On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:30:45 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Fighting Claims That Open Source Is Insecure?
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> | Lately there has been a HUGE push by Certified Microsoft
> | Professionals and their companies to call clients and warn
> | them of the dangers of open source. This week I received calls
> | from 4 different customers that they were warned that they are
> | dangerously insecure because they run Open Source Operating
> | systems or Software because 'anyone can read the code and hack
> | you with ease' they are being told. Other colleagues in the area
> | also have noticed this about 3 Microsoft Partners or so they claim
> | have been going out of their way to strike fear of OSS in
> | companies that respond with 'yes we use Open source or Linux'
> | when the sales call comes in.
> `----
>
> http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/01/0413212&from=rss
And we are supposed to believe a post on /. by a guy named *lumpy* ?
Where is the proof of his statements?
For all we know, Lumpy could be a Linux zealot nutcase.
Come on Roy, at least stick to posting facts rather than some blogger's
stories.
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