....this is a bit scary (glump)

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:05 am

We all live in a Windows submarine...

Source: http://www.hackinthebox.org/article.php?sid=14399 (Hack In The Box)

Quote:

The British government is defending its decision to implement Microsoft Windows 2000 on some of its Navy fleet. MPs and security experts have asked Ministry of Defence (MoD) minister Geoff Hoon to explain why the department has chosen to use the operating system on some of its submarines and ships instead of Unix.

The MoD has so far implemented Windows 2000 on its Type 45 Destroyer ship and some Trafalgar type submarines, but denied it has taken any decision to use it on its new nuclear submarine -- the Vanguard. "It's not like we load everything with Windows and off we go," said a spokesman for the MoD. "There is a lengthy testing period with this. We're satisfied that [Windows 2000] is safe, secure and will perform appropriately. It has gone through independent evaluation against the strictest of criteria." "The safety of all our nuclear submarines is of paramount importance and we would not introduce a system on board that would jeopardise their safety."

Security experts, including one ex-army professional, contacted the Liberal Democrats when they heard about the government's decision. The Liberal Democrats have written to Hoon's department asking for its reasons for using Windows 2000.

A new day, a new nuke.

-beetraham

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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:05 pm

WOOHOO this again states that the only windows version that rules is 2000.

Now i wonder when bill is going to call me and says: "Hi maze, i'm bill. Can you advice us how to remove IE from windows so we can provide an army the same stability as you have for 3 years with your windows 2000 ?"

hehehe, if they going to run 2000 (which M$ didn't want to support anymore) it prooves that even M$ has to agree that XP sucks.

If someone needs a stable Windows 2000 machine without IE and Outlook then go here (partial)
http://www.vorck.com/remove-ie.html

And i can asure you, my system has never crashed for 3 years, can you imagine that ?
I only have reboots to switch between FedoraCore 3 and Win2k Lite.
Now if someone can give me a PC or a dualboot motherboard then i even won't have to reboot anymore Laughing

registered · Regular Joined: Oct 08, 2004 Posts: 55 Location: Texas

One thing to remember; governments get access to parts of the sorce code that we never do....so they can check for back doors ect... plus core mods can be made to the kernel... don't ask me how i know this Smile

I just know...