Re: Supporting POSIX *users* (was: Re: Does supporting POSIX applications require ACLs?)

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 11:53 +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>    I don't see a way to start with POSIX and then improve it from
>    there.  POSIX has inherent insecurities built in.  There are not
>    many, but [...]
> 
> So simply ignore those insecuritites.

Oh yes. That has worked *so* well for Microsoft.

Contrary to what ESR would like you to believe, POSIX (and Linux) is
*not* more secure than Windows. It simply has a lower installed base and
therefore isn't interesting to attackers. This appears to be changing,
and not for the better.

Emperor Alfred says: well, it's okay to be naked in public. Just ignore
it.

Hey, if you are an exhibitionist, go for it. Just don't connect to the
public network, because when you do you create pain for everyone else in
the world. Freedom comes with responsibility.

shap