Hairy One Kenobi wrote:

> "Imhotep" <Imhotep@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:X_rLe.13758$dJ5.5078@tornado.tampabay.rr.com. ..
>> Jason wrote:
>>
>> > * Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.com>:
>> >> It seems that governments are getting involved with Lunix...
>> >>
>> >> http://lwn.net/Articles/147174/
>> >>
>> >> Im
>> >
>> > Which my govt would do that. Would be a heck of a lot more fun then
>> > fixing xp boxs all damn day.
>> >
>> > Jason
>>
>> ...I am also sick of the spyware trap...just not fun anymore.
>
> (Cough) Spyware is written for the platform that most people are using.
> Which happens to be Windows.

You are partially right and wrong. I have many friends that, well, partake
in "security testing and coding adventures". They are opportunists and as
such will code for whatever is the easiest to hack/crack. They do not care
what the os is...

The problem with windows is that they constructed a lot of their technology
with the focus to enforce their business strategy. Rather than staying pure
to using the best technology. For example Window's registry is a POS. It
was designed to force companies into being a "business partner" of
Microsoft. They intentionally made it cryptic. By doing that they also
caused many problems for the OS....

> If there is ever that big shift to Linux (due in 1996, if memory serves),
> then it'll get written for Linux. And /please/ don't try to convince me
> that it's somehow magically immune from bugs - there's *always* one more
> bug.

Never said Linux/BSD is perfect. I said Linux/BSD is BETTER...


>
> According to the analysts, it's split 50-50 between security-by-obscurity
> and security-by-peer-review (which, judging by my experience, is something
> more talked about than performed). Mind you, these are probably the same
> analysts that predicted a dominant Linux desktop, and missed the fact that
> it's likely to be the dominant mainframe OS in a decade or so ;o)
>

Not true. Many of Linux/BSD is coded to the standards which are designed by
many, many qualified individuals around the World. These are very, very
talented individuals. Furthermore, since the code is written using the
standards, and you can view it for yourself, it is security that way it
should be.

I had a chance to view Microsoft code in College. My school was working with
Microsoft on a project and I was a team member. It was the worse code I
have ever viewed...can you say the same? Probably not as they hide their
code then sell you crap like "Get the Facts". I am really surprised at how
well Microsoft zombiefies a lot of people....I would love to study the
psychology behind it some day. That company can convice an Eskimo that he
should buy a 1/2 ton of ice cubes every month. I guess most people really
are quite stupid....