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Security through Obscurity does NOT work
If you are depending on atackers not having the source code, that is very foolish. Really, the only people that will not have the code are the good guys that would help find security problems.

How many Microsoft programmers have access to the code? Do you trust them all?

How many foreign governments have access to the code? Do we trust all of them and the programmers they give access?

How many college students have access to the source code? Do we trust them?

Most of the "good" guys would not touch Microsofts non-disclosure agreement with a 10 ft pole. And, if they are donating time, they would much rather be playing with open source. The security battle is one that Microsoft can not win.
Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 02/17/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Who wrote this alteration of the facts?  OhMyGosh | 02/17/04
sneaky  bway al | 02/18/04
Yaaaaaaawn  Bobby Sskcat | 02/17/04
Security through Obscurity does NOT work  DonnieBoy | 02/17/04
Source code opens window to old IE flaw  Loverock Davidson | 02/17/04
Who are you talking to?  doe_z | 02/17/04
He's Troll, what do you expect?  voska | 02/18/04
Not just a troll, THE TROLL  voska | 02/18/04
Who are you talking to?  SC-man | 02/18/04
Yes, much of this code is still in Win2003.  DonnieBoy | 02/17/04
What on earth are you talking about?  Michael Kelly | 02/18/04
what do you expect  rock06r | 02/18/04
but...  ryusen | 02/18/04
However....  rock06r | 02/19/04
Lovesick strikes again, more MS shilling.  NoB$ | 02/18/04
how many  JWatson77 | 02/18/04
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Xunil_Sierutuf == Future is Linux?  John Le'Brecage | 02/18/04
Don't feed the imposter Trolls..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 02/18/04
Screen name  pschroeder@... | 02/18/04
HaHaHa  JWatson77 | 02/18/04
Message has been deleted.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 02/18/04
IE is the 'standard' browser for the internet  DonB_z | 02/17/04
Why?  Suicida| | 02/18/04
W3C makes standards, not IE  CobraA1 | 02/18/04
Sure it's the AOL standard  Jay Cash | 02/18/04
Microsoft's vulnerability - Are You Sure?  Dicko_z | 02/17/04
If that was the case  Suicida| | 02/18/04
The Bible: The Bill Gates Version  DragonBRockin | 02/18/04
Actually...  doctormoriarty | 02/18/04
ask you roem about that  JWatson77 | 02/18/04
move on, nothing to see here  pschroeder@... | 02/18/04
Just funny...  DragonBRockin | 02/18/04
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Actually the bug may go a bit deeper...  John Le'Brecage | 02/18/04
5.01 user base scorned by later releases?  doctormoriarty | 02/18/04
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what are you waiting for  JWatson77 | 02/18/04
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big fun with DOS on the net  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 02/18/04
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Actual Windows source code posted!  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 02/18/04
I Just Realized  nikoli | 02/18/04
Linux Flaws  gsquared | 02/18/04
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Is that like Win2008 and Win2009?  Damon K | 02/18/04
Re: Linux Flaws  none none | 02/18/04
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only 5.01?  ryusen | 02/18/04

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