[Am-info] Open source poses security risks

[Joe Moore]

On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 03:56:53PM -0400, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> Morons!!!!!!!!! Gates and Ballmer HAD to have paid for this one!!
> 
> Fred
> 
> "Computer systems are the backbone to U.S. national security," said 
> ADTI Chairman Gregory Fossedal. "Before the Pentagon and other 
> federal agencies make uninformed decisions to alter the very 
> foundation of computer security, they should study the potential 
> consequences carefully."
> 
> <http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2868851,00.html>

Isn't it wonderful how "a conservative U.S. thinktank" can tell everyone
what their upcoming report will say, without actually releasing the report?

And it gets covered by ZDNet?

This is FUD.  Pure and simple.  It's vaporware from the benchmarketing
department.  Since this "journalism" has no facts in it, there is no
way to respond.  Since this "thinktank" has not published its paper, there's
no way to refute its outlandish claims.

--Joe