Original article: http://www.vnunet.com/news/1160853 Linus' Response: http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3467241
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 01:12:17 -0800, Sagar Gokhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > to them Linux's security claims are hyped and exaggerated.I was just > > thinking of the same,isnt Linux, more vulnerable to security threats as > > its source code is known by everyone? > that is what makes open source software more secure. look at it this > way. since everyone can see the source code, if a hacker can see a > vulnerability, its quite likely that a security expert can see the > vulnerability too. (we assume that there are atleast as many good > people in this world as there are evil). > the same could be said for closed source systems too. but in their > case, the security experts are a small group of paid employees. here, > the source is open to all who think of themselves as able. > as for microsofts' claims, thats all FUD. > and is linux more secure? a quick google search should give you links > to 2-3 studies. make your own conclusions. > > sagar > > -- > Sagar Gokhale > -- > ______________________________________________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) > List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail > Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions. > -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
