Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: Kickstart 2.0 Message-ID: <47663@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 22 Apr 91 18:22:25 GMT References: <1292@screamer.csee.usf.edu> <1991Apr22.084438.1975@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Reply-To: greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 23 In article <1991Apr22.084438.1975@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl> breemen@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (E. van Breemen) writes: > >I have read about the kickstart 2.0 talk. In my opinion Commodore should >give the Kickstart 2.0 free (in a disk form and their latest version) to >say ab20.. In this way everyone can test it who wants to. Here's a thought: What if some joker took it upon theirself to hack around the release a bit and possibly create an "OS-virus" of sorts? The ab20 archive is great, but FTP sites are _not_ secure. Remember there was a fake release of VirusX a while back. Something like a 2.0 release on a public access archive would be an irresistable target for one of those criminals. Besides, I still think it would hurt the professional image of Commodore to release something as important as an OS in such a haphazard way. Face it, if C='s professional image starts sinking again we're in trouble. -- Greg Harp |"I was there to match my intellect on national TV, | against a plumber and an architect, both with a PhD." greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu| -- "I Lost on Jeopardy," Weird Al Yankovic