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Dear Jan, |
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On Ked, November 25, 2008 22:58, Jan Klod wrote: |
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> As a conclusion of what I have read this far I can state: hardened OS is |
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> useless for non-server. Would that be too much? Well, I think, in a "black |
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IMHO: not useless. Perfect security is non-existent. But there can be some |
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systems that are more secure compared to others. One should seek after the |
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highest achievable security in a particular case. |
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Have you heard the joke about the two monks wandering in the desert? |
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No? |
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Suddenly a lion appears in the distance. One of the monks stops and starts |
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to put on a pair of running shoes. The other starts arguing: |
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"Let's get moving! We should start running. How fool you are! Do you think |
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you are faster than the lion if you wear those shoes?" |
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The other replies: |
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"I don't have to be faster than the lion. I just have to be faster than |
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you..." |
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Regards, |
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Dw. |
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