[aclug-L] Re: Linux Now Have More Security Problems Than Windows

[Ryan <ryan@xxxxxxxx>]

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Jonathan Hall wrote:
| And perhaps because "Linux and opensource software" is comprized of
| literally thousands of independant programs--many which are terribly
| insecure, whereas Microsoft develops only a handfull in comparison.
|
| If you considered "Microsoft and all Windows-based software" vs.
"Linux and
| open-source software", which would be a much more valid comparison,
I'm sure
| "Linux and open-source" would have far fewer outstanding security issues.
|
| -- Jonathan


Exactly, that is a terrible comparison... If they want to compare Linux
VS Windows they should include only security issues with the linux
kernel and maby a base install of only the most simple linux software. A
fair comparason would be a default Win2K install and a default linux
install with the same comparable services running from default... then
compare track records and see...
Unless this test report updates its test to include Windows and all
Windows software they cant compare it to Linux and all of linux's
software there point is completly flawed.

- -Ryan





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| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "John Goerzen" <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 9:51 AM
| Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Linux Now Have More Security Problems Than Windows
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|>On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:23:11AM -0600, David Carmichael wrote:
|>
|>>According to a report published November 12 by Aberdeen Group, "Security
|>>advisories for open source and Linux software accounted for 16 out of
|>
| the 29
|
|>>security advisories - about one of every two advisories - published for
|>
| the
|
|>>first 10 months of 2002 by CERT" Aberdeen says Microsoft products have
|>
| had
|
|>>no new virus or trojan horse advisories in the first 10 months of 2002,
|>
|>Perhaps because we actually announce security vulnerabilities willingly?
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