Re: Linux Worm (fwd)

Henning P. Schmiedehausen (hps@tanstaafl.de)
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:51:20 +0000 (UTC)


root@chaos.analogic.com (Richard B. Johnson) writes:

>I have just received notice that my machines will no longer be
>provided access to "The Internet".

>"Effective on or before 16:00:00 local time, the only personal
>computers that will be allowed Internet access are those administered
>by a Microsoft Certified Network Administrator. This means that
>no Unix or Linux machines will be provided access beyond the local
>area network. If you require Internet access, the company will
>provide a PC which runs a secure operating system such as Microsoft
>Windows, or Windows/NT. Insecure operating systems like Linux must
>be removed from company owned computers before the end of this week....."

This is a troll, right? I mean, you wouldn't work for a company that
publishes such internal memos (and allows its employees to post in
into a public mailing list), would you?

If you're working for a company that considers one OS "more secure"
than another, your "security administrator" should really get a clue.

I mean, they all suck. Really, all of them. That's why they're OSes. ;-)

Regards
Henning

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