On Sun, 2003-02-16 at 07:12, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> Win2k/XP/etc has IIS installed on them to be servers....do you > >> consider this a > >> good thing? or a secure thing? > > M$ knows nothing about security. I dont even think its in their dictionary. > Rob
When NT was first in "beta" it was very closely matched to OS/2 - who's security model was based on UNIX. As NT and M$ moved further away from the original plan with IBM on OS/2 and NT, they're entire mentality about security went that route. Nothing they promised 10 years ago has come to fruition - but I almost believe this is by design as when one looks at the "big picture", they'd not be able to constantly sell updates and upgrades. If they had a great product in NT 3.51 or NT 4.0, would anyone want to upgrade? If their security was absolute tops in NT 4.0, who would purchase Win2k? They're a company that aims for profit - innovation in technology is NOT their concern. Sophisticated technologies have been bought and buried many times over because of the mighty profit. Ditto for computer technology - with the exception of CPU technology. The day that M$ gets serious about security is the day that they're in the same boat that IBM is in now. Give 'em 10 years. When no one wants M$ products anymore and they're using something else, M$ will stand up and repeat the same IBM steps. -- Sun, 16 Feb 2003 08:25:01 +1100 8:25am up 15:15, 4 users, load average: 0.99, 0.36, 0.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ Real programmers don't draw flowcharts. Flowcharts are, after all, the illiterate's form of documentation. Cavemen drew flowcharts; look how much good it did them.
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