Re: A candidate for the 'worst idea ever' award?

["Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>]

It was IE4 on Win95

The user is superuser (there is no other kind)

The browser is the shell.

Hilarity did NOT ensue (apologies to Tucker Max).



> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Kell
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:33 PM
> To: John C. A. Bambenek, GCIH, CISSP
> Cc: funsec
> Subject: Re: [funsec] A candidate for the 'worst idea ever' award?
>
> John C. A. Bambenek, GCIH, CISSP wrote:
> > They've done so much to help online crime, why quit while they are
> behind.
> > On 2/6/09, Jim Murray <jim () digitaldaemons co uk> wrote:
> >
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7874151.stm
> > >
> > > Microsoft appears to now be encouraging users to run code directly
> from
> > > webpages to fix PC problems.
>
> That horse left the barn years ago when Microsoft decided to use
> webpages and browser to UPDATE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM.
>
> Or was it when they decided to let everyone be superuser on the
network?
> Gee, I can't decide...
>
> Jeff
>
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