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List:       full-disclosure
Subject:    Re: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft plans tighter security measures in
From:       Kenton Smith <ksmith () chartwelltechnology ! com>
Date:       2003-10-31 23:51:22
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On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 16:27, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:00:28 MST, Kenton Smith <ksmith@chartwelltechnology.com>  said:
> 
> > Hopefully we can all agree that anything Microsoft can do to attempt to
> > make it's O/S more secure is better than the way it is now.
> 
> No.  We can't.
> 
> Consider the case of Microsoft letting Bozo the Clown do the design work and
> the Three Stooges carrying out the implementation.
> 
I think you maybe got off on a tangent and forgot to explain why you
answered no to my question.
In reference to your anti-capitalist rant... In the last 2 weeks MS has
had to re-release their Oct. 15 patches twice. In that time their stock
price has dropped more than 10%. Could it be that shareholders are
learning that MS needs to do something about their shoddy work?



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