sort is like paying a druggie down
> the road to come and kick your front door down. Well... at least in
> the UK it is.
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard
> Sheffield UK
>
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