On Fri, 04 Jul 2003, Dan Bartley wrote: - wow we have moderation on US independence day - cool -
> Yes, the original subject of this thread. Take note that I have made Well if Dan kept threads intact by using In-Reply-To: in his mail headers we might be more impressed by his discussion. > As for the poster who asked for things to be cited regarding the > compromise and flaw rankings, it has been in the media, in trade > reports, on web sites, in security newsletters. I read these things, I > research and keep current. Google it yourself, don't ask me to do all > the work for you. Please don't take the old and tired approach that if What use is the ranking claim to readers of this list *without* the citation? I have seen several reports in the press claiming a statistical ranking that puts Linux worse than Windows, but they were generally followed up by responses taking apart the methodology. If there is one that is supportable, security-basics readers should see it. (there might be - particularly for 2002 which seemed qualitiatively and in my opinion - to be a bad yearfor Linux) The person that cited it should quote his source if he wants his discovery to be useful to us. David --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------