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Saying 'No' to an Executable Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-read dept.

Dylan Knight Rogers writes "Applications are constantly being ported for usage on the Internet - either for a viable escape from expensive software, or because it's often helpful to have an app that you can access from anywhere. Operating systems that run from the Web will be a different story."

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  1. Thank you for the article. by CyricZ · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I just wanted to thank you for writing that article. I know you have taken a lot of flack because of it, but I enjoyed it. It brought up serious issues that we need to consider these days.

    The front page story before this one focuses on how a hospital suffered a network failure because of spyware. That just goes to show that we do need to take your points about security and the Internet very seriously.

    But as that story shows, apparently those who are designing mission-critical networks aren't using software that promotes security. Why they're resorting to knowingly insecure software for such applications is questionable, especially when alternatives like Linux, OpenBSD, Solaris and Mac OS X are so prevalent (if not free).

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    Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
  2. Re:Wow! A post to your own blog! by shmookey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia, internet executes YOU!