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Re: [News] Microsoft Windows Worries US National Co-ordinator for Security and Counterterrorism

Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In article <26y8dnew93ev$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>  Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> First, it did not happen in 1998.  It happened in 1997.  Second, They did
>> not send out tugs to tow it in to port, the Yorktown had auxillary
>> propulsion systems it used to return under power.  Third, The incident was
>> largely blown out of proportion due to misquoting by the Government
>> Computer News magazine.
>> 
>> Also, the Yorktown was running an out of date, and obsolete version of the
>> SMCS software with the data safeguards deliberately disabled.
>> 
>> http://www.gcn.com/print/17_32/33639-1.html?topic=news
>> 
>> From that article:
>> 
>> "NT played no role in the YorktownÂs LAN crash, Baker said."
>> 
>> Further, the source of the story, Anthony DiGiorgio, claims he was
>> misquoted and never said the things the author claims he said.
>> 
>> http://www.gcn.com/print/17_20/33292-1.html
>
> ...and fifth, this has been discussed numerous times in this group.  It 
> is extremely unlikely that Roy is not aware of the details.  Hence, yet 
> again, he's posting something he knows is incorrect, because he believes 
> that lying is OK if it is a pro-Linux lie.

Roybot Schestowitz is a liar and a spammer. It has been proven time and
time again. I am astonished that "true advocates" can tolerate his
misleading posts due to the poor impression it makes on potential new
recruits to the Linux family..

-- 
They are most deceived that trusteth most in themselves.

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