Doh! modded off topic. I pick up a copy to check out the ad and the first thing I see on the front page is "In New York, Only Older Officers Pack the Old.38". I figured on a day when so many Slashdotters would pick up a copy of the NYT, I wouldn't be the only one who found it funny. Oh well. [sulks away]
There have already been a number of exploits found that affected various versions Firefox. These have been addressed relatively quickly. But you bring out a point that is also applicable to things like Linux distributions. As a software product becomes more popular, you can expect its popularity as a hack target to increase. If I wanted to enslave an army of drone computers to do my dirty work, it would be much more worth my while to target Windows rather than Mac or Linux. More potential minions for my army. Its all a numbers game IMHO.
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Doh! modded off topic. .38". I figured on a day when so many Slashdotters would pick up a copy of the NYT, I wouldn't be the only one who found it funny. Oh well. [sulks away]
I pick up a copy to check out the ad and the first thing I see on the front page is "In New York, Only Older Officers Pack the Old
There have already been a number of exploits found that affected various versions Firefox. These have been addressed relatively quickly. But you bring out a point that is also applicable to things like Linux distributions. As a software product becomes more popular, you can expect its popularity as a hack target to increase. If I wanted to enslave an army of drone computers to do my dirty work, it would be much more worth my while to target Windows rather than Mac or Linux. More potential minions for my army. Its all a numbers game IMHO.
In New York, only old people carry .38s