Re: Linux security
- From: Alan McKinnon <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 00:06:49 +0200
On Sunday 30 April 2006 17:24, mhearn wrote:
Currently I'd say there's nothing protecting Linux against malware
and viruses. It's easy to write a virus that say exploits one of
these:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
Linux's main advantage in this war is that anyone with enough
knowledge can read the code and know what the exploit is, and if the
fix really works. It's a "many eyeballs" thing.
With Windows, we get to take MS's word for it and have to accept the
margin of uncertainty that's the best Norton et al can do.
Having the source doesn't win the war all by itself but it can tip the
balance in our favour.
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how many people understand hex?
Alan McKinnon
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