The statement "Yet, despite the "many eyes," new security vulnerabilities are found in Linux every week in addition to dozens of other bugs." Shouldn't one consider that the "many eyes" are the developers finding those weekly bugs? Wonder how many eyes are looking for Green Hills software bugs?
As long as people are involved, mistakes (bugs) will be made. But saying that malicious code is more likely in a product where someone CAN examine the code verses a product where no one can is just plain stupid. There is obviously an undisclosed agenda here (might that be selling a DO-178B Level A rated real time OS, aka Integrity? Getting a lot of Linux competition, eh?).
As to the standard DO-178B...the first 90% of the article is about security, then you mention DO-178B. DO-178B is not a security standard. DO-178B is a FAA safety related standard for software. Any software certified under DO-178B can still be full of unknown security holes. The standard may be required for software used in flight related applications but it does not mean the software is also secure.
The level A rating doesn't even mean "most secure" as the article seems to imply. It means that if the software crashes, it will not affect other software that is running. In other words, the software is ISOLATED, not secure.
It is amazing the things companies will say when they are losing ground to a competitor.
Honestly, we need to have a world-wide moratorium on anti-spam activities for one month. Let the spam flow! It is probably the only way to really make the problem visible to the people who can do something about it. When the email systems get choked and slow to a crawl, only then will we see the uprising against spammers we need from Government, businesses, etc.
OK, OK. So the cable snaps. Which way does it fall (east or west)? I predict that the land value close to the equator will fall drastically if there's any chance that a snapped cable could land in your backyard, so to speak.
A fascinating speculation concerning the progression of Man and the Universe. I enjoy Isaac Asimov. Ignoring the liberties taken with the concept of hyperspace (Is hyperspace part of the Universe? If so, it also would be subject to entropy. If not, what is it part of?), entropy will never go to maximum but it may get to a point where no useful work can be accomplished, regardless of efficiency. Truth is, the only true escape from the death of the Universe is to escape the Universe. However, the question then becomes: Does Man have the right? And the answer is: Only if Man is the only intelligent life in the All of Everything (we'll be prejudiced against unintelligent life for now). And this is unlikely. So, Man better learn to create (like the story concludes) or we're doomed.
As an aside, I wonder what the Universe is contained in?
...but only if the entire world is part of the the field. Everyone's done the math but consider this...if SCO had a case and actually managed to sell all of the Linux licenses they claim would be required, they would make 20 times more money on Linux licensing than their annual revenue (assuming 2 million Linux servers x $700 = 1.4 billion or 20 years of revenue (not profit, mind you) at $70 million per year -- the recent estimate). That means that an astute business would quickly realize that they could buy SCO for double even their currently inflated value, then turn around and reap a windfall collecting on the new Linux license. Very bizarre. Looks like that Unix purchase was a real steal, don't ya think?
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What a bizarre article.
The statement "Yet, despite the "many eyes," new security vulnerabilities are found in Linux every week in addition to dozens of other bugs." Shouldn't one consider that the "many eyes" are the developers finding those weekly bugs? Wonder how many eyes are looking for Green Hills software bugs?
As long as people are involved, mistakes (bugs) will be made. But saying that malicious code is more likely in a product where someone CAN examine the code verses a product where no one can is just plain stupid. There is obviously an undisclosed agenda here (might that be selling a DO-178B Level A rated real time OS, aka Integrity? Getting a lot of Linux competition, eh?).
As to the standard DO-178B...the first 90% of the article is about security, then you mention DO-178B. DO-178B is not a security standard. DO-178B is a FAA safety related standard for software. Any software certified under DO-178B can still be full of unknown security holes. The standard may be required for software used in flight related applications but it does not mean the software is also secure.
The level A rating doesn't even mean "most secure" as the article seems to imply. It means that if the software crashes, it will not affect other software that is running. In other words, the software is ISOLATED, not secure.It is amazing the things companies will say when they are losing ground to a competitor.
Honestly, we need to have a world-wide moratorium on anti-spam activities for one month. Let the spam flow! It is probably the only way to really make the problem visible to the people who can do something about it. When the email systems get choked and slow to a crawl, only then will we see the uprising against spammers we need from Government, businesses, etc.
OK, OK. So the cable snaps. Which way does it fall (east or west)? I predict that the land value close to the equator will fall drastically if there's any chance that a snapped cable could land in your backyard, so to speak.
A fascinating speculation concerning the progression of Man and the Universe. I enjoy Isaac Asimov. Ignoring the liberties taken with the concept of hyperspace (Is hyperspace part of the Universe? If so, it also would be subject to entropy. If not, what is it part of?), entropy will never go to maximum but it may get to a point where no useful work can be accomplished, regardless of efficiency. Truth is, the only true escape from the death of the Universe is to escape the Universe. However, the question then becomes: Does Man have the right? And the answer is: Only if Man is the only intelligent life in the All of Everything (we'll be prejudiced against unintelligent life for now). And this is unlikely. So, Man better learn to create (like the story concludes) or we're doomed.
As an aside, I wonder what the Universe is contained in?
...but only if the entire world is part of the the field. Everyone's done the math but consider this...if SCO had a case and actually managed to sell all of the Linux licenses they claim would be required, they would make 20 times more money on Linux licensing than their annual revenue (assuming 2 million Linux servers x $700 = 1.4 billion or 20 years of revenue (not profit, mind you) at $70 million per year -- the recent estimate). That means that an astute business would quickly realize that they could buy SCO for double even their currently inflated value, then turn around and reap a windfall collecting on the new Linux license. Very bizarre. Looks like that Unix purchase was a real steal, don't ya think?