ZDNet: Talkback Central: Red Hat issue, NOT a Linux issue | Linux Today

ZDNet: Talkback Central: Red Hat issue, NOT a Linux issue

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 26, 2000

[ Thanks to George
Mitchell
for this link. ]

“Responding to the ZDNN article Red Hat Linux open to backdoor
password, ZDNN reader Eric Appelt adamantly states the backdoor
password issue is NOT a Linux issue, but a Red Hat issue.”

“This is a Red Hat issue, NOT a Linux issue! Red Hat does
not equal Linux.
I am not surprised in the least that one of
Red Hat’s proprietary tools has a security issue.”

“If you want the full security of open source systems, download
a distro that does not try to administer itself, and learn how to
sysadmin.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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