Re: Security Flaws on Slashdot

2000-08-30 Thread Dave Sherohman
Peter Firmstone said: > I noticed this posted on slashdot, this bloke seems to make some valid > points, In my mind Debian is > still the best distro however I consider this constructive criticism. See also the response from Ben Collins at http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/08/30/1211232&mode=

RE: Security Flaws on Slashdot

2000-08-30 Thread Peter Firmstone
Before the list gets clogged with replies, I must state that in my opinion an administrator or user responsible for a system must also be responsible for its desired security level, creating a fully secure distro (if it were possible) may create complacency. Also this article fails to recognize th

Security Flaws on Slashdot

2000-08-30 Thread Peter Firmstone
Hey Fellas, I noticed this posted on slashdot, this bloke seems to make some valid points, In my mind Debian is still the best distro however I consider this constructive criticism. Regards, Peter Firmstone N.B. Please don't flame the guy, he's got balls to post this but if its true he's doin