Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 27th Sep 2006 23:06 UTC
Anti-malware company Symantec has accused Microsoft of withholding key information about its upcoming Vista OS, in an attempt to gain an unfair advantage in the security market. Symantec claimed this week that Microsoft is refusing to hand over the APIs for Windows Defender, its anti-spyware product which will be included in Vista. Without the APIs, Symantec claims that it isn't able to ensure that its own security products are compatible with Vista. Microsoft, though, insisted on Wednesday afternoon that the APIs are now available.
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2006-08-09
>> OK, let's all jump in the wagon and make a secure Linux distro, as everybody complains about Windows
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There are already dozens of quite secure Linux and *BSD distros, why jump?
>> ... why See-man-tech/Make-a-fee/Nor-tons/... are so willing to stick with an operating system that does not need them anymore ? Why not securing something else ? <<
As no Linux/*BSD distro has, nor will ever have (GPL/BSD licenses guarantee that), anything near of a monopoly, they can, will, and are perfectly allowed to all provide their own security, for example AppArmor, SELinux, etc.
So there's only few cents, if any, to be made in the Linux business for corporations like Symantec.
An operating system should be secure by default - disable security if you want. Not the opposite. Ever bought a car and then went to WalMart for a few safety belts? The security market taken up by the Symantecs of this world was created by MS, and is an anomaly. The judicial oddities that now occur due to MS's monopoly should never have been allowed to occur in the first place.