Fewer patches for Linux can mean either fewer problems fixed or fewer problems that NEED to be fixed.
Lea Stahr Linux/Unix Team 630-753-5445 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miguel Delapaz Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS Aside from the odd choice of metrics (and the interpretations of them), the article/report doesn't touch on the more prevalent problem of default configurations not really being designed w/ security in mind. Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM TCP/IP Development Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> wrote on 03/23/2007 10:12:54 AM: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Mark Post > > > > >>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:57 AM, in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > om>, "McKown, John" wrote: > > > Laugh? Cry? Throw Up? > > > > > > http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3667201 > > > > It's a little hard to understand the decision criteria used, > > as reported by the article. Microsoft had 12 high severity > > problems (out of 39 reported fixed), Red Hat had 2 high > > severity problems out of 208 reported fixed, and Mac OS X had > > 1 high severity problem out of 43 reported fixed. Certainly > > "days until fixed" is important, but the article doesn't say > > how that was measured, so who knows if that's > > accurate/reasonable or not? > > If you "patch" all the big holes in a screen door, don't you still have > a screen door? Granted, it might keep the "Junebugs" out.... > > -jc- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, and any attachments and/or documents linked to this email, are intended for the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, proprietary, or otherwise protected by law. Any dissemination, distribution, or copying is prohibited. This notice serves as a confidentiality marking for the purpose of any confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the original sender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
