18 Apr
2002
18 Apr
'02
3:08 p.m.
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Trevor Warren wrote:
Dude..letz get the babus to use it 1st and DEMO to them that all their daily server/desktop needs can b done using Free SOftware.....The industry behind the
What needs? They have no needs. No servers, and desktops are used for Word and Solitaire only.
You have to talk about 1. Money (saved) 2. Money (earned) 3. Security (from snoopers across the border) 4. Security (from snoopers across the oceans and in the skies)
Good example - backdoor in MS IIS server that was undetected for four years! There was no username, and the password was !seineewerasreenigneepacsten
Such back doors are not possible in an environment where the source is available for auditing.
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