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Originally Posted by lazzhar
I've read the news in the last couple of years but couldnt find it. It looks like the US goverment allowed installing and using Microsoft Windows in official facilities. It might be after -as you mentioned- unvealing the code to them.
But the idea of having an open source OS in hand seems crazy to me. We are seeing Linux sold this way since 1991 and I'm wondering how much represtent expreienced users in the potential market?! I bet they are few users, basicly geeks developping their own tools. Saying: "hey I'm happy cuz I have the original code and I can customize my OS the way I like" is not realistic in fact and this would lead to a bastardized OS  |
it's important for public organizations to know what happens in their computers...
a virus or spyware can work without noise at all.. steal information send it to the enemy and then the virus terminates himself in a quiet and gentle way..