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I will address all your arguments in one post.

>>BTW, which UNIX's are you maintaining.

What difference does it make what I run? Do I need to prove my street cred?

Just so you know I have a centos box that handles my LAMP apps, a Centos Dev server mirroring the live server in case the live box goes down, I run a FreeBSD box at the office for file serving, ftp and R&D (I * AM * a geek).

I am currently evaluating Trustix to replace my centos boxes, because Centos installed too much fluff that I don?t use and it is constantly needing to get patched. Trustix is pretty damn slick BTW. It automated the patching process for packages. That alone is worth it?s weight in gold.

There. I am cool enough now?

I also run a 2k3 web edition box for my ASP and CF apps (I am a web developer), that is mirrored as well.
Hint: you can download an eval version of 2k3 from MS for free. It is good for 6 months. All I have to do is back it up and reinstall and I can have it back up and running in hour or two. Hey, free software! Fancy that.


>> If the 'SecuritySpace' is sending you info only on the non-MS s/w defects then it seems to be an outfit that sends INCOMPLETE information out. It's as if is trying to make one side look bad by hiding the more numerous and serious defects of the other. 'Strange' that you mentioned them here...

As far as the Security Space?s MS ?bias?? That is simply a ridiculous assertion.

I all I have to say is that they make there money by providing security audits and if they purposely tried to make one side look bad they would not be in business very long. Not to mention making them a target for lawsuits. Take a look at their site. They list the latest MS flaws with the latest security issues that were reported on ZDnet. http://www.securityspace.com/sspace/index.html

BTW I highly recommend them for security audits. They are very thorough.

As a note, your argument against Security Space is an ad hominem fallacy.

My rant here begs the question: Why do I bother? The fact is: OSS is NOT a magic bullet and is just vulnerable to security breeches as proprietary software. There are security advisories for OS software released just about every day. But since they are not high profile like MS, they don?t get reported as headline news.

Here, I expounded on that subject further in this post:

http://news.zdnet.com/5208-1009-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=11790&messageID=235248&start=44

Heh, I certainly put a bee in your bonnet.

Posted by: Jeff the god of biscuits   Posted on: 07/19/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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