<quote who="Jason Dixon"> >> Another great difference and advantage that Linux box can have over >> MS Products are flexibility, stability, and SECURITY (among >> others) that MS cannot meet at par with Linux. > > Not to defend Microsoft products, but Windows *can* be flexible (sorta), > *can* be stable (at times), and *can* be secure. Just like a Linux box, > this also requires a qualified Systems Administrator who practices sound > security and patching.
He did not say that it MS Windows could not do such things. He said it wasn't on par with Linux. Perhaps you need to read posts a little more closely before you start trying to tear them appart. MS Windows in it's current form can NEVER be as secure as Linux. Holes will remain hidden in the source for only a few to know about. Then you have to pray that Microsoft gets around to patching them before they become an issue. >> How many times in a year that you need to patch your MS Boxes with >> Bill-provided patch upgrades so that even your most latest Win2K >> would not be exploited by worms? > > Actually, I've been rather embarrassed at the volume of errata that Red > Hat has released over the last couple of years. Is this a bad thing? > Only if the administrator hasn't maintained the system properly. The > one thing that folks... the ones who argue that [Red Hat] Linux has as > many security holes as Windows... forget is that Linux is a distribution > containing a LOT of 3rd party software. Windows just can't compare. If > you were to compare the errata releases for the Linux kernel and GNU > utilities to Windows patches, I guarantee you they'd pale in > comparison. So... you're both right. ;-) You are forgetting one very important point. Only a fool installs programs that he doesn't need. If you only install the tools that you need for your machine to do it's job, most of the security updates will not apply to you. Eight of the last ten security patches for Redhat 9 did not apply to me because I did not have those packages installed. That leaves the SSH and unzip patches. The SSH patch really wasn't much for me to worry about. >> It's for wise people like you to evaluate these facts. > > It's wise for you to practice healthy advocacy. No, he's right. It's wise for people like you to evaluate these facts. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
