Embedded RTOS Maker Raises Linux Security Issues

Posted by michael on Saturday April 10, 2004 @03:12PM from the if-your-product-sucks,-you-can-always-bash-the-competition dept.

drquizas writes "Embedded RTOS provider Green Hills recently delivered an address where they raised the question of whether Linux can be considered secure enough to be used in defense applications. Much of the usual FUD is present in the remarks, although an interesting question is raised regarding what defense and other government contractors are required to do in testing code (in this case anyway): is the closed code here being held to a higher standard than its open-source equivalent, and does this change the 'security through obscurity' argument?"

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Troll by arvindn · 2004-04-10 15:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

If articles could be moderated, this would be -1, troll. IIRC, MS announced a few months back that they would begin an aggressive campaign to vilify Linux, and I guess we're seeing the effects.
Anyway this guy is right that the US cannot control linux; the more that perception of Linux is strengthened, the faster will be the adoption of Linux by governments outside the US. And that's a huge win for linux.