i'm also running linux....even got my lab to convert over completely.....we are quite happy using open office and no one ever knows that we aren't making native MS documents....
but i beg to differ about the "why: of all of the attacks....yes linux (and all open source by its nature) is more "adaptable" to threats...more secure? yes...because of tht adaptability and rapid response. but the reason that no one writes malicious code against the open source world in large part has to do with the fact that it wouldn't make the headlines that attacking MS products does.
it all boils down to attention seeking, in my opinion.
the majority of web-based businesses are the minority of all businesses. e-business or whatever term you use may be growing and manufacturing declining, but manufacturing and service jobs are still the VAST majority of jobs out there. long way to go....trust me. i'm not pro windows...or pro ms....just being realistic about why opportunists behave in certain ways.
simple.....relatively few people/business use linux compared to windows....if you are an attention seeking idiot who writes malicious code, who would you target? the population that gets you on the national news, or the small group of users who probably know better than to launch the worm carrier to begin with?
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i'm also running linux....even got my lab to convert over completely.....we are quite happy using open office and no one ever knows that we aren't making native MS documents.... but i beg to differ about the "why: of all of the attacks....yes linux (and all open source by its nature) is more "adaptable" to threats...more secure? yes...because of tht adaptability and rapid response. but the reason that no one writes malicious code against the open source world in large part has to do with the fact that it wouldn't make the headlines that attacking MS products does. it all boils down to attention seeking, in my opinion.
the majority of web-based businesses are the minority of all businesses. e-business or whatever term you use may be growing and manufacturing declining, but manufacturing and service jobs are still the VAST majority of jobs out there. long way to go....trust me. i'm not pro windows...or pro ms....just being realistic about why opportunists behave in certain ways.
simple.....relatively few people/business use linux compared to windows....if you are an attention seeking idiot who writes malicious code, who would you target? the population that gets you on the national news, or the small group of users who probably know better than to launch the worm carrier to begin with?