[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi.this may be a fly in the soup... At least the fly has wings to fly out :).
>...but i was wondering if anyone has > noticed that while windows has had relatively few bug reports and > patch releases this year,... That's just because they are afraid of coming out with it, or better yet, too dumb too realise they have a vulnerability on their hands. One of the problems of a closed-source distribution. >...it seems linux is getting at least 7 > advisories each week . I think this is a good thing. Rather than not know what problems your system has, better you are familiar with the exploit and patch yourself against, however many times it occurs. This also goes to show how well the various Linux/UNIX packages are advancing. >...the implications of this could be serious since > linux has always branded itself as *secure* compared to micro$oft > primarily because it gets audited by a wide range of programmers. Security isn't something we do once and forget, it's a way of life. You're right, it does get audited by a wide range of coders, and these coders find bugs, bugs and more bugs each time. They can't catch all the bugs in one night because they have lives to lead :). That said, they do a much better job at timely detection and resolution than M$ ever could. The fact of life (that will always stand) is that programmes will always have bugs, whether we like it or not. How (quickly) we treat those bugs is what will set the programmes apart. M$ simply needs to play catch up. Regards, Mark Tinka Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
