Re: windows is more secure than linux!!

[Stevie O <stevie@qrpff.net>]

Let's see, three private responses and a few public ones...

At 9:15am on 2/6/2002, Szonyi Calin (Calin Szonyi?) wrote:

> > Face it guys, statistics don't lie:
>
>Ever heard of a survey made on 1000 people which
>is relevant for 250,000,000 people ?
>
> >
> > [Windows]
> > Bugs in Windows XP system services resulting in a
> > security hole: 1 (UnPnP)
>
>And the viruses ?
>And the older windows OS's ?
>try on a 98 box
>Start-> run -> /con/con
>
> >
> > [Linux]
> > Bugs in wu-ftpd and BIND: billions
>
>You are still using wu-ftpd ? Than ... enjoy :-))
>In linux you can run a program chrooted.
>
>In Mickey$oft $oftware you have to wait for the
>patches. And wait, and wait ...
>
> >
> > Linux is so way worse!
> >
>
>Enjoy windows! Enjoy computer taking control over you!
>Enjoy BSOD! Enjoy viruses! Enjoy no customization!
>Enjoy spontaneus reboots! Enjoy a 32bit GUI on a top
>of a 16bit OS (win 9x)
> >
> > what? wu-ftpd isnt linux? yes it is! its on
> > freshmeat!
>
>You mean every "fresh meat" == "Linux" ?
>No comment
>
>Calin


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At 6:17pm 2/6/2002 +0900, David Blomberg wrote:

>         > Face it guys, statistics don't lie:
>
>         http://securityfocus.com/vulns/stats.shtml
>Read the real article
>
>         >
>         > Linux is so way worse!
>         >
>
>         Counting 3+ Sql Servers, a few mail servers, a dozen web browsers, a
>couple office suites
>         compared to MS OS (yeah that's a fair comparison and Linux still
>comes out even) :>
>
>Since when did fresh meat become the sole Linux authority?

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At 11:09 AM 2/6/2002 +0100, Martin Dalecki wrote:

>>Face it guys, statistics don't lie:
>>
>>[Windows]
>>Bugs in Windows XP system services resulting in a security hole: 1 (UnPnP)
>>
>>[Linux]
>>Bugs in wu-ftpd and BIND: billions
>You miss the simple fact that there is no wu-ftpd equivalent on Windows XP 
>running.

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