XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:27:44 +0100, MikeS wrote:   
      
   > On 12/10/2025 07:13, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:29:02 -0400, Paul wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Sat, 10/11/2025 6:47 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:04:19 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> How on earth are people like the military going to install and   
   >>>>> run Windows in machines that are completely disconnected from   
   >>>>> internet?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I wonder why they would be using an OS that can’t even offer   
   >>>> regular civilian-grade security, never mind military-grade ...   
   >>>>   
   >>> I don't expect Microsoft treats their military partners quite the   
   >>> way they treat consumers.   
   >>   
   >>  ... but last I checked, the only way Windows could achieve that   
   >> level of Orange Book security was by disabling any network access.   
   >>   
   >> Now, you *do* know that Microsoft is moving towards requiring a   
   >> Microsoft account in order to activate Dimdows, right? Which means   
   >> an Internet connection will be mandatory.   
   >>   
   >> Do you see the problem here?   
   >   
   > No because the vast majority of organisations including the military   
   > don't go anywhere near OOBE for new machines. They have IT departments   
   > or contractors which prepare customised Windows images and roll out   
   > identical setups to 10s, 100s or 1000s of PCs.   
      
   You mean, contractors who won the contract by making the lowest bid?   
      
   How much technical smarts do you think they would have (left) among   
   their staff?   
      
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