Re: Why Linux is Better than Windows. **My Linux Experience**

From: Liam Slider (liam_at_nospam.liamslider.com)
Date: 05/29/05 

Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 01:05:48 GMT

On Sun, 29 May 2005 00:14:20 +0000, CyberDroog wrote:

> On Sat, 28 May 2005 12:28:02 GMT, Liam Slider <liam@nospam.liamslider.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 28 May 2005 04:38:22 +0000, CyberDroog wrote:
>>
>>> Servers are a different environment. They are maintained by admins, not
>>> grandma.
>>
>>
>>Yes, and Windows *servers* get hit by *malware* far, far, far more often
>>than Linux servers, even though there are more Linux servers than Windows
>>servers!
>>
>>What does this say about Windows?
>
> It says it's popular. The servers get hit because the clients are running
> the same platform. That spells propagation.

Even when the client software has nothing to do with how the malware is
spread, or with the hole being exploited in any way?

No, it doesn't.

>
>>> It's a matter of social engineering. Put Linux on most home desktops
>>> and it'll quickly become a target.
>>
>>Target, sure. One which is anywhere near as effective at spreading
>>viruses as Windows? Hell no.
>
> Change the popular desktop OS and the virus and malware authors will
> change their technology.

Sure, but it doesn't mean they will have anything remotely approaching the
effectiveness they reach on Windows. Windows has so many inherent flaws,
so many easy ways to spread viruses and worms, both in server space and
among regular users, that it's simply insane. By comparison, Linux is a
big stone fortress filled with armed troops defending it, while Windows is
a tree fort defended by children with water balloons who have to be home
for lunch.

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