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Re: [News] Vista and Leopard Defeated, GNU/Linux Wins "Most Secure" Crown

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Sinister Midget on Saturday 29 March 2008 18:24 : \____
> 
>> On 2008-03-29, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> 
>>> From the article:
>>>
>>> "Macaulay said the flaw that he exploited was a cross-platform bug that
>>>                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> took advantage of Java to circumvent Vista's security."
>>>
>>> "The flaw is in something else, but the inherent nature of Java allowed us
>>>                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> to get around the protections that Microsoft had in place," he said in an
>>> interview shortly after he claimed his prize Friday. "
>>>
>>> "This could affect Linux or Mac OS X."
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>> "Macaulay said he chose to work on Vista because he had done contract work
>>> for Microsoft in the past and was more familiar with its products."
>>>
>>> So, in other words, he attacked Vista because it was more popular, thus he
>>> knew more about it.
>> 
>> Wrong.
>> 
>> He attacked Vista because he knew more about it, which had nothing to
>> do with any popularity contests.
>> 
>> The jury's still out on whether anybody /could/ exploit it in linux or
>> Mac. The only thing that's known is it's a Java bug that's cross-
>> platform. We /do/ know he was able to get around any "security"
>> measures MS put into Vista, but we /don't/ know if the same can be done
>> on anything else using the same bug.
>> 
>> Any measures you can find to defend the monopolists, eh Erik? Even if
>> it demonstrates foolishness and/or lack of ability to comprehend?
>> 
> 
> Without any connection to USNET, someone has just E-mailed me this:
> 
> http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/vista-purposely-cripples-connections-to-other-operating-systems-23331
> 
> There you see the author has been assimilated.  MS Vista has a problem
> and somehow it's the other system's fault.  Same spin happened on
> Slashdot.
> 
> The wording should be changed from
>         "It has been reported as a bug in the code on slashdot
>         which lead to this article about how many swedes in Lund
>         are unable to access the internet because the cities
>         infrastructure runs on Linux."
> to a more accurate description:
>         "It has been reported as a bug in the code on slashdot
>         which lead to this article about how many swedes in Lund
>         are unable to access the internet because they are
>         trying to run MS Vista"
> 
> 
> So the AstroTurfers are still busy at Slashdot. We already know that Erik and
> other Munchkins are inhibitants of Slashdot. Many people complain... long-time
> readers.
> 

I recall at least one character spending a few weeks/months here,
presumably for initial training, before going to slashdot, where
presumably, things are easier for the shilcosystem.

The number of problems Vista has are just amazing.

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