__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 30 March 2007 13:23 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> 2006 Operating System Vulnerability Summary
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| As far as "straight-out-of-box" conditions go, both Microsoft's
>>| Windows and Apple's OS X are ripe with remotely accessible
>>| vulnerabilities.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| The UNIX and Linux variants present a much more robust
>>| exterior to the outside. Even when the pre-configured server
>>| binaries are enabled, each system generally maintained its
>>| integrity against remote attacks.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.omninerd.com/2007/03/26/articles/74
>>
>>
>
>>
>> Linux vs. Windows: Which is Most Secure?
>>
> <snip>
>
>>| Patch practices
>>| Qualitative score: Windows gets an A- while Linux gets a B+.
>> `----
>
> This has to be a joke? How can you possibly quantify patch practices
> when the source-code is invisible?
That's an argument uses to criticise Microsoft's FUD graphs, which counts
something that's rather meaningless (not to mention the smaller codebase).
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