May 2003 corp/gov't security breaches: Windows: 3,801 Linux: 19,208

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
Nice attempt at a countertroll, but more glaring is how you're trying to sidestep the issue that, in reality, although Windows servers vastly outnumber Linux ones, Linux security breaches vastly outnumber Windows.

In reality? As I said, we know nothing of how this statistic is derived, this, completely meaningless.

P.S. Oh yeah, the Aberdeen Group

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by skywalker
linux sucks - it isn't Windows

you want a secure, efficient, powerful, RELIABLE OS? get windows XP

Such ignorance

[Urban Ranger]

Furthermore, the Aberdeen Group reports that more than 50 percent of all security advisories that CERT issued in the first 10 months of 2002 were for Linux and other open-source software solutions.

Interestingly, an analysis of 2003 CERT advisories shows a different picture, yet Glonkie banish the new analysis with a wave of hand, but quotes the Aberdeen Group report to support his argument.

Talking about selective.

[Q Classic]

linux is fun...

should everybody switch? no. but should people use it if they want? sure.

besides, it's not like i have anything a hacker wants. except plans for world domination, maybe.

[MrWhereItsAt]

HEY! Let's be reasonable for a second.

There just are times you love the BSD.

Windows. For when you're too lazy to do anything else.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
HEY! Let's be reasonable for a second.

There just are times you love the BSD.

Windows. For when you're too lazy to do anything else.

Yeah. Like those times when you figure out you're in business to make money, not to make some political statement out of choosing an obscure OS.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Asher

As good as, you mean.

By the time I get to be his age, I sure as hell hope I am.

You'd better be better by then.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Fez
Asher, you are so pro-microsoft you are starting to even scare me...

Asher's just the vocal advocate. Some of us are just taking our pro-MS positions to the bank.

[Rasbelin]

Originally posted by skywalker
linux sucks - it isn't Windows

That arguement is as valid as...

Windows sucks because it doesn't have a cute penguin mascot and it's not invented by a Finn.

[Ari Rahikkala]

Second, the open-source community doesn't have a coherent "trustworthy computing" initiative

Yes, we do. It's called OpenBSD . Honestly, although I only use Linux myself, I've become more and more positive towards the BSDs lately... and to do some finger-pointing, RedHat sucks ! I think they've never heard about the value of 1) using pristine sources (which tend to be less buggy than patched ones, especially if you write the patches yourself) and 2) disabling everything by default and letting the admins enable stuff as needed...

As for the study... well, I don't have the means to pay for it so I'll just have to wait for someone else to check its credibility... especially since there was no connection between what was said about the study at mi2g's site and what WinInfo reported...

[Paul Hanson]

I honestly couldn't care less what OS people use, and I should imagine I speak for the vast majority of people.

[Rasbelin]

I wouldn't wonder if there has been some warm handshakes in the background between this Aberdeen Group and Microsoft, nor would I wonder if MS would own them.

Speaking of non partial statements, the FBI has issued several warnings regarding Windows products like Win XP and its UPnP support. Also NSA has clearly chosen Linux with its NSA Linux initiative. Let that speak for itself.

[BustaMike]

I knew it was Frank Stallone's fault

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asuka
I wouldn't wonder if there has been some warm handshakes in the background between this Aberdeen Group and Microsoft, nor would I wonder if MS would own them.

There were some massive controversies over the last Aberdeen Group study that Glonkie quoted. IIRC, the study was found to be funded by Microsoft. I will try to locate some sources.

[Asher]

UR...the "study" of the Aberdeen group consisted of someone looking at the CERT statistics and telling everyone what they were.