On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Allison J Parent wrote:
> <tricky to exploit anyway -- the cracker needed to have read the
> <source code).
>
> I'd say VMS is the best I've worked with as the base security is pretty
> tight. It also has the less than common attribute.
>
> As a system it falls into my criteria:
>
> Stable mature systems I know how to use.
As after six years is Linux for me. (The MICROS~1 drones can claim
that Linux is an upstart, but it's really been in public use longer
than NT, much longer than 95/98, with serious peer review of the
source code -- I wonder how long NT sources could be examined with
a straight face?).
--
Ward Griffiths
"the timid die just like the daring; and if you don't take the plunge then
you'll just take the fall" Michael Longcor
Received on Sat Mar 20 1999 - 14:02:08 GMT