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Terrorists can hack Linux more easily than Windows
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| Supertech 2002-06-07, 8:29 am |
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The Alexis de Toqueville Institution (ADTI), a conservative Washington research organization (think tank), is set to issue a paper outlining reasons that Linux might be more easily compromised by terrorists, and urging the American government to step back and have a "national debate" on the viability of Open Source vs. proprietary software and its security.
the rest of the story...
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2...20607012085.htm
another instance of Microsoft's marketing machine at work again, only this time in stealth mode. | |
| ccieToBe 2002-06-07, 9:06 am |
| "The paper further suggests that the Microsoft operating systems are ideal candidates for running government computer networks due to the fact that HR managers have stated that 87% of people holding MCSE certifications are either equally or more successful than college graduates."
Huh? So I guess Plan9 is an even better candidate because IBM makes hard drives. | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-06-07, 9:15 am |
| Just ask yourself which has a hostory of being more insecure: Linux or Windows? | |
| wildscribe 2002-06-07, 12:32 pm |
| This makes no sense at all. Whenever you hear of a virus it almost always has to do with a Microsoft product. In fact, I would bet that 80 percent of all viruses are designed to take advantage of MS Outlook and Outlook Express. I am sure this will change as more folks start using Linux, but to claim that Linux is more open to viruses than a Microsoft OS because Linux is open source is crap. Microsoft has proven that you don't need access to source code to make nasty viruses.
I wonder how much money Microsoft donates to this Alexis de Toqueville Institution. I think there is something strange going on behind this study.
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| Boulware5 2002-06-07, 12:48 pm |
| Bottom line: M$ is more insecure no matter what any BS article says. | |
| neuralfx 2002-06-07, 9:12 pm |
| This is a similar thing to what happened to a Peruvian Congressman .. I URGE anyone who has not read it to please check it out .. this would actaully be a good answer to that "finding" .. it raises many issues ..
http://www.pimientolinux.com/peru2m...ueva_to_ms.html
-neural | |
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