This will be interesting to read, when it comes out. I
expect that M$ will publish a press release announcing
it, and use it in a disinformation campaign to
discredit open source. What is frightening to me is
that M$ is willing to weaken our national security
through bad software to ensure their profits. I'll
hold off on further speculation about it until I read
it.

Personally, I think the AdTI has questionable
integrity concerning their research, based on past
studies they have published. It doesn't take a genius
to determine which way the AdTI is biased after
examining their published studies. See:
http://www.adti.net/gw-internet_regs.html
http://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/studies/YachBialous.htm
for a couple of specific examples.

I really hope that this study causes a lot of
discussion about the relative merits of the security
of open-source software versus closed-source software.
In my opinion, security through obscurity only gives
the illusion of security. Closed source software makes
it necessary to rely only on trust and faith in the
software publisher, open source software means I can
rely on my own judgement and of those I trust.

Thanks for the link, Larry.

John Hebert

--- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-929669.html


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