On 29 Oct 2002 at 5:14, Vipul Bhadra wrote: > Hi Shridhar , > > Maybe iam bad at words .... for installing a S/W i DONT need to > have a MD5 checksum installed on it .....i can still install it > .... but consider other OS ... they damn wont allow u to install a > S/W UNLESS u have a MD5 checksum for it..... lets not quite fight > over the syntax of words being written .... my point is
Hmm.. I would say admin is dumb rather than OS is secure.. Just play of words, Right? > 1. Its the ADMIN to blame for security ... not the OS. Hmm.. Then why pitch for "security of an OS" which leaves task of checking MD5 sums to admin? > 2. Its just the some OS like EnGarde are secure by default and > need minimum additionals tasks for enhancing security. > 3. Distro like RedHat, Debian do have decent security .... but iam > talking about really PARANOID admins.... so please no flame > directed towards me . I don't get it. You want to make inflammatory statements, don't have an asbestos suite and want everybody else to play nice? There are people on this list who run RedHat/Mandrake/Debian/Slackware on live internet boxes with services on and with heavy traffic. When some such person say, it's quite secure, I would rather take his word.(Not that I can't claim it myself but I haevn't run any box on internet as yet. Just being honest..) Bye Shridhar -- Kin, n.: An affliction of the blood. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
