On Monday 22 May 2006 20:59, Andrew Cameron wrote: > Q. How do you make a server really reliable ? > A. Don't install any software or apps on it. > > Reality; install a little as possible. > Outcome: Path downloaders go on PC's - PERIOD.
Further Q: How do you make your network really reliable and secure? A: don't install untrusted software within Reality: nobody gets to install any third party software on my network any more unless I have inspected it. If I can't have a look at the source code (doesn't mean that I really do inspect all code, I just want to be able in case I have a suspicion) - it doesn't go on my network. Three exceptions still: an out-of-date Pracsoft, Win4Lin Terminal Server, and Medibase client. We are very close now to get rid of all three of them, and then we have reached software Nirvana - I certainly won't let any Path provider soil this nilly-willy, now that I am that close to proving that it is doable. One of the main reasons why I like Python scripts: nobody can hide the source code from me, the code is very easy to read even without any comments, and there is usually very little code only. Horst _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
