offtopic Re: Linux Worm (fwd)

John Jasen (jjasen1@umbc.edu)
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:11:53 -0500


On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Bob_Tracy wrote:

> So let's quit covering for 'em. Let's have the name(s) behind that
> idiotic policy letter, because I would not knowingly allow any company
> I work for to hire such people.

In this case, the person(s) making the policy seem to be short on clue,
and long on agenda.

However, I can understand and agree with, from a security perspective, a
company deciding to ditch OSes that they have little to no idea about how
to handle.

I've been in the position to suggest that very action to companies, as
their $VENDOR-OS box sits in the corner and decays quietly, because
everyone either ignores it while its working, or kicks it into
'submission' when something goes wrong ...

Yeah, the _solution_ is to have IT people with lots of clue, but, well ...
*cough* ...

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-- John E. Jasen (jjasen1@umbc.edu)
-- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't.

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