But how many ppl run with near root like access?
Here not many but my first nix box I did..
And isn't the partial point of hack fest to get ppl going?
On 2/13/09, Sharkscott <
sharkscott@gmail.com> wrote:
> *That's the *whole point* of using *nix! A user cannot kill the *system*.
> That is the whole point....*
>
> And that is something that they will just never never get.
>
> Scott
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Jason <jasons@spatafore.net> wrote:
>
>> Umm, no offense, but this article is a ton of "if-then-else" type
>> thinking.
>>
>> "You can...no, really, you can...if..."
>>
>> I love the line about "Just because it can't affect the whole system
>> doesn't mean it can't cause damage."
>>
>> That's the *whole point* of using *nix! A user cannot kill the *system*.
>> That is the whole point....
>>
>> Lisa, I think you sent this just to get people going....:)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 16:43 +0000, Lisa Kachold wrote:
>> > On Friday the 13th, the end of the universe as we know it, right
>> > before Valentines Day attachment madness, we examine the techno-urban
>> > myth "Linux is more secure than Windows" with this excellent treatise
>> > on linux security. It includes "Getting Root" and "pwning your
>> > friends/enemies" in one easy click.
>> >
>> > obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452
>> > PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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