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1. Comment - Serious Flaw Found in Firefox for Linux

   (Sep 21, 2005 - 12:35 PM)

   "Log into a limited account; not as root. Problem solved and this little exploit becomes relatively harmless."
   
   Nonsense; that would only stop the attacker from modifying system files. The attacker would still be able to read and modify any of your personal files, which does present a significant security risk. For example, it would be trivial for an attacker to extract saved passwords from your browser or e-mail client. Or, they could simply tar up your entire home directory and send it to some remote server. Harmless, you say?

2. Comment - Microsoft Completes 64-Bit Windows

   (Mar 31, 2005 - 1:11 PM)

   That's an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2003 for *Itanium*, not x64.

3. Comment - Mozilla Thunderbird Reaches 1.0

   (Dec 8, 2004 - 1:16 PM)

   Benchmarks of a different application built using different optimizations running on a different processor are _completely_ irrelevant.
   
   Also, enabling a particular CPU-specific optimization normally does not translate into an across-the-board improvement in speed. Only certain code patterns are candidates for such optimizations. Thus, just because one application benefits from optimization doesn't mean another will.

4. Comment - Firefox Prepares 1.0 Launch Ad

   (Oct 19, 2004 - 3:51 PM)

   Better yet, put the $100,000 toward fixing the thousands of known bugs that have been sitting in Bugzilla for years untouched.

5. Comment - 10 Security Flaws Found in Mozilla

   (Sep 15, 2004 - 7:43 PM)

   You seem to be forgetting that most users don't bother keeping their software up to date. Consider that the Blaster worm exploited a security hole that was fixed by MS a month prior, yet millions were still affected.