RE: [Fed-Talk] Comparing Macs to PCs by Microsoft Site
RE: [Fed-Talk] Comparing Macs to PCs by Microsoft Site
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Comparing Macs to PCs by Microsoft Site
- From: "Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:40:13 -0400
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Comparing Macs to PCs by Microsoft Site
Speaking as one of the people who works on one of the larger PKIs on the planet, I highly resent your characterization.
-- Tim
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>From: fed-talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden [mailto:fed-
>talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Link, Peter
>R.
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:51 AM
>To: email@hidden
>Cc: Fed Talk
>Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Comparing Macs to PCs by Microsoft Site
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>Dave,
>
>Blaming Apple for all your pki problems doesn't take into account the
>people operating your pki infrastructure. I'm sure these are Windows
>people who could care less about providing compatibility with Macs. pki
>has been available and operational on a Mac for several versions of OSX
>but in typical fashion, trying to get the existing infrastructure to
>upgrade/convert/re-tool to allow Macs the same level of operation isn't
>something they feel like doing. I'm sure if someone set up a pki
>infrastructure from scratch with Macs in mind it would work just fine.
>I'd love to hear from anyone who's tried to do this as a project
>separate from their current infrastructure.
>
>
>
>On Aug 11, 2010, at 7:34 AM, Dave L wrote:
>
>> I too have been a strong proponent of Macs and the strong, usable and
>stable OS however; my experience and opinion has waned in recent months
>because of pki. Functionality issues, standards issues and apples stance
>on slow/no adaptation of certain technologies.
>>
>> Win 7 offers a substantial leap for the pc arch and addresses many of
>the former deficiencies with windows to Inc their version of Keychain
>that works reasonably well, encryption and other security controls and
>user tools to include a great finder like spotlight search tool.
>>
>> All this that also runs on a very portable notebook.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>
>Peter Link
>Cyber Security Analyst
>Cyber Security Program
>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>PO Box 808, L-315
>Livermore, CA 94550
>email@hidden
>
>
>
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