On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:39:44 +0100 Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> You may find this interesting: > > http://www.virusbtn.com/news/latest_news/granneman.xml > > Anne <sigh> Here we go again. As has happened many times before, the author of this piece of journalistic tripe is trolling for controversy. The *fact* is that Linux is several times more resistant to trivial exploits than Windows. There is no one in the security field with more than ten brain cells who disputes this. Yes, it is possible to exploit Linux platforms, just like it's possible to exploit any platform. The question is: is it *trivial*? Windows: yes. Linux: no. The article this "journalist" seeks to rebut makes this point fairly well, it's not propaganda, it's not wishful thinking or anyone burying their heads in the sand. It's just an observation of something that is common knowledge. Let's put it this way, as someone on my local LUG list said: Take a default install of any Linux distro, and a default install of Windows, connect them to the internet with no firewall or any antivirus software, and see which one gets compromised 1st. Anyone care to bet? C'mon, I'll give you ten to one on the Windows box... ;-) -- HaywireMac ++ ICQ # 279518458 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all. -- Arthur Balfour
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