Funny Stuff

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 12:41:24PM +1100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> can i write some programs to do a concerted attack against them at the
> same time as they're doing this?

> i promise to cut the network traffic to... one packet per second.  hmm...
> *thinks*.... even so, it's going to be a _really_ short test.

> > I provide identical hardware platforms.
> > 
> > Leading proponents of Linux and Windows must gen up a system from CD's I purchase
> > over-the-counter. They have one day to gen the system. We run a set of
> > benchmarks. Publish the results.
> > 
> > The systems must serve a relational database, print server, PDC, web server, mail
> > server. All the tests will run via a multi-homed 100BaseT connection.
> > 
> > Whatcha think?

	Guys, guys, guys...  I REALLY hate these things.  Nobody wins
them.  Absolutely nobody.  They can always be rigged and jiggered one
way or the other and the loser always has grounds to cry foul.  In the
security business these sorts of shoot-outs and challenges are looked
down on like scorpions because they are so meaningless, although it
doesn't stop some of our lowlifes from trying.  It's really a waste
of time and effort.  It won't serve our goals, just divert our energies.

	Mike
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