Re: The Register: OpenVMS among most-secure of operating systems

From: Bob Koehler (koehler_at_eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org)
Date: 01/21/04 

Date: 21 Jan 2004 07:10:07 -0600

In article <bujprv$eh8$1@new-usenet.uk.sun.com>, Andrew Harrison SUNUK Consultancy <Andrew_No.Harrison_No@nospamn.sun.com> writes:
>
> 7.3.x is less secure than 5.3 even CERT, not a good
> source show that. Not suprising, its much bigger,
> chunks of it are written in languages not extensively
> used in VMS 5.3 and it does a lot more.

   You seem to have bought into the Microsoft explanation that
      more == less quality

   You need more experience with good software.

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