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Openness and Security on Campus

Posted by michael on from the too-much-kiddie-energy dept.

djeaux writes "The April issue of Syllabus includes an interview with Jeff Schiller, Network Manager at MIT, about openness and security in academic computing. Schiller has some interesting things to say about product liability for software, including an out for open source software and boils security down to a simple maxim: You must install patches. He also says that what makes security hard is that it's a 'negative deliverable.'"

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  1. GENIUS! by Deraj+DeZine · · Score: -1, Redundant
    You must install patches

    So patches... improve software? Especially concerning security? So I should apply them? Especially when security is important? Where does he come up with this stuff?

    This is the type of insightful and interesting news that I come to Slashdot for. Fortunately, they repeat these points every couple weeks, so if you're on vacation, you can still pick up on the memes by just visiting for a week or two.

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  2. Patches? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    We don't need to stinkin PATCHES!!