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Windows Developers Agree: Linux More Secure

Posted by michael on from the statistical-games dept.

theblackdeer writes "eWeek has an article up about an Evans Data Corp survey that the majority of Windows developers agree that linux is a more secure OS. "Linux scored high for innate security among respondents, more than two- thirds of whom 'use or target Windows with their code.' Indeed, only 23 percent of the developers were primarily Linux developers.""

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  1. Proportion of programmers by tickticker · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Isn't it something, how Linux developers made up almost 25% of respondents, but Linux supposedly only owns about 5-10% market share?

    Couple thoughts on this:

    -Poor sampling of programmers
    -The world of developers is aiming at Linux as it's install base will grow.
    -Linux is a better platform to program for.

    I'm sure there's more idiosyncracies to find in this report, but these are just my $.02

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