Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 11:46:07 06/27/04
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On June 27, 2004 at 05:00:53, Bo Persson wrote: >On June 26, 2004 at 21:19:46, Peter Skinner wrote: > >> >>This is just one of many "Windows" reasons I am switching to Linux. > >Why don't you check out some of the more recent security problems with one >popular Linux distribution? > >https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel3ws-errata-security.html > > >Bo Persson 51 updates in a little over 7 months. How does this compare to Windows? Around 20 of those might apply to regular users (users not running websites or other servers). How does this compare to Windows? Maybe 6-8 are actually OS or non-application related. How does this compare to Windows? We're still missing half the data required to make any meaningful comparisons. These days I don't think it matters much which current OS you use if you are responsible. The Windows decendants of the NT line (Win2k and XP) are pretty stable for the average (responsible) user. If you are careless, you can get bitten on Linux or Windows. I know people who get taken down by viruses under Windows, and people who get hacked under Linux. I usually run Windows 2000, update from time to time, run a virus scanner, software firewall, hardware firewall/router with NAT, don't do anything obviously stupid like opening random email attachments, etc., and I haven't had to reinstall the OS or had worms or any other major problems since I have had that setup. Nor have I had any major problems running various Linux distros under that setup. If I were running a server that had to be up, that I knew would be attacked, etc., then I'd choose some unix flavor (linux, bsd, solaris, etc.). That's a better acid test than home users, because most home users don't know how to protect themselves in Windows (or Linux), and most home users aren't big targets either. Another difference is the home user vs commercial user. IE someone running a commercial web server is rarely going to be browsing the web or opening email attachments from the web server.
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