On Thu, 22 Mar 2007, RedShift wrote: > Siju George wrote: >> http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3667201 >> Just for some entertainment, no troll :-) > > IMHO it's not a fair comparison, most linux distributions ship with alot more > software than microsoft windows does, and most bugreports indicate an issue > with third-party software.
It's even more bullshit than that. Among other things, it compares the number of 'patches', which for non-MS systems tend to be 1:1 or close to it whereas MS has be making a point of rolling as many vulnerabilities into a single patch as possible. The metrics are not described. Terms like 'patch', 'vulnerability', 'advisory' are intermingled in a most unclear manner. Patch 'development time' seems undefined as well. Symantic makes its living selling paper bailing cups in a leaky boat. The media actively participates in obfuscating the issues, the causes and the solutions by publicizing such crap from Symantic and MS. -Lars Lars NoodC)n ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ensure access to your data now and in the future http://opendocumentfellowship.org/about_us/contribute