From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,345c9fcf5a67a99f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-23 12:57:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: sk Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Microsoft takes on ACT Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:54:50 -0500 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: References: <4519e058.0205230724.38617c60@posting.google.com> Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1022183822 18936 137.194.161.2 (23 May 2002 19:57:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:57:02 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.19-4.3mdk i686) X-Accept-Language: en Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24602 Date: 2002-05-23T14:54:50-05:00 Hi, >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html >... >Microsoft also said open-source software is inherently less >secure because the code is available for the world to examine >for flaws, making it possible for hackers or criminals >to exploit them. Proprietary software, the company argued, >is more secure because of its closed nature. > Yet every day, it seems, people are finding holes in the security by obscurity of "closed nature" software ... ... and there are statements in the GPL which make it clear that one is only obliged to release the source if one releases the application. Does a "smart-bomb" hitting the target constitute a release of the application ? If so, ask the recipients to mail and request a copy :-) -- ------------------------------------- -- Merge vertically for real address ------------------------------------- s n p @ t . o k i e k c c m -------------------------------------