No anger, I'm just a little cranky before my second cup of coffee :) Lies, damned lies, and statistics!
Look! The Linux Kernel is Number One in finding, documenting and fixing bugs! Windows is way behind! Imagine all the bugs they haven't found yet! On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Ricardo Araoz <[email protected]> wrote: > Look Ted, those of us who've used Linux in anger know how good it is. > Those who haven't... well, they can keep buying Wds versions (every time the > company feels they need some extra money) and feeling all warm and fuzzy and > knowledgeable every time the find a work around some shitty bug or some > hidden stuff and are able to keep having things they already had in the > previous version, or paying out even more money for other company's > solutions to the mess. > > Different strokes for different folks, no need to get excited about it. > After all, it's their mess, and their money they are throwing down. > > > > On 20/11/15 09:16, Ted Roche wrote: >> >> Lies, damned lies and statistics. >> >> I found it "interesting" that SEVEN of the TOP 25 lists of "Vulnerable >> Products" are called "Windows" yet they roll all of the hundreds of >> Linux builds under "Linux Kernel" No doubt many of the Windows flaws >> are duplicate or cross-versions (since they are nearly all the same >> product based on the same code.) >> >> One of those is wrong, isn't it? >> >> Linux is good about being OPEN about their issues and the fixes, >> unlike Windows that ships a dozen updates every month whose >> description says "This update addresses a problem in Windows." Well, >> duh. >> >> So what did you find "interesting" in the link? >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Mike McCann <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Found this interesting, re: Linux. >>> >>> https://www.cvedetails.com/top-50-products.php >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Charlie >>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:51 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [NF] Linux Ransomware now out >>> >>> On 11/17/2015 8:13 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> I thought Linux was immune to all this crap? You don't even need an >>>> A/V software on Linux, right? >>>> >>>> lol >>> >>> Nope I don't think anyone said "immune" - just much harder to deploy. >>> >>> You can bet your bottom dollar that companies like MS, and Apple are >>> looking for any way to discredit/attack Linux. In fact, this thing >>> smacks of Microsoft-ish "design": that is the software has a design flaw >>> so big it's practically useless. :) >>> >>> -Charlie >>> >>>> On 2015-11-10 09:34, Stephen Russell wrote: >>> >>> >>> http://betanews.com/2015/11/09/linux-users-targeted-by-new-linux-encoder-1-e >>> ncryption-ransomware/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Stephen Russell >>>>> Sr. Analyst >>>>> Ring Container Technology >>>>> Oakland TN >>>>> >>>>> 901.246-0159 cell >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >>>>> multipart/alternative >>>>> text/plain (text body -- kept) >>>>> text/html >>>>> --- >>>>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4uE_7pDnS6K=ssm05qukkomhtfhqsvutv0w3blpspn...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
