Re: Windows Server 2003

[Rick Hale <optik () wccnet org>]

> If anyone knows of a system that is secure out of the box, let us know right
> away. Otherwise we will continue assuming that it is an impossibility.

i am going to rant.

the whole notion of a system, secure out of the box, is make-believe. to
those who seek such a thing, i have this to say to you -
you are wrong to assume it will either be black, or it will be white.
are you failing to understand, you have to USE that system!?!?

users, businesses, governments, educational institutions, whatever...

all have different needs. it is foolish to assume Bill Gates, Linus
Torvalds, Steve Jobs, <insert your sectarianly bigoted OS here>
can say kazaam, and *poof* ship you a 100%, absolutely secure,
unhackable system. if that were possible, there would be no need for IT
professionals.

i happen to agree with the previous poster's comment wrt openbsd; it is
currently the most security minded, publically available, OS.

-rik

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