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Least secure OS? Linux! by Bealz 2006-11-19 12:55:59
From Langa.com: There's no question that Microsoft has a bad record with regard to security issues, but it's also true that hackers like to aim at the fat part of the bell curve because that's where the most potential victims are. Thus, more people try to hack Microsoft software--- the world's most popular--- than any other. I've stated repeatedly in the past that other OSes would start to experience more malicious hacks and exploits when enough people were using those OSes to make them attractive targets for hackers. And, with the rise in Linux's popularity, it's already started to happen, big time: Mr. Langa, Thought you might find this interesting. clicky ---Doug S. Doug's link points to an article called "Most Unsecure OS? Yep, It's Linux" which is based on security problems tracked by CERT--- the nonpartisan "Computer Emergency Response Team," part of a federally funded research and development center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. clicky1 and clicky2 In part, the article states: "...more than 50 percent of all security advisories that CERT issued in the first 10 months of 2002 were for Linux and other open-source software solutions. The report muddles the argument that proprietary software such as Windows is inherently less secure than open solutions. And here's another blow to the status quo: Proprietary UNIX solutions were responsible for just as many security advisories as Linux in the same time period." None of this excuses or lessens the seriousness of Windows' own problems, of course, but it does show that as Linux grows in popularity, it will have its own full share of bugs and security problems, too. No OS--- *no* OS--- is immune, even if its more rabid fans try to tell you otherwise. <g>
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  Holy lousy formatting, batman! by gblues2003-01-13 14:04:56
  I think not... by Freakazoid2003-01-13 14:10:53
    yup by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:12:55
      And that, in marketing terms, is a double edged by LionsPhil2003-01-13 14:14:33
        and this is why... by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:17:17
  Where Linux pulls ahead, by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:13:21
    and this is what ERS calls OpenSourceDevelopment ( (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:20:41
      Who's this ERS fellow? (n/t) by Egaeus2003-01-13 14:31:12
        eric r. stallman www.opensource.org (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:32:14
          um, you just combined two people... by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:34:45
            s* sorry i did it again i sould have by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:36:54
              not a worry by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:39:30
                WHG.3\? by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:41:23
                  otherwise known as Bill (n/t) by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:42:50
                    thanks and i never did mension WHG.3 (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:43:55
                      I know, that's why you're still alive (n/t) by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:51:16
                        and never will (at least for being alive) (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:54:01
          Sorry, couldn't resist :) (n/t) by Egaeus2003-01-13 14:34:57
  Nice troll by desertrat662003-01-13 14:19:29
    Now there's a scarry thought... by Freakazoid2003-01-13 14:23:44
      Hey! Secure at last! by LurkerMo2003-01-13 14:28:40
        Must... resist... temptation... by YakkoWarner2003-01-13 14:35:32
      any chance that "windows" by defdood2003-01-13 15:34:19
        Bugs come through open windows! by glenalec2003-01-13 18:28:22
  Misleading statistics by Taolie2003-01-13 14:22:13
    i heard that there is 2 linux virus by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:26:55
      the thing with virii is... by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:32:50
        or security hole by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:34:31
  Every fix opens a new hole, or so it seems by Bealz2003-01-13 14:26:45
    Never said they wouldn't be. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:29:51
      Or never at all... by Freakazoid2003-01-13 14:31:28
        Those fixes (for 95/98/Me) are called XP by Bealz2003-01-13 14:37:18
          Heehee by LionsPhil2003-01-13 14:38:02
          Sure it has. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:39:28
          that's where you're wrong by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:40:49
            linux is user-friendly by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:42:58
              Linux lets you shoot yourself in the foot by LionsPhil2003-01-13 14:44:24
                It +HAS+ a safety??? by themadkansan2003-01-13 14:50:39
                  Yeah, don't go logging on as root for daily stuff. by LionsPhil2003-01-13 14:52:06
                    and that applies doubly to your home box by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:53:24
                      Yup, I know. by LionsPhil2003-01-13 15:02:14
