From http://www.vnunet.com/News/601067: --- Clive Longbottom, an analyst at Strategy Partners, said Microsoft should treat any leak as an opportunity to develop better code, by letting outside developers look at it.
"Microsoft is working with a lot of developers, so it isn't that surprising that code was leaked. If you get a lot of open source people looking at Microsoft's code, some will dismiss it but other will raise issues," he said. --- Earlier, from http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=95351 9311&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=36413&REQSTR1=n ewsnow: --- Phil Roberts, systems manager for a network installer, said running secure environments on Linux is like giving hackers a key to the door of the system. "Anyone running vital systems on Linux must be crazy," he said.
Clive Longbottom, strategy analyst at Strategy Partners, agreed with his analysis, saying the problems are preventing its adoption in secure areas. He said: "Security needs to be built into the architecture of the operating system. This cannot happen if your source code is publicly available." He added that the issue could lead to proprietary versions of Linux being developed.
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From http://www.vnunet.com/News/601067:
1 9311&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=36413&REQSTR1=n ewsnow:
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Clive Longbottom, an analyst at Strategy Partners, said
Microsoft should treat any leak as an opportunity to develop
better code, by letting outside developers look at it.
"Microsoft is working with a lot of developers, so it isn't that
surprising that code was leaked. If you get a lot of open source
people looking at Microsoft's code, some will dismiss it but other
will raise issues," he said.
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Earlier, from
http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=9535
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Phil Roberts, systems manager for a network installer, said
running secure environments on Linux is like giving hackers
a key to the door of the system. "Anyone running vital
systems on Linux must be crazy," he said.
Clive Longbottom, strategy analyst at Strategy Partners,
agreed with his analysis, saying the problems are preventing
its adoption in secure areas. He said: "Security needs to be
built into the architecture of the operating system. This
cannot happen if your source code is publicly available." He
added that the issue could lead to proprietary versions of
Linux being developed.
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So which is it Clive? Make up your mind!
Where do you get that CCIE is expensive?
Written Exam: $200
Lab Exam: $1000
Cheaper than MCSE *or* RHCE!
CCIE 5125
Uh, dude. G.792a (CS-ACELP) only requires 8Kbps of bandwidth and 17 MIPS.
So, back to the math:
300,000,000 people calling at once = 2.4Gbps
I believe his political position was, "pissed off".
He refused the oscar because he felt that all the awards ceremonies were bullshit, that it was just Hollywood patting itself on the back.
I agree with him.
Absolutely.
Add to that (or to summarize):
1. Buy for the long term.
2. Buy what you know.