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1. Comment - Microsoft: Please Don't Disable UAC

   (Jun 30, 2006 - 9:36 AM)

   Looks like Windows is, from a security perspective, trying to get to where VMS has been since before the dawn of Windows. Let's be honest: there has never been a virus for OpenVMS or its early versions known as VAX/VMS, and only one DECnet worm in its entire history (some 30 years or so). VMS's security model precludes viruses as a possibility. Maybe if, after BG turns his focus to philanthropy, the M$ guys can be more objective, they might consider, "Hey! what if we put the Windows GUI on top of an o.s. that has had security built into it since its inception?" That won't stop HTML or Perl exploits or document macro vulnerabilities, but it will go a long way toward protecting the integrity of the underlying system. If you've never heard of VMS, visit http://www.openvms.org/ or http://www.hp.com/go/openvms (I am *NOT* in any way affiliated with HP!)