[Am-info] Open source poses security risks

[Joe Moore]

On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 04:33:41AM -0400, John J. Urbaniak wrote:
> 
> Oh, I'd be willing to give high odds that a team of Microsoft "R & D 
>   experts" are
> feverishly working right now on a series of Linux viruses, worms and 
>   hacking tools.

It'd be interesting to see who can write code faster.
The hypothetical Microsoft virus writers, or the Linux developers who are
patching the flaws?

> And when they're finished, I'd be willing to give high odds that 
>   Ziff-Davis (maybe
> even Mary Jo Foley) will blast the networks with screaming headlines 
>   "Catastrophic
> Linux Virus Discovered," or "Newly Discovered Virus Dooms Linux."

Well, computer viruses are created, not discovered.  But since when were
facts allowed to get in the way of good sensationalism?

--Joe