>What I have seen happen a lot is people switch to Linux because they hate >windows. Everything is up and running fine for them but they do not invest >the proper time to learn how to maintain the box to keep aware of security >patches. Now you have an OS with multiple services from multiple open >source projects and anyone of those can end up having a security exploit >that some 12 year old will use to "own" the box and the admin may never even >know the kid is in there. Windows certainly gets more than its fair share
this seems like it's going to boil down to a my os is better than your os debate! But really, how is this any different that a 12 year old exploiting windows security exploits. Just because the packages come from different places and different authors doesn't mean that they're any more or less secure. >of exploits but it just seems like with the typical weekend sysadmin that >the process to alert people of exploits and fixes for them is much better in >the windows world. > Just wait for a couple more zero-day exploits to occur and then it really won't matter how good their notification is. I think it all comes down to the security base of the system and Win32 wasn't designed from the ground up as a secure multi-user system. >On 5/9/06, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239940 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
