Re: Delphi Bugs

From: Dave Nottage [TeamB] (dnottage_at_n0sp4m.bigpond.net.au)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: 1 Aug 2004 15:28:00 -0700

Thomas Edison wrote:

> > No, you've shown only that there are people foolish enough to run
> > an OS with an admin account. They can do that in Linux, too.
>
> No, I didn't show that. I posted a link which outlined the
> differences in Linux's security implementation.

That's not what the link posted had. It claims that OSS users are
taught not to run as root, and Windows users are not. I'm wondering who
exactly is doing the "teaching".

> > The difference is that most of the fools are using Windows, ergo it
> > is a bigger target. If there were a lot more using Linux, it would
> > be the bigger target.
>
> That's one aspect, but that's not the only thing to consider here.

It was the thrust of the link, so that's what I commented on. I expect
given enough motivation (read: many more desktop users to target)
hackers would try to find more ways to exploit Linux. 

-- 
Dave Nottage [TeamB]

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