Where would you like to go today?

[Alex Snow]

It's obvious who is at fault. The developers of the operating system for
leaving so many open security holes in their product however part of the
blame may be with the sysadmins if they had overlooked some path or such.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Where would you like to go today?


> I don't see what's so hard, Alex.
>
> If there were computers whose responsibility it was to monitor certain
> conditions and sound/flash/email/page alarms at certain levels, and if
> these machines failed to work because they'd been virus infected,
> wouldn't that be very clear about whose responsibility it was?
>
> I can draw other pictures that are just as clear in my mind.
>
> Let's face it. The news is full of stories about sick computers,
> infected with this or that virus. It's an epedemic. And 100% of them are
> running a certain company's OS.
>
> What's confusing about that?
>
> So, if this turns up in the blackout maybe the correct answer is "Go get
> Linux."
>
>
> Alex Snow writes:
> > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> >
> > well yes. There has been so many different areas that have been blamed
for
> > what happened that it's hard to figure out what's right and what's
wrong.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: Where would you like to go today?
> >
> >
> > > I think we should all watch our newspapers, radio and TV to make sure
> > > they know to ask enough questions as the investigation of the blackout
> > > proceeds, don't you?
> > >
> > >
> > > Alex Snow writes:
> > > > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> > > >
> > > > Hmm...doesn't take much of an emagination to figure out what they're
> > > > running.  I mean the government is complaining and complaining about
the
> > > > insecurity of our infrastructure, but isn't the solution obvious?
get
> > rid of
> > > > winblows! Especially on crucial computers like those running that
> > signaling
> > > > system mentioned in the article.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:14 PM
> > > > Subject: OT: Where would you like to go today?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Maryland and Virginia commuter trains were shut down this morning,
> > > > > along with the rest of the CSX railroad.
> > > > >
> > > > >
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18599-2003Aug20.html
> > > > >
> > > > > The virus is mentioned at the end of the article, and the OS is
left
> > > > > up to the readers imagination.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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