Re: Security, Linux and the Roving Bug

Cassandra wrote:

> 
> This issue is about a bug in Linux.  This is about a known bug in Linux
> that's been hanging around for months.  It is a bug a known bug in Linux
> that's been hanging around for months that has not been fixed.  This is
> about a security hole in Linux.  Windows is not the issue here.  This is
a Linux
> problem and not a Windows problem.
> 
> 

Huh?

It seems to be more a bug in the cell-phone protocol/hardware. Or 
possibly a hardware mod to the cell phones.  I can well imagine the cell 
phone companies would have a way to update the firmware in your phone 
remotely.

Nothing to say that it's due to linux being on the phone.

The only reason it's not *also* a windows problem is that windows can't 
possibly run on a cellphone....

As to the "horror story" - why don't they get a prepaid phone?  Or do 
away with cell phones altogether?  Or stuff the damn things into a sock 
while they're not using them?  Christ, people used to live their whole 
lives without cell phones.