full-disclosure - Re: Funny article

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From: madduck at madduck.net (martin f krafft)
Subject: Re: Funny article

also sprach Thomas M. Payerle <payerle@...sics.umd.edu> [2003.11.13.1949 +0100]:
> Don't forget the fact the MS has much broader over security model
> than Red Hat and other Linux distros.  MS has the money to place
> bounties on the heads of people who hack their products, whereas
> the linux distros have to rely on the proven faulty method of
> simply writing secure code in the first place.

The bounties are all just marketing and PR. They are not going to
make their products more secure. They are a bloody joke.

PS: Please don't CC me on list replies!

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