Interesting article about window ethics-free practices

[Chong Yu Meng]

On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 01:01 -0700, Bob Hemus wrote: 
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> From: "Collins Richey" <crichey at gmail.com>
> To: "Linux tips and tricks" <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 7:23 PM
> Subject: Interesting article about window ethics-free practices
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> > http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/06/1832223&from=rss
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> 
>   Does anyone REALLY think it's about $$$$$$$ ? Ha HA.

You'll be surprised how many people get taken in by these studies and
statistics (about Windows being more secure than Linux/UNIX). I know of
many IT managers who will actually quote this information as
justification for certain purchases, and some senior managers will even
accept the facts at face value. 

It's like the myth about the Inuit having 90-odd names for snow (turns
out to be false, or a gross exaggeration, see:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20060515.html), or the 100 monkeys theory
(http://www.normanallan.com/Sci/100monkeys.htm)

 
-- 
Pascal Chong 
email:  chongym at cymulacrum.net 
web:    http://cymulacrum.net

"La science ne conna?t pas de fronti?re parce que la connaissance
appartient ? l?humanit?. et que c?est la flamme qui illumine le monde."

-- Louis Pasteur
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