Not so. Did you not notice that you are commenting on a post by Steve Wozniak? Or do you not know who he is? And for him to say she is important? Do you have no idea who Evi actually is? How many lives she's touched through decades of teaching computing, mentoring system administrators (thanks, Woz), and traveling the world teaching system administration and networking? And those are just the people who know her personally. Then there are countless others who have relied on her many books and don't even know if she is she or he because they didn't get to hear her talk at a conference. Nonetheless, sites like slashdot don't function except by the graces of those who have probably used her books at some point.

Wow. Anonymous Coward, either you never met Evi or she called you on your bs and bruised your ego. I hope it makes you feel better to repeatedly trash someone who touched the lives of thousands, and trash those who do respect her and had her respect.

Interesting. But these were no amateurs. Evi sailed most of her life and exclusively the last 10 years with several open crossings under her belt. The captain was also an accomplished sailer who has owned and sailed the Nina for 25 years often with his wife and son. Even the Briton aboard had sailed the globe. So 4 of 7 crew were quite well-seasoned, not pleasure cruisers. They also knew the weather conditions and were expecting and prepared for tumult.

OSS is real software for people who know what they are doing. If you don't know anything about security and you want some, hire a professional (who may implement OSS for you) or buy a commercial closed product. The commercial product is likely to be more secure than an OSS product selected and implemented by someone who doesn't know anything about security. It's too easy to make a secure program very vulnerable by doing something stupid.