full-disclosure - Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux

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Message-ID: <20031113135754.GB10891@gaesi.org>
From: lbruno at republico.estv.ipv.pt (Luis Bruno)
Subject: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux

Gadi Evron wrote:
> there is a lot to be said for:
> 1. A serious (note serious) commercial company that has a crew working 
>    on addressing security concerns, and updating the product.
> 2. A commercial company providing with liability (and responsibility) 
>    for the software you use (in other words - someone to blame).

Your clients' safety is your own safety, and nobody was ever fired for
buying IBM either. But the accountability argument that goes with
$BIG_CORPORATION's name doesn't have any value. The EULA on your products
debunks the accountability myth.

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