[tex-live] TeXLive2007.02.04 and Windows Vista

Philip Taylor (Webmaster) P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk
Thu Feb 8 18:49:50 CET 2007



Robin Fairbairns wrote:

> actually, windows does have a coherent security model.  bit of a
> surprise to a one-time-os-researcher-cynic like me...

Why ?  I thought it was common knowledege that "WNT" = SUCC ("VMS"),
and that Microsoft stole Dave Cutler from Digital; it seems more
than logical (to me) that Vista, which is clearly derived in part
from NT, will have inherited many of VMS's strengths, including its
excellent security model ...

Philip Taylor


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