> In *nix land, we don't rush out and buy more virus scanners, we fix the > problem. Matter of fact, virus scanning on *nix networks tends to fall into > the "I'll do it when i get around to it" area. *nix is a perfect example of [...] > Naturally this diversity means an exploit in one program is unlikely to be > found in another. > > Diversity is certainly alive and flourishing, make no mistake. One can make a reasonably convincing argument that many (most?) of the cracking problems that exisit on various unix platforms are in fact results of some form of monoculture (rpc.ttdbserver, statd + mount/automout) having a common parentage are somewhat monoculture. ----- Stephen C. Woods; UCLA SEASnet; 2567 Boelter hall; LA CA 90095; (310)-825-8614 Finger for public key scwat_private,Internet mail:scwat_private
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