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Security FUD On Linux

bobmatnyc writes "InfoWorld reports that Microsoft is planning an "security assault on Linux" by hyping results of a commissioned study pointing to the number of security holes in Linux vs. Windows, the number of days it takes to fill the patches, and by raising questions as to the reliability of code submitted throught the OS process. I suppose if they focus very narrowly on one measurement of security, completely ignore script-level vulnerabilities, default settings vulnerabilities (such as root access for all users), and the demographics of the user population, as well as a zillion other things I'm not clever enough to think of off the top of my head, they may have a point. "

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  1. Off Topic by ignipotentis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know i'm way off topic here, but what is with that advertisement bar moving to the side? It looks like crap! I'm fine with the ad at the top of the page, but why move it down to the side?

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