-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The other thing to consider is the number 1 rule of security in IT is: KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid. You don't just install a new app, no matter how much you believe it to be secure, wonderful, etc. without a good reason and a lot of review. Why? Because each additional package on a system, windows, unix, whatever, is another possible attack vector. Many wonderfully written, secure open source applications (including security related applications) have been found to contain holes over the years, frequently several years after they've become widely used (and widely audited, code reviewed, debugged, etc.).
On Tuesday 18 May 2004 5:10 pm, Will Hill wrote: > So the beauty of free software is apparent. Each program is as dependable > as your distro, as easy to push as page rank algorithms and as universal as > openly published standards. The thousands of tiny programs that differ > from those standards are something else. > > On Tuesday 18 May 2004 05:52 pm, -ray wrote: > > Probably not afraid, just unwilling. Having to install, configure, test, > > and support one little app/procedure from one company. Now multiply by > > 40 companies. Or 400. Each with their own little app. See? > > > > ray - -- Bryce T. Pier [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are dreamers, shapers, singers and makers. We study the mysteries of laser and circuit, crystal and scanner, holographic demons and invocations of equations. These are tools we employ and we know many things. -Elric, Babylon5 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAqtJWoNTOIKp/8CURAqMaAJ96PMTuxCY/WJFXom0jWpf+kWmLCwCfb3hR ORk4xRn9rQ2jKygja9As3u8= =mdFL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
