On 6 Jul 2004, at 8:30 pm, The Fool wrote:
I've never been hacked or had a virus run through my system. Yet most l337 linux users with > 3 month uptimes discover their boxen ownored.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17504
"A SURVEY released by Evans Data reveals that 92% of respondents have never had their Linux systems infected with a virus.
The survey, titled Summer 2004 Linux Development Survey, also reports that 78% of Linux developers have never had their systems hacked.
Additionally, a mere seven per cent had been hacked three or more times.
According to the survey, of the 22% hacked users, 23% of intrusions were made by users with working, legit login ID's.
Nicholas Petreley, a Linux analyst for Evans Data thinks it's no surprise Linux systems aren't hacked to the same degree as Windows machines. He said: "More eyes on the code means that less slips by, and the OS is naturally going to be better secured." "
-- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/
One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs. -- Robert Firth
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