__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 08 February 2007 17:51 \__
> William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:54:20 +0000, Mark Kent wrote:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Linux more secure than Windows, national survey shows
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| In its first annual Security Issues Survey for the debut of the
>>>>| Software Security Summit conference in La Jolla, California, BZ
>>>>| Research polled 6,344 software development managers about the security
>>>>| of different popular enterprise operating environments and Linux and
>>>>| open source consistently topped Microsoft Windows, according to
>>>>| respondents.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.xomba.com/linux_more_secure_than_windows_national_survey_shows
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This is interesting, since statistically this has been true for as long
>>> as I can recall, however, Microsoft has waged a constant war on the
>>> perception of security. It would appear that they have lost that war,
>>> too, although this is perhaps not all that surprising - there's only so
>>> long you can wish the tide back before your feet get wet.
>>
>> IMO M$ lost it a long time ago. A short time ago (2005) the "Honeypot
>> Project" proved it fairly conclusively:-
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=20817
>>
>> I suppose teh wintrolls will do the usual denial, protesting, apologise
>> for M$, gnash teeth etc, it's what M$ pays them to do.
>>
>
> They always have done, for sure, but as the perception continues to
> shift, they'll look a bit silly, stood alone, the crowds not listening.
I was quite upset to find out that xomba.com is yet another site that
republishes older articles. Since it also reached Groklaw News Picks, it
does nothing but encourage plagiarism. It's not the first time. *frown*
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