[Info-vax] Creating an open source version of VMS, was: Re: OpenVMS Hobbyist Notification

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In article <r4b3rt$1ia8$2 at gioia.aioe.org>, helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)) writes:
>In article <00B4DB0B.FCC5E1AD at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- 
>@SendSpamHere.ORG writes: 
>
>> >Supervisor mode, as implemented in VMS, is responsible for giving VMS
>> >the dubious honour of having what is probably the longest undiscovered
>> >vulnerability in the history of operating systems.
>> >
>> >(Unless anyone else knows of another operating system in active use
>> >that has a vulnerability which lasted for at least 33 years until it
>> >was finally discovered ?)
>> 
>> There is/was NO VULNERABILITY with SUPERVISOR mode!  There was a vulnerality
>> in *code* executing in said mode.  *Code* bug fixed.
>
>Right.  Even Jesus was hit with a vulnerability after 33 years but, like 
>in this case, there was a quick fix.  :-)
>
>(I'm now waiting to see Brian's laughed-off ass rolling past my window.)

LOL... You might but only if Atlantic currents carry it in your direction.

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