On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 01:46, HaywireMac wrote: > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 23:49:45 -0700 > John Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > Now..onto Linux. Whatever number of vulnerabilities are reported and > > patched the fact remains that these are often discovered by the > > development team and patched BEFORE any reported attempt to exploit > > the vulnerability. Further, the peer review that Linux goes through > > ensures that the millions of eyes looking at a package will find it > > double quick and again the patch is released BEFORE any reported > > exploits. > > Did you read what he said about that, though? It's so beyond credulity > that it makes me wonder about his sanity: > > "The vulnerabilities are there. The fact that someone in China in the > middle of the night patched it--there is nothing that says integrity > will come out of that process. We have a process that will lead to > sustainable level of quality. Not saying we are the cat's meow here--I'm > saying it is absolutely not good reasoning to think you will get better > quality out of Linux. " > > In the middle of the night in China?! LOL! I gotta get some of what this > guy is smoking... You and me couldn't afford it
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
