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What does this hacker use?
Interestingly, the (former) hacker quoted in this article seems to be using MS products:

""Take your standard Windows install for example, you need to apply dozens of patches as soon as you install it to make it even half secure. I?ve just taken a look at the content directory on our Microsoft Software Update Services server here at work and there are over 600Mb of security updates, some critical. Granted they?re not all pertinent to a particular system, but it gives you a good idea," he wrote in an e-mail."

He doesn't seem to be heeding his own advice given later in the article:

"The other option, of course, is to go with the geek and hacker's favorite operating systems of choice. frixion said that Unix and Linux have become even harder to penetrate..."

Apparently, even Windows can be patched and secured to the point that a (former) hacker will run his legitimate business on it.
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Is this an "I told ya so" or what.  Squawkbox | 10/27/03
Where's No_Ax?  Chad_z | 10/27/03
Interesting, you share the sme views...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/27/03
Re: Interesting, you share the sme (sic) views...  Martin Marvinski | 10/27/03
Huh, read his post again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/27/03
Re: Huh, read his post again  Martin Marvinski | 10/27/03
They're still scum  DO_z | 10/27/03
What a limitted viewpoint?  John Le'Brecage | 10/28/03
I have a somewhat different viewpoint.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/28/03
Their point is that the crooks have knowledge than can be useful  doctormoriarty | 10/28/03
You've been fed a falacy.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/28/03
Couldn't agree more...  John Le'Brecage | 10/28/03
how they helped  ryusen | 10/28/03
Show me were it SOLVED anything.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/28/03
and show me  ryusen | 10/28/03
DCS: Answers to barred posts...  John Le'Brecage | 10/28/03
welcome back Bitty  blahblahblah | 10/28/03
Safe Systems  samp_z | 10/27/03
notice...  ryusen | 10/27/03
but..  d_jedi | 10/27/03
it's probably a combination of many factors  ryusen | 10/27/03
Linux users and ethically void  Squawkbox | 10/27/03
Here's another one  Chad_z | 10/27/03
Bad administration  pschroeder@... | 10/27/03
Read it again  pschroeder@... | 10/27/03
Re: Read it again  Martin Marvinski | 10/27/03
Wrong wrong wrong  pschroeder@... | 10/27/03
Wrong Wrong Wrong  samp_z | 10/28/03
the problem is...  ryusen | 10/28/03
Re: Safe Systems  Martin Marvinski | 10/27/03
Same with RedHat  JoeMama_z | 10/27/03
Re: Same with RedHat  Martin Marvinski | 10/27/03
Rapist say rape victims are to blame.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/27/03
difference is  ryusen | 10/27/03
It's always the victims 'fault'.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/27/03
of course you missed the point  ryusen | 10/27/03
No it is YOU that miss the point.  DO_z | 10/27/03
Wow  Fanatical Desperado | 10/28/03
At least SOMEONE gets it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/28/03
well it isn't you or your alter ego  ryusen | 10/28/03
No it is YOU that miss the point.  bchesmer | 10/28/03
On that you can bet the farm.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/28/03
First off, hackers ARE criminals  DO_z | 10/28/03
just say no  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
Please stop making this analogy: it does you no credit.  dw@... | 10/28/03
Talkback  nrlz | 10/28/03
The analogy in question served it's purpose...  DO_z | 10/28/03
What does this hacker use?  pschroeder@... | 10/27/03
Not enough information  IT_User | 10/27/03
True  pschroeder@... | 10/27/03
you're overlooking the obvious  Fanatical Desperado | 10/27/03
re: Peter  ryusen | 10/27/03
To all  pschroeder@... | 10/27/03
you miss the obvious  ryusen | 10/28/03
What does this hacker use?  bchesmer | 10/28/03
Assumptions  pschroeder@... | 10/29/03
You seem to be confused.  frixion | 11/13/03
... and an apology  frixion | 11/13/03
Hard to secure windows?  JoeMama_z | 10/27/03
Talkback prove the MS PR campain is working  Richard Flude | 10/27/03
Please give me a break!  DO_z | 10/27/03
Please give me a break!  bchesmer | 10/28/03
been a grip with me for a long time  JoeMama_z | 10/28/03
Someone Curious?  DO_z | 10/28/03
Nitpicking isn't gonna change the substance of the message...  DO_z | 10/28/03
think we need a new name  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
breaks...  ryusen | 10/28/03
Thanks for the info but....  DO_z | 10/28/03
Something to remember  frixion | 11/13/03
Funny  Richard Flude | 10/28/03
so then we should just let them be...  DO_z | 10/28/03
Confused by your posting  Richard Flude | 10/29/03
insanity vs. fantasy  xshakes | 10/28/03
perople that  lmaxwell | 11/01/03

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