Munir Nassar <nassarmu at redconcepts.net> writes: > On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Michael Vieths wrote: > >> *parses message* >> ...and this relates even peripherally to this list... how? > > the ummm... scan-thingie they ummm... they use at airports, was > ...<scratches head> ...able to boot hte linux kernel, yes thats it > > and this experimental scanner-type-thingie was used to find the weapon > on the idiot^H^H^H^H^Hsuspect. > > Munir Nassar > That's a much more interesting reason than the real one, alas. And, alas, I'm in enough agreement with Bruce Schneier on such matters that I'm sure that terrorism -- or even the subset problem of airport security -- isn't going to be solved with software, not even open source software. About the only way Linux is going to foil a hijacking is if it's on the laptop that somebody clubs the next would-be-Shoeabomber with . . . . . . and for that, I think even the most devout Linux advocates agree, even WinME is just as good. -- Years ago, airlines used to offer "smoking" and "non-smoking" flights. It would be interesting to see what would happen if airlines began offering "armed" and "unarmed flights." Which planes do you think that would-be hijackers would prefer to take? -- Dave Kopel