On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:06:35 -0400
"Luis-Miguel Astudillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> Every system has its strenghts and flaws but at the end is the user
> that knows if he/she is ready to live with their choice. All of the
> above systems have their merit according to the user needs.
The difference is it is far more trivial to compromise a Windows system
with little or no "hacker" training than it is to compromise a Linux
system. For the average desktop user there is simply no comparison.
Of course all precautions *should* be taken in a production environment,
but something as trivial as Blaster has a snowball's chance in hell of
cracking a Linux system, not to mention Code Red, et al. And don't get
me started on MS patches that come too little too late, and in some
cases *break* functionality or even previous patches.
Statistically, I would bet my left nut that *per system* (ie. taking
into account "market share") Windows systems are responsible for far
more nasty business on the internet than Linux, though I bow to your far
greater experience with Solaris or AIX in that regard.
--
HaywireMac
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and
robbers there will be.
-- Lao Tsu
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