Re: Linux vs MS Security



Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
Now and then I encounter a Microsoftie who claims Linux
is as vulnerable as Windows because there are a comparable
number of security patches released. Not being a security
guru I don't have the facts to rebut. So here are my
questions.

1 (SPAM) What percentage of SPAM is transmitted by compromised
Linux systems compared to Microsoft?

2 How does Linux compare with Windows for spyware vulnerability?

3 How many Linux worms/virii in the last ten years??

I was one of the first to deploy a linux box (slackware 1.?) with a cable modem and left it run for 7years untouched had 3.3MB of attempts in the auth.log not one got in 7 YEAR's
that was when linux first came out kernel 1.3x I think benn along time ago
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