MSNBC Security Alert On VS.NET is Political
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The article points out that VS.NET includes the _ability_ to write unmanaged C++ code.
This is, in itself, not a security issue. The security issue is that anyone could potentially write a program that has buffer overflow problems.
And they likely left unsafe C++ ability in VS.NET so they retained backward compatibility with the bazillions of C++ programs already written.
This is just a political hack trying to take a swipe at MS after losing a security review contract.
The WSJ and MSNBC are notriously against Microsoft and this article is right in line with their more baseless attacks.
I'm not a fan of MS business practices and hope something drastic happens in the DOJ lawsuit, but this has nothing to do with VS.NET, which I think is an incredible development tool for _ALL_ of us, not just MS developers.
This is the goofy thing that the Open Source community simply doesn't get.
99% of the businesses out there are still run by the old school MBA's. These people probably don't even know what Linux is or does.
The fortune 500 corporations work in a world apart from the open source movement. Microsoft is deeply embedded in the sales and marketing processes of all of these corporations.
When an IT Director looks for new tools, who are they going to being in to sell open source tools? Where is the infrastructure for this? Add to the fact that (as has been mentioned) there are many more resources for MS development than andthing else, it's an easy choice.
They still get their results, maybe costing a bit more, they get excellent support and consulting, and resources are always readily available in case someone gets shot.
There is no emotion here. There is no squabble over what is more elegant or more efficient.
It's about logistics and business.
The open source movement simply cannot compete in this world.
Microsoft Is The Greatest Software Company EVER
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You can rant all you want about how nice linux is or how cool the mac is or this and that and how awful Microsoft is, but you it's just misplaced anger.
The fact that Windows _works_ on hundreds of millions of PC's around the world is a truly amazing feat.
And the last time I checked the security sites, linux had just has many security holes as windows only they're not publicized as much. How about that fptd security hole from a few months back? Woooo that _never_ happens on a linux box....
All your Microsoft bashing is completely unfounded and I'm crying all the way to the bank.
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The article points out that VS.NET includes the _ability_ to write unmanaged C++ code.
This is, in itself, not a security issue. The security issue is that anyone could potentially write a program that has buffer overflow problems.
And they likely left unsafe C++ ability in VS.NET so they retained backward compatibility with the bazillions of C++ programs already written.
This is just a political hack trying to take a swipe at MS after losing a security review contract.
The WSJ and MSNBC are notriously against Microsoft and this article is right in line with their more baseless attacks.
I'm not a fan of MS business practices and hope something drastic happens in the DOJ lawsuit, but this has nothing to do with VS.NET, which I think is an incredible development tool for _ALL_ of us, not just MS developers.
This is the goofy thing that the Open Source community simply doesn't get. 99% of the businesses out there are still run by the old school MBA's. These people probably don't even know what Linux is or does. The fortune 500 corporations work in a world apart from the open source movement. Microsoft is deeply embedded in the sales and marketing processes of all of these corporations. When an IT Director looks for new tools, who are they going to being in to sell open source tools? Where is the infrastructure for this? Add to the fact that (as has been mentioned) there are many more resources for MS development than andthing else, it's an easy choice. They still get their results, maybe costing a bit more, they get excellent support and consulting, and resources are always readily available in case someone gets shot. There is no emotion here. There is no squabble over what is more elegant or more efficient. It's about logistics and business. The open source movement simply cannot compete in this world.
You can rant all you want about how nice linux is or how cool the mac is or this and that and how awful Microsoft is, but you it's just misplaced anger. The fact that Windows _works_ on hundreds of millions of PC's around the world is a truly amazing feat. And the last time I checked the security sites, linux had just has many security holes as windows only they're not publicized as much. How about that fptd security hole from a few months back? Woooo that _never_ happens on a linux box.... All your Microsoft bashing is completely unfounded and I'm crying all the way to the bank.