Date sent: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:46:24 -0400 From: Rich Kulawiec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Wrong answer. The correct answer is to recognize that any operating > system which requires anti-virus software is fundamentally, deeply > broken and to either (a) fix it (b) get it fixed or (c) dump it. Even better, let's dump von Neumann architecture, go back to Harvard architecture, and avoid viruses altogether ... Sorry, but I remember the late 80s when everybody was saying that once we got some security (mainframe-type, of course) into desktop operating systems viruses would be a thing of the past. They aren't, obviously. As long as data can be executed, and programs can be treated as data, viruses will be inherently possible. (And that's just viruses. The techie version of getting rid of a [favourite dumb- person epithet] by giving them a card with "Turn over" written on both sides is to tell someone to come up with a technical solution to trojans ...) ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before speaking, consider the interpretation of your words as well as their intent. - Andrew Alden victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Slade _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
