On 28 Oct 2002, Vipul Bhadra wrote: > 1. There is no such thing as a secure distro ( forget the damn kernel
agreed. > 2. Distros like Slackware, Redhat are good at the server tasks but > week at security .. admins need to sweat out to REALLY secure this OS. agreed > 3. For those whose life depend on server security, they need to check > OS like EnGarde .... not just because they are secure by default but > also because the base of such distros is also secure . .for exampls This I don't agree with, and it also contradicts what you say in 1. > 4. Ofcourse u can make ur debian or Slackware as secure as one of this > commercial Linux distros .... difficult but possible. I still don't understand what you mean by commercial. Redhat, Mandrake, and Suse are all commercial. > So its the admins who make or break the strength of a linux distro. Yes. My point is, if things become too easy, then you'll get every person who can move a mouse calling himself an admin. No, they aren't worth their salt, but yes, they will get hired to do admin work, and when a hole is found, the system will be blamed. -- The Macintosh is Xerox technology at its best. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
