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``You can't help yourself, can you...
news of a bug in some open source software forces you to try to deflect the spotlight to your hated enemy, MS. ''

What an astoute observer! WHERE did you notice my hatred of MS? Can you point that out to me?


``How does your linked article make this open source vulnerability any less serious? Are you really that insecure in your decision to use open source?''

It keeps things into PERSPECTIVE: zlib has all and all 3 bugs in its entire lifetime and it has been used pervasively, even by MANY ms apps themselves. On the contrary, ms apps and windows keep failing left and right and need the massive re-re-... patchings over and over again.

I do use open source apps, such as, [x]emacs, firefox, LaTeX, gnuplot, KDE, Gnome, Ghostview, GCC, etc. and I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT on their quality. They have a solid track record. They do have defects but, as in the case of zlib the CORRECTION is about to get out.

I would feel very uncomfortable using MS apps to carry out my work:

- I don't want to have COMPATIBILITY problems when I use diff version of ms office apps or diff platform.

- I don't want to waste my time to re-create documents from apps that crashed and never saved the last changes.

- I DO NOT WANT to have to apply 250 MB Beta patches to a system that has been proven that it can RESIST correction almost intelligently

- I am NOT an idiot to PAY LOADS of MONEY so that I can suffer the ABOVE, all the while I can do ALL my work with s/w that costs $ZERO and is FAR MORE SECURE, STABLE and MORE FUNCTIONAL.

- ETC.

You have made your choices to pay loads of $$$ so that you can enjoy all the above experiences ... wink

I lough at the flimiseness and mickey-mouse quality of the ms windows. That's why for kicks I EXPOSE its demerits OFTEN.

And what is to you if MS sells trash for high $$$ and you need to stick it out to defend them? Do you have any stake in their business? I would understand if you did... I cannot understand though people who try to defend ms's s/w for NO real reason. They are the try fools.

BTW did you apply the latest critical pathces? Better get busy or someone may encrypt your files as you read this ....

work now Ferrara, work ...
Posted by: michael_t   Posted on: 07/07/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs  Loverock Davidson | 07/07/05
apparently you missed the part  Monkey_MCSE | 07/07/05
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Yup  Michael Kelly | 07/08/05
I'm compiling it now...  toadlife | 07/08/05
No  Richard Flude | 07/07/05
Re: Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs  joe6pack_z | 07/07/05
What did you expect when...  thetargos | 07/08/05
The amount of abuse Linux can take...  Sabz5150 | 07/07/05
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Ohh, poor lovey..  widge_z | 07/08/05
OK. The 3rd bug in zlib but the  michael_t | 07/07/05
Headline design  vferrara | 07/07/05
It threw me off initially since all the sensational  michael_t | 07/07/05
Americans in general don't mind outsourcing  Paco20 | 07/07/05
Ooops! Wrong Article  Paco20 | 07/07/05
At least with this zlib vulnerability the other "typical" news:  michael_t | 07/07/05
You can't help yourself, can you...  vferrara | 07/07/05
Pot, Kettle, Black...  Sabz5150 | 07/07/05
I dare you...  vferrara | 07/08/05
Howdy there  michael_t | 07/07/05
Overstatement  vferrara | 07/08/05
Neetd to be more technical, logical or funnier at least.  michael_t | 07/08/05
Gee Mr T  vferrara | 07/09/05
Poor Vincense... nothing works for you.  michael_t | 07/11/05
Yea Suuuuuure!  osreinstall | 07/09/05
Security as the goal  vferrara | 07/09/05
So precisely how seriously DO you take security?  Zogg | 07/11/05
Security is another attribute  osreinstall | 07/11/05
Linux gives you the keys you need, and no others.  Zogg | 07/11/05
Only an idiot would do online purchases  osreinstall | 07/11/05
You've just called all E-Bay and PayPal users "idiots"  Zogg | 07/12/05
They are idiots  osreinstall | 07/12/05
Sounds like you don't want a PC at all!  Zogg | 07/12/05
You are wrong Zog  osreinstall | 07/12/05
Even DRM-approved programs are buggy.  Zogg | 07/12/05
Here is the translation  osreinstall | 07/12/05
That's the spin, not the translation.  Zogg | 07/12/05
Your days are numbered  osreinstall | 07/12/05
Spin and BS. I'm done with you. (NT).  Zogg | 07/12/05
It's about time Capt'n Hook  osreinstall | 07/12/05
Nice that ZDNET publishes these vulns ...  George Mitchell | 07/07/05
Doesn't Cost a Dime as Long As ...  PMC-CON | 07/08/05
Would this affect my new iMac G5?  Paco20 | 07/07/05
I would say no.  toadlife | 07/08/05
Mac immune!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 07/08/05
no OS is immune. this is a problem with a graphical component that has  wessonjoe | 07/08/05
It is?  rpmyers1 | 07/08/05
Must Not Be True ... "Many Eyes ...  PMC-CON | 07/08/05
Have YOU done it too for your OS? (NT)  thetargos | 07/08/05
Apparently it works very well.  michael_t | 07/08/05
Many Eyes on zlib  Marc Thibault | 07/09/05
Another Buffer Overflow?  RimaDog@... | 07/08/05
Real issue.  Anton Philidor | 07/08/05
Doesn't MS also use zlib?  Zogg | 07/08/05
when we get the email...  linuxoverwindows | 07/08/05

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