On Thursday 12 June 2003 14:17 pm, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
* Fred A. Miller (fmiller@lightlink.com) [030612 11:12]: -> ->That stupid imbecile DESERVES to get fired! ->
Well, anyone who feels like it can email them @
investorrelationsdept@coair.com
Here's my response: I would like to state my opinions of two of the comments that Nathan Hanks made at TechEd 2003. "Nathan Hanks, managing director at Continental Airlines, said, "All the guys hacking Windows are Linux guys." Continental was hit hard by SQL Slammer and "our CEO said we'd failed," Hanks said. " Is Mr. Hanks implying that the only people who make malicious attacks on Windows servers are "Linux users"? I would like to see his proof of this fact or else a public apology. Almost all of the linux users that I know (and I am one of them) wouldn't bother to mess with a Windows systems. We have better things to do including keeping the same 'crackers' out of our systems. A much easier task since we run Linux. Mr. Hanks should spend more time applying the patches MicroSoft provides for flaws in their software rather than trying to find someone to blame for his lack of attention to his duties. Also Mr. Hanks should learn to use the term 'cracker' instead of 'hacker'. I take immediate offense to his statement above as I am sure the other 15 million linux users do. Such offense will be in the forefront the next time I need to buy an airline ticket. His next comment: "Having one vendor throat to choke is helpful in crisis situations, Hanks said. An IT pro can't go to the CEO and say that a server is down, "and hopefully some guy in Amsterdam" will get to a fix when he gets back from the "dope house," he said. " Well that's just great.... first he calls all Linux users criminals and then he calls them dopeheads who are unreliable. I think Mr. Hanks had better look at the facts: 1) How many security holes are there in the typical Linux server system as compared to the typical Windows system? 2) How many of the "worms and virus's" of the recent past have been due to flaws in MicroSoft software? 3) What is the typical time that it takes for a flaw or security hole in a Linux system to have a fix available from the 'dopeheads'? (answer: 24 hrs or less) And how long for a MicroSoft flaw? I think you had better find Mr. Hanks a closet where he can attend to his Windows servers and protect them from the outside world. Then we won't have to contend with more of his drivel. I am sure that I will consider what Continental thinks of me and my Linux friends the next time I take to the air. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 06/12/03 15:22 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Gravity - It's not just a good idea, it's the law."