Recognitition of flaws and their quick correction should be our only concern. Why waste energy trying to hide a problem, when the whole idea is to expose any and all of them to the widest possible audience? To paraphrase a few people who should know, if enough people look at a problem, odds are at least one of them will see a solution. Linux isn't about beating Microsoft, it's about developing the best (insert your own definition of best) operating system; and then making that operating system available to as many people as possible.
If we let Microsoft, or anyone else, shift the discussion away from creating and improving the OS, we've already lost.
One of the primary tenents of a good auth system is revocation. The system will eventually be hacked, count on it; and when it is, how does the unfortunate viction go about getting a new "password".
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and its seems to be _very_ close, is the sound the cicada's,
down south (southern US) make. A very load, very distinctive
buzzing.
If we let Microsoft, or anyone else, shift the discussion away from creating and improving the OS, we've already lost.
One of the primary tenents of a good auth system is revocation. The system will eventually be hacked, count on it; and when it is, how does the unfortunate viction go about getting a new "password".