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| Thread ID: 39539 | 2003-11-09 23:58:00 | Windows is not the only OS, which could get a security flaw | stu140103 (137) | Press F1 |
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| 190523 | 2003-11-11 11:28:00 | Pure spectulation. One of the reasons MS is hit so hard is that the OS is not a secure modal | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 190524 | 2003-11-11 20:02:00 | > > Yes that is a pathetic move by Lindows and could do > a > > lot of damage to Linux in general > > I am using LindowsOS right now and am logged in as > root. This does not really bother me at all - even > with LindowsOS logged in as root it is more secure > than Windows. There is nothing stopping me from > creating a user account but I choose not to because > it causes more inconvenience when installing > programs, modifying system files, etc. If I > accidentally destroy something the system needs then > it doesn't bother me, because I will learn that I > shouldn't do that next time. :D Connecting to the internet on any operating system using a "root/superuser/administrator" account is asking for trouble. I guess you haven't dicovered the ALT-F* functions yet............................................... ................... |
mark.p (383) | ||
| 190525 | 2003-11-11 23:02:00 | Every program/source should have a checksum for integrity/validity, without this I would not trust a package install if no checksum is provided, I would however download the source without a checksum, as I am capable of understanding it. | Kame (312) | ||
| 190526 | 2003-11-11 23:23:00 | > I would > however download the source without a checksum, as I > am capable of understanding it. Im not :p And do you really want to go viewing the WHOLE source code to make sure nobody's screwing round in it? I mean, sure, if you suspected something might be a bit fishy about it, but for general apps? GNOME? Kde? X? ;-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 190527 | 2003-11-12 00:14:00 | >>After all, lots of people accuse Microsoft of dirty tactics such as snooping around hard drives when registering/checking for updates, etc to see what the hardware is and/or what programs are being run, etc. Why wouldn't there be a small section in the Linux programmers community with similar "sinister" motives, or worse? Susan, wash your mouth out :D Of course Microsoft do it under the guise of business. You are probably right that there are naughty Open Source programmers out there but with Open Source, the source gets vetted before going anywhere near a alpha release, let alone a production release (for trojans embedded in a piece of Open Source software as opposed to trojans in the wild). You get more fame (and fortune?) for writing something for the biggest market share. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 190528 | 2003-11-12 01:52:00 | I hope the two progies I just installed from source code didn't have any :( My first attempt and all went well. Who said installing proggies from source in Linux was differcult? | mark.p (383) | ||
| 190529 | 2003-11-12 02:17:00 | Those who think that nasty Linux people could (and, of course, would :O)put viruses in RPMs, show us the evidence . I can't find any reports of this happening with Google . I can find "more than one" reports of viruses/spy/malware in downloads for "another OS" . If you get an RPM from a normal source you can get a signature with it, which guarantees that what you have got is exactly what the author released . You generally find the places from which to unload an RPM from postings by happy campers, who by definition have not had problems, or from the official sites of distribution companies, who are very careful indeed . The certificate which shows that MS packages are "approved" can be easily faked . The method is trivial . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 190530 | 2003-11-12 08:42:00 | Carefull G.L. Some folk may say it's because linux is a hobbiest OS and doesn't have the market penetration (slap-ouch!!) MS Doze does ;). Another point is -why hasn't there been a large number of java exploitations in Linux compared those on MS Windows. With it being multi-platform and all. | mark.p (383) | ||
| 190531 | 2003-11-12 08:45:00 | Thats because Microsoft use their own java implementation on windows. They don't use Sun's version of Java. | segfault (655) | ||
| 190532 | 2003-11-12 08:46:00 | > Another point is -why > hasn't there been a large number of java > exploitations in Linux compared those on MS Windows. > With it being multi-platform and all. I think this comes back to the whole fact that in Linux, Im given R/W access to: /home/Chilling_Silence /tmp and that's about it.. I can make other folder R/W... but they arent normally.... so I cant really do damage like that to my PC if I cant write to the Program Files equiv in Linux can I?! |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
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