-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Chris,
| | The article was intended as more of a comparison between Windows | and Linux security - and it's quite obvious who wins there. It is | intended more for home users - and if home users don't use Windows, | they're either going to use Linux or MAC (they'd have to change | hardware for a mac though..). Of course, UNIX is probably safer | then Linux - after all UNIX has 5 viruses, Linux has 40.. but | Windows has 60,000. Threfore, I do agree that there is no hack | proof OS and that Linux still needs to mature further, but I still | beleive that security-wise Linux is a far better choice to Windows. | | | As for the stability and software licesnes etc... The article was | meant to focus on security. They are very valid points which will | certainly be the topic of future articles. | | Thanks for the feedback, | | Keith | | Gauci Christopher at CIMU wrote: | | | Keith, | | I have seen the article, it is a good thing that you | are trying to | push Linux to the attention of the Maltese, but | there are some | things which I disagree with you. Linux still | needs updates as it | is still not yet matured enough, it still can | be hacked if not | installed securely and very few people really | now how. And even so | there is no hack proof OS. Spyware maybe | still non existent on | Linux systems but they still can be written | for them. | | I think you should more emphases the power of the OS | that it is | stable and software that one can use without worry | about the | software licenses issues, can do everything that | windows can do | even run windows application even if they still | want to use M$ | Office with wine they can do so. | | | Chris | | | Keith Vassallo (12/12/2004 17:07): | | | | Hi List, | | I have been informed by the PCWM editor that for our | article to be | published in the next issue of PCWM it must be | submitted before the | first week of January. I have drafted an | article which you can | find here: | | http://linux.org.mt/articles/Wiki.jsp?page=NeedSecurityNeedLinux. | | If you make any changes please add your name to the bottom of the | | article so that you may be given proper credit on the magazine. | | | Apart from this article, we also have the "What is OpenSource?" | | article - an excellent one by Ramon Casha (see, I spelt it right | | this time Ramon!). I think this might be better suited for The | | Times or another newspaper. Let me know what you think. | | Keith | | | _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing | list [email protected] | http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list | | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBvJUtym3HAdrlsyERApLjAJ4lQ5dAkj7aySs5Yk0WHPn+SBHjLwCfbhzb ajs4j5YV6usWW4BzO530mxc= =SfpJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
