Re: Security followup
"Decker F. Wong-Godfrey" <> wrote
I think the real thing to think about here is not the number of (primarily desktop) windows machines vs. the number of (primarily server) UNIX machines. The thing to think about is, that if all things were equal between the platforms,
That's a faulty premise. All things are not equal between Windoze and Unix.
Hence any comparison of security between them is almost meaningless, thus this
discussion is meaningless. (And also off topic.)
That's exactly what I was saying.
Glad we agree.
It is not a perception. It is built into the operating system itself. Linux viruses can't do much simply because the system they run on is built to limit the activities of malicious users or malicious programs. It's an inherent part of the system.
This isn't even remotely true, but if you feel more secure using Linux, then
good for you.
You do understand the concept of multi-user environment right?
And since it's not even remotely true, it won't be to hard to find a reference that shows how a virus on Linux can do the potential damage that a virus on Windows does every day.
This isn't the forum to have a "my platform is bigger, longer, and harder thanI wholeheartedly agree on both counts. Where we disagree is how much the platform plays into the problem. The platform does play a big role in the overall security of the system.
yours" debate.
The root fact is: configuration, use, and network environment has a far greater
impact on a system's security than the platform used.
It's nice of you to provide free information to the people here, but don't expect that if your information contains errors, that everyone should just be quiet because this isn't the forum for doing things like that.
I don't evangelize, but I do respond to misinformation. So, if you can't take it, don't give it.
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