wide thoughts » linux http://kozak.si/widethoughts a blog of one of those ... software developer creatures Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Linux isn’t safe enough? http://kozak.si/widethoughts/2009/03/28/linux-isnt-safe-enough/ http://kozak.si/widethoughts/2009/03/28/linux-isnt-safe-enough/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:45:23 +0000 Gašper http://kozak.si/widethoughts/?p=263 Slovenian government decided that Linux and open-source aren’t appropriate for government usage. The reasons being (a recap from the source):

  1. Using open-source browser instead of horrible MSIE is inappropriate because “MSIE is free anyway, and using other browsers can cause problems with existing applications”. The facts that MSIE is the least secure A-grade browser on the market, and that in Slovenia Firefox has the biggest share apparently aren’t important.
  2. OpenOffice is a viable option (wow!)
  3. “Linux isn’t appropriate for workstations because it’s code is too open and it can become too vulnerable in case of mass usage.” I’m speechless.
  4. Linux is already used on most servers. Impressive.
  5. “Security is an issue with OSS, because the source code is available to general public.” Just as for #3, I remain speechless.

Source: slo-tech.com (in Slovene)

This is what you get if uninformed people make decisions. It’s utter non-sense with no solid arguments. Some of the points can in all fairness be called STUPID.

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