On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Jeffry Smith wrote:
> ps: one final lesson: Don't run Windows ;-)
While that is a good lesson, it is worth pointing out that the security
model of Unix is not inherently better then WinNT. Windows NT systems have
proven to be more susceptible to viruses than Unix-like systems for two
reasons: (1) Stock Unix systems typically have more restrictive file
permissions then the default "wide open" permissions on Windows; and (2) the
computer education level of the average Unix user is much higher then the
average Windows user.
Again, as more and more lusers start using Linux, I think we'll see more and
more viruses targeted at Linux. We should be careful -- if we keep saying
"Linux is immune to viruses", it will likely come back to haunt us. It is
misleading at best.
Of course, none of this applies to DOS and Win9X systems, which have no OS
security to speak of.
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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