On Sunday 08 Jun 2003 4:14 pm, JoeHill wrote: > On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 10:36:55 +0100 > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > No - a properly configured and maintained Linux box is. There > > will always be vulnerabilities popping up in something that > > changes as often and fast as linux does. Only by keeping up with > > security updates do you stay secure. > > Agreed, keep in mind however that I am only talking about > vulnerability to virii. Yes, if someone were to install Linux w/ a > blank pass for root and then connect to the internet... > Out of the box? Why do you think there are so many security updates for 9.1? (And 9.1 isn't an exception) By the time any distro gets out new vulnerabilities have been discovered. The good thing about linux is that they get fixed, and fast. But if you don't take the trouble to keep up with the fixes you are definitely not safe. Viruses, possibly, but there's more to it than that. So when a news item says 'Linux is no safer than Windows, out of the box' it's not as far wrong as you may think.
Anne
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