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Defending Open Source Security
dpilgrim writes "DevX's A. Russell Jones as thrown down the gauntlet, questioning the security of Open Source software. I've picked up the gauntlet and
posted a response over on the O'Reilly Network. As previously
discussed on /. Jones' comments are too controversial to ignore."
10 yo kid knows that Linux is far more secure than Windows
On the other hand, 10 year old kids don't seem to be have enough sense to not make broad statements like this.
Fact #1: Windows has gotten a lot better and continues to get better
Fact #2: Use Linux as a Windows user, i.e. logged as root all the time, installing and disinstalling crap, not knowing what the hell you're doing, and I guarantee you Linux is less secure than Windows.
Fact #3: If Linux had a broader user-base, 90+% like Windows, it'd certainly be the target of worm writers. So far it hasn't been "virus-tested" like Windows, so don't be so prompt to declare it secure.
I'm no Windows fan, but at some point you have to look at the truth, and avoid saying "this is better than that. period.".
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
first post!!! you lame assholes... I can post first because my XBox is a american product and my pride in my great country and my great XBox accelerate everything...
If only they would make games for that bitch... IAve played Metroid Prime and it ruled... I hope M$ will buy those japanese bastards and port Metroid to my great american console system!!!
Join the fun!!!
Dude, you can wrap your facts together and shove them back into your ass....
1) So does Linux.
2) Same with windows.
3) You just shut the fuck up and watch it, dude.
4) Troll.
This article is not "redundant", it is extremely "relevant". Unfortunately Slashdot is nothing more than a bunch of crybabies who refuse to examine the truth, instead living in their own falsified dream world that only exists in their own uninformed minds.
I'm sorry, but what does any of this have to do with Janet Jackson's breast, people? Get with the program!
-- thinkyhead software and media