the main reason why Ubuntu, which I'm using to write this comment on, was because, and I quote,
"Some of the show's 400 attendees had found bugs in the Linux operating system, she said, but many of them didn't want to put the work into developing the exploit code that would be required to win the contest."
I agree with the others and say that this doesn't prove much. All systems have flaws, but as Roughly Drafted posted, there seems something a little fishy going on here:
I, for one, am a little suspiscious of anything that Microsoft sponsors! They have been known to do do what ever it takes to keep their inferior OS and other software on top - take the legal threats against Linux patents for example.
I will take Linux orevem OS X over Window based 'junk' anyday of the week.
Ubuntu machine uncracked in Pwn to Own contest
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 72.140.132.124] on March 31, 2008 09:59 PMhttp://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/032908-with-vista-breached-linux-unbeaten.html
the main reason why Ubuntu, which I'm using to write this comment on, was because, and I quote,
"Some of the show's 400 attendees had found bugs in the Linux operating system, she said, but many of them didn't want to put the work into developing the exploit code that would be required to win the contest."
I agree with the others and say that this doesn't prove much. All systems have flaws, but as Roughly Drafted posted, there seems something a little fishy going on here:
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/03/31/thom-holwerda-of-osnews-calls-%e2%80%9cmac-shot-first%e2%80%9d-misinformation-and-slander-oops/
and also here:
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/03/31/thom-holwerda-of-osnews-calls-%e2%80%9cmac-shot-first%e2%80%9d-misinformation-and-slander-oops/
I, for one, am a little suspiscious of anything that Microsoft sponsors! They have been known to do do what ever it takes to keep their inferior OS and other software on top - take the legal threats against Linux patents for example.
I will take Linux orevem OS X over Window based 'junk' anyday of the week.
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