I should point out that this article makes the false claim that linux is "safe against virus and malware attacks". It is safer against viruses than windows, but they still happen ( http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa070102a.htm - this is an article about an apache worm - a virus that can impact linux), and malware (which requires user intervention to install) runs rampant - i.e. rootkits. You hear about those all the time. Somebody improperly secured their linux server and one day discovered they no longer owned the box.
Having an uninformed, utopian view of linux is nearly as dangerous to our community as having a derisive view. Some people see linux as the magic bullet, "if I install linux, I'll never have to worry about security again!", which is just plain wrong. The real thought should be "if I install linux I'll have to worry *a lot less* about my computer being compromised in spite of the security measures I've taken" - but there is no "worry-free" solution, in the linux world or elsewhere. Linux still allows you to install things like telnet (which transmit cleartext passwords) and run programs that you download from arbitrary websites (which could harm your computer). On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:57 AM, pratik shah <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends i was just surfing around and heard about this great news!!! > > > http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/internet/Post-online-CAT-disaster-IIMs-plan-to-switch-to-Foss-/articleshow/5338309.cms > > -- > PRATIK SHAH > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
