Re: internet security

[Jason Greenwood]

If you read my whole post, you'll see that I said I keep my systems up 
to date with URPMI. So I HAVE those patches installed on a regular 
basis. If you know me, you'd never say I was a troll...others on this 
list know I am not.

I DO suggest people keep their systems updated but I do belive that an 
out of the box Mandrake install (at the time of its release) is 
infinitely more secure than its Winders counterparts. Point to some 
evidence, anywhere, that proves otherwise.

Cheers

Jason

Matthew Gregan wrote:
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 08:50:34PM +1300, Jason Greenwood wrote:


In my experience, my out of the box installs are miles more secure
than even the most locked down Winders box.


Looking at the MandrakeSoft advisories for security problems in the
latest product (9.2), there are 36 security-related patches available.
Any operating system that has been locked down by somebody who knows
what they're doing is going to be significantly more secure than an
out-of-the-box install of virtually any operating system.  To suggest
otherwise indicates that you're either naive, or a troll.
-mjg