[olug] Google phases out Microsoft Windows use

[T. J. Brumfield]

Windows still isn't as secure as any particular flavor of *nix. I believe
you can administer Windows well to make it pretty secure, but I think part
of the problem stemmed from the fact that Google got hit with IE-specific
exploits.

I've been told that in the past Google was pretty lax in letting you run
whatever OS and software you wanted to do your job, but if you're running
IE, expect to get hit at some point in time.

-- T. J.

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> I'm now fully expecting a new onslaught of Linux-directed exploits to start
> hitting my mailbox.
>
> Thankfully the time from exploit-to-patch *should* be quicker, especially
> if
> Google is one of the main targets.
>
> This ought to lend some creditable data to the "many eyes make all problems
> shallow" and "opensource patches faster" theories.
>
> Dan
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 08:26, Kevin D. Snodgrass <kdsnodgrass at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6501P420100601
> >
> > The FT quoted one Google employee as saying: "We're not doing any more
> > Windows. It is a security effort." Another said: "Getting a new Windows
> > machine now requires CIO (chief information officer) approval."
> >
> >
> > CIO approval?  Really?
> >
> > Wow, take THAT mr.bill...
> >
> > Kevin D. Snodgrass
> >
> >
> >
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