Thanx "Linux Bangladesh". And Darklord I hope u have got all the answers.
Regards, Muhammad Moinur Rahman --- Linux Bangladesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
