offtopic Re: Linux Worm (fwd)
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Bob_Tracy wrote: > So let's quit covering for 'em. Let's have the name(s) behind that > idiotic policy letter, because I would not knowingly allow any company > I work for to hire such people. In this case, the person(s) making the policy seem to be short on clue, and long on agenda. However, I can understand and agree with, from a security perspective, a company deciding to ditch OSes that they have little to no idea about how to handle. I've been in the position to suggest that very action to companies, as their $VENDOR-OS box sits in the corner and decays quietly, because everyone either ignores it while its working, or kicks it into 'submission' when something goes wrong ... Yeah, the _solution_ is to have IT people with lots of clue, but, well ... *cough* ... -- -- John E. Jasen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
offtopic Re: Linux Worm (fwd)
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Bob_Tracy wrote: So let's quit covering for 'em. Let's have the name(s) behind that idiotic policy letter, because I would not knowingly allow any company I work for to hire such people. In this case, the person(s) making the policy seem to be short on clue, and long on agenda. However, I can understand and agree with, from a security perspective, a company deciding to ditch OSes that they have little to no idea about how to handle. I've been in the position to suggest that very action to companies, as their $VENDOR-OS box sits in the corner and decays quietly, because everyone either ignores it while its working, or kicks it into 'submission' when something goes wrong ... Yeah, the _solution_ is to have IT people with lots of clue, but, well ... *cough* ... -- -- John E. Jasen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
