> -----Original Message----- > From: Georgi Guninski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 February 2004 12:54 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] RE: W2K source "leaked"? > > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,5264,00.asp > Allchin: Disclosure May Endanger U.S. > By Caron Carlson > May 13, 2002 > > > A senior Microsoft Corp. executive told a federal court last week that > sharing information with competitors could damage national > security and even > threaten the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. He later > acknowledged that some > Microsoft code was so flawed it could not be safely disclosed. > > hahaha > > georgi > Are all Hungarian's as cruel as you? (That's a rhetorical question of course).
Now, imagine if the US Federal Government considered Windows so insecure that it was a threat to their national security (from the words of the company itself. I coudln't remember who said it, so thanks for that)? As a consequence they installed "something else" on the desktop. Serious coronary time for Microsoft I would say. On a vaguely related point, I hope most people realise that the main reason for extending Windows 98 support was the number of people who are still using it. It will have been supplied up till the end of 2002, so users of hardware with a three year warranty (eg Dell customers) will be hoping to keep using it till 2005. Would it help Microsoft if they forced these people onto alternatives? Of course not, because they would be unlikely to come back. I do wonder if Microsoft will ever take into account OEM agreements when they decide their "end of life" dates. Probably never. - John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the Blind, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 [EMAIL PROTECTED] According to the book of Acts, Eutychus was the first man to suffer from a General Protection Fault with Windows. - DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
