Darklord (:= wrote: >
Sorry I missed a few more questions. Here comes the answers > @@@ > is it possible to inastall bsd in ext3 fs? > Hell, NO! Why should that be? Would you wish to install Linux on NTFS > or FAT systems? or vice-versa? > Every OS has its own way of handling files and file-systems. Even the > four major Open Source BSDs have their own way of handling file, > file-system, and file-system-security. They all are different -- and > that is where the famous term "Freedom of Choice" comes in :D > > @@@ > well i am not security conscious > linux is secure enough for me > > I'm sure it is! But for many people, especially the ones who need to > expose some services to the rest of the world it is not -- therefore, > if I am not truly mistaken, even Yahoo runs on FreeBSD. > > Being BD you have the "luxury" of being behind a firewall set up by > your ISP -- so in true sense you are *not* exposed to threats from the > net. Leave your XP turned on in default installation for a week on a > Real IP advertising some sort of service, and then we'll see who > becomes security conscious >:) > > > @@@ > i heard that BSD is more secure then linux > so i wanted to know is tht true? And why? > > Well, over the ages people have tried to make crusade out of such > questions. Depends largely what you mean by "more" and "secured". But > the main difference between BSDs and Linux distros are not entirely > security -- it is the philosophy behind the building blocks of those. > > As for security, as long back Hasnain Bhai had said -- your distro is > only as secured as you can make it. Being a simpleton jack user, you > are definitely not expected to fiddle through the vast SendMail code > to identify and rectify any security flaw -- the sendmail.org people > or other developers will do it. But if you know how to handle your > FireWall, watch and analyze the logs and take evasive actions just to > hold off the attackers long enough so a patch can be developed and > applied -- that is all you are expected to do at a minimum. > > But then again, since the building philosophy is different in BSD, > historically they have suffered less security problem than the Linux > (as OpenBSD points it out -- only ONE remote root vulnerability in > eight years!) > > Since appearently google is non-approachable from your end, these are > just my 2 paisa information to satisfy your immediate quest. > > Happy Linuxing > > > >
