>> I'm seeing these anti-Microsoft arguments and it seems to me some >> of you folks are missing the point.
I think you are skipping over my point. If the control systems for the power grid are connected to the Internet through Windows based systems, then there is a serious security issue that could effect the national security of the US. There is a place for Windows as a desktop personal productivity tool and none critical servers, but not in security critical systems. It is made for ease of use and it is a hacker's paradise. I would prefer to see a little known OS like VMS or even a proprietary OS designed exclusively for the power systems control used for these systems. I would have hoped that the decision makers at the power companies would have thought of this, but it looks like maybe they didn't. My opinions is that the influence of the lossy-goosy MS approach is negatively effecting the IT industry. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