                        executes a command by mcnutcase2003-01-13 15:08:35
                  yes, it has a safety... by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:52:09
                  someone mension macOs i geuss it is by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:52:15
                Windows has a dead-simple safety... by swisscheese2003-01-13 15:29:09
              that's precisely it! by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:45:43
                for example by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:49:32
                  never try this at home (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:50:57
                    Of course not, try it at uni first :) (n/t) by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:53:55
                      i will hehehehe (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:54:42
                Would you want an open panel on your microwave too by Bealz2003-01-13 14:59:15
                  I don't follow your argument by mcnutcase2003-01-13 15:00:47
                    Perhaps our definitions of ease of use is the by Bealz2003-01-13 15:18:36
                      My mom uses Linux. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:20:58
                  Linux installers generally say by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:09:11
                    Those b******s! by LionsPhil2003-01-13 15:11:29
                    That explains a lot... by SnArL2003-01-13 17:09:21
      i remember that by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:39:41
        Beats me, but if anyone leaves port 139 by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:42:55
          s/96/95/; (n/t) by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:43:13
          hehe or useless port 500 and others (n/t) by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:45:29
      Considering the chances by Khaar2003-01-13 14:44:28
        i choose Linux cos i like the way it is by ozanbaba2003-01-13 14:47:24
        No, nor did I claim it was. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 14:47:41
          Sorry by Khaar2003-01-13 15:04:16
    all OSes will be exploited... by mcnutcase2003-01-13 14:30:06
  It's suprising.. by Khaar2003-01-13 15:06:29
    I take offence to that. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:14:44
      I'd like to see hte day when someone can by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:17:08
      You take offense too easily. by LionsPhil2003-01-13 15:19:28
        NT kernel is better by ozanbaba2003-01-13 15:22:48
          XP is still *much* better than 9x/ME by LionsPhil2003-01-13 15:25:20
            ME was hte garbage of MS. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:26:41
              but XP has weiard problems still by ozanbaba2003-01-13 15:28:19
                I've not noticed any yet. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:28:53
                  1 day by ozanbaba2003-01-13 15:31:51
                    Huh. by randomman2003-01-13 22:24:03
            i agree but seems like someone by ozanbaba2003-01-13 15:27:07
              They did. ;-) by Avium2003-01-13 20:02:49
        I didn't say it ran as efficiently. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:24:04
          I was attacking this: by LionsPhil2003-01-13 15:33:01
            Then explain how I had several months uptime by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:50:18
              Interesting - perhaps it WAS patched. by LionsPhil2003-01-13 15:52:44
                I didn't say it was perfect either. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 15:56:31
                  nothing is perfect by ozanbaba2003-01-13 16:01:19
                  You said - and I quote - by LionsPhil2003-01-13 16:02:34
                    And it's true. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 16:06:00
                      So...you've reverted back to your previous point? by LionsPhil2003-01-13 16:11:11
                        You're apearently Stupid. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 16:18:54
                      In my own experience, stability improved when... by swisscheese2003-01-13 16:21:08
                Here we go - 95, not 98 by LionsPhil2006-11-19 12:55:59
                  That article is insane. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 16:10:55
                    Which version. by Avium2003-01-13 19:59:08
    And even more by Khaar2006-11-19 12:55:59
      XP still has the BSoD. by Avium2003-01-13 19:53:30
        Uhm... by randomman2003-01-13 22:16:02
  Old article -- note date by swisscheese2003-01-13 15:18:58
  Stop screwing around with my opinion. by caffine-iv2003-01-13 16:40:18
    Seems clear to me... by swisscheese2003-01-13 17:00:01
      Heh. I'm glad you do :) by caffine-iv2003-01-13 17:55:07
    '...nicer player on networks...' Heh. That's good. by Avium2003-01-13 18:46:04
  why linux by ozanbaba2003-01-13 16:46:00
  Did anyone know about this? by randomman2003-01-13 21:26:39
    Tried other virus scanners? by Avium2006-11-19 12:55:59
      I hadn't yet because... by randomman2003-01-13 21:38:44
        Unlike many Linux geeks... by Avium2003-01-13 21:45:44
          I can sympathize... by randomman2003-01-13 21:49:17

 

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