[Am-info] Anti-Trust Remedy Threatens Security, says Allchin

[Fred A. Miller]

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Anti-Trust Remedy Threatens Security, says Microsoft Exec
Microsoft's senior vice president for Windows Jim Allchin says
the proposed anti-trust remedy - which includes making public the
source code to Internet Explorer -- would threaten the security of
the software; as more technical information about the systems is
disclosed, creators of malware would have more insight into how they
work. Additionally, copy protections could be circumvented, allowing
for the dissemination of pirated movies and music.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-901088.html
[Editor's (Schultz) Note: Mr. Allchin certainly has a vivid
imagination. If what Allchin says is true, then open operating systems
such as OpenBSD must be compromised proportionately far more than
are Windows systems, something that is not even close to being true.]

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Fred A. Miller
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