[Tfug] Debian struggling with security

[Claude Rubinson]

On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 09:57:34PM -0700, arcturus wrote:
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39207235,00.htm
> 
> Field day for the critics over at /.
> 
> 'How the mighty has fallen" and 'if this was Microsoft everyone would
> point to Linux as the most secure OS' seem to be quite popular.

If you're interested in this issue, Joey Hess wrote a brief response
that's important to read.  Basically, while acknowledging that
security.debian.org is buggy (after all, he is the one who brought the
issue to light), he takes ZDNet to task for spreading FUD regarding
Debian's security.

http://kitenet.net/~joey/blog/entry/secfud-2005-07-06-11-28.html

Claude