Wow :-)
I'd like to go over three points. Then, hopefully, this will settle down
and everyone can get back to what they normally do.
1) You've said "Linux isn't for 'amateur's'". It's just too powerful
for the average "user". This has come across loud and clear. I'm not
real happy with the idea. The current thinking has a lot to do with the
"user" keeping their system secure. I don't see that as a real viable
solution. The good news is that RH 7.1 has apparently taken steps, in
7.1, to correct this, so there is hope that it will ultimately be
corrected or at least mitigated by the "distributions". The company I
work for, and my job, have very close relations to 4 major RH
distributors and I'll take this subject up with them and see if I can
influence or accelerate the process of tightening the security for RH.
2) In my defense. They stole my car. The evidence pointed to a bunch
of punks without much savy. I locked the car very tightly, rolling up
all windows and removing the key. I had an appointment made to change
all of the locks. However, they had made a copy of the key (left a
backdoor) and again stole my car. Two strikes and I was out. No one
has done anything to catch the "car thieves".
3) By definition the Internet is a community. It's sort of viewer
supported. At any rate, from it's inception it was designed to be this
way. No one really owns it. But no one really patrols it (emphasis on
one). MediaOne / AT&T is far less a "toll booth" as described and more
the highway system of an entire state. Elements are locally controlled
and some are part of the greater whole. Despite this, we have state
police to monitor our highways. The choice is anarchy. The only people
who can truly provide the required "policing" are the service
providers. The fact in the matter in this whole thing is the only
person unaffected is the cracker. It's likely they've cracked other M1
boxes as well. I'm not complaining about being temporarily kicked off.
I am complaining about it's "permanent" nature and about the complete
lack of anyone trying to fix the real problem... the crackers.
Thank you.
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