On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 22:38 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > Skip Evans wrote: > > Nathan Rixham wrote: > >>> > >> yup.. all OS's are equally insecure; each OS is as insecure as the > >> next; no > >> one OS is more insecure than any other > >> > > > > Wrong, and there is experimental data to prove it. Read the first URL > > I posted that documents the creation of Linux viruses and the > > experiments conducted to see how they propagate compared to Windows > > viruses. > > > > > think about it for a minute; an OS can either be secure (0 > vulnerabilities) or insecure (1 or more vulnerabilities); as all OS's > have 1 or more vulnerabilities they are all equally insecure; because > they are all insecure. > > the only way to change the balance is to make or find an OS with 0 > vunerabilities; thus making it secure and no longer equal. > > my worlds boolean. > That's like saying a nuke is as bad as a bullet; they can either kill or not kill. It's not a black and white issue. You really need to look at the potential vulnerabilities, and then compare patch frequencies. I think you'll find Windows is less secure.
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