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Damn Vulnerable Linux — Most Vulnerable Linux Ever

Posted by timothy on from the in-context-it's-barely-vulgar dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Usually, when installing a new operating system, the hope is that it's as up-to-date as possible. After installation there's bound to be a few updates required, but no more than a few megabytes. Damn Vulnerable Linux is different; it's shipped in as vulnerable a state as possible. As the DVL website explains: 'Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is everything a good Linux distribution isn't. Its developers have spent hours stuffing it with broken, ill-configured, outdated, and exploitable software that makes it vulnerable to attacks. DVL isn't built to run on your desktop – it's a learning tool for security students.'"

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  1. Wait, so I shouldn't have used that at work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't tell my boss.

    1. Re:Wait, so I shouldn't have used that at work? by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't worry, it's still safer than the Windows servers you run.

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    2. Re:Wait, so I shouldn't have used that at work? by Darkness404 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I know! I've been wanting to get these free kitten screensavers and family guy cursors and they aren't working! And I can't get sexyladies4324aefe.exe to run either! Man, Linux doesn't run anything good...

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    3. Re:Wait, so I shouldn't have used that at work? by ae1294 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Such as?

      The ability to run the Malware he writes for fun and profit. Ok... mostly profit...

    4. Re:Wait, so I shouldn't have used that at work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "Being that windows is easier to maintain by the average joe,"

      No. No. It isn't. Just because the populous keeps using inferior software does not mean it is better or easier to use. It just means people are stupid.

      "means that a lot of Windows Server Networks are being administered by people who really don't have any rights administering a network."

      Yes many people are administering windows server networks that don't have rights to do so. Thats the bloody point in case of your op. And if you really meant to say that people are doing the admin work they shouldn't be well then that is probably also true, if it was a linux network they would have one guy/gal running the show and never need to worry about being understaffed again.

  2. Or by Voulnet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or use a fresh install of XP.

    1. Re:Or by Luckyo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ebola or AIDS. Choices!

  3. Big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    So it's like Fedora then.

    1. Re:Big deal by basscomm · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why is the OP - who is denigrating a Linux distro - modded a Troll, whereas the poster above him - denigrating Windows - modded as Funny?

      You must be new here.

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    2. Re:Big deal by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 4, Funny

      Exactly. Everyone knows the only OS that gets to claim invulnerability is OSX...

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    3. Re:Big deal by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Exactly. Everyone knows the only OS that gets to claim invulnerability is OSX...

      Only if you hold it right.
         

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  4. Security study DVL by GNUALMAFUERTE · · Score: 5, Funny

    A notable team of security researches are suggesting windows users migrate to a platform known as DVL. "DVL is a mess. It is vulnerable to a variety of attacks, but it is still more secure than the average windows install". Another researched pointed "Windows users must migrate to DVL immediately, in order to protect their computers".

    While several independent research groups are considering DVL as a valuable alternative to windows, Microsoft didn't stay behind, and promised to use DVL as the base of Windows 8, the upcoming version of windows. A spokesperson for Microsoft notified that microsoft decided to use DVL after thoroughly analyzing it, "It provides a great building block for the next release of our greatest product, DVL certainly fits like a glove within our strict security and QA policies".

    Windows 8: DVL Edition, the most secure windows version ever released, is scheduled to hit the shelves next summer.

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  5. How long ? by Pelekophori · · Score: 5, Funny

    till Microsoft uses it in get the facts comparisons?

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  6. so if one were to do this with bsd... by ducomputergeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    would it be ClosedBSD?

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    1. Re:so if one were to do this with bsd... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Nah, it would be called Mac OS X.

  7. Re:Honey Pot Module coming up next week. by lennier1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Chances are the user will even get Chinese lessons free of charge. ;)

  8. And Redmond rejoices! by Chas · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now they have something they can favorably compare themselves against!

    "This Linux has all these bugs in it and they haven't repaired ANY of them!"

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