On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 09:53 AM, Cade Cairns wrote:
Very amusing... The Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA) has ordered that a Microsoft ad implying that its software will bring about the extinction of the hacker is to be pulled for being "unsubstantiated and misleading".
Hey, maybe it's not so misleading if you use the term "hacker" as it was meant to be used. How can you hack their OS to make it better if you can't see the source code? I think MS should remember that one of the biggest problems out there are the script-kiddies that more or less keep going after the same old exploits. I think the best thing that can be done for all OS's is to make them more secure right out of the box. Not to just pick on Microsoft here because Macintosh is almost as bad and some Linux distros as well run with too much open on a default install. After an install you have to start securing everything and in some cases download software. This is where the average home consumer is not well enough informed. We all see systems all the time running with no security at all hooked up to the net 24/7. I think systems should be secure after a default install and then opened up from there as the need arises. It might help people understand their systems better. Ok I think I am finished with my rant for now. Mark
