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Re: Looking for security resources for SCO open server


From: "Lars Westergren" <Lars.Westergren () tpb se>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 08:46:32 +0200

Resending mail, original probably lost due to Security Basics mail
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Hello,

I'm sorry to be rude, especially since Security Basics is supposed to
be about asking for help in a friendly environment, but this is the only
case where I wouldn't help you even if I could. It is nothing personal,
but due to the recent actions of SCO I really loathe the company and I
will do nothing to help them, or even inderectly by helping their users.


I presume it might not be up to you to decide which OS your company is
running, but if you have any influence over the decision makers, you
might want to point out that SCO has managed to make millions of Linux
users furious and has attacked giants such as IBM.

From what I have heard, SCO Unix is not very competent, and boss Carl
McBride has a history of suing people right and left:
http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2020889

Even if SCO is unaffected as a company (and I think it will be
affected) they have managed to gather en enormous amount of bad will
from the tech community. I for one will be happy when the company is
dead, the sooner the better.

Sincerely,
Lars Westergren


"Ramneek Puri" <ramneek.puri () mail mynetsec com> 2003-08-27 07:10

Hi Everybody,
   
I am looking for resources(web links) to prepare security guidelines
for SCO 
open server... google search was not of much help...



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