Re: windows is more secure than linux!!

Daniel Phillips (phillips@bonn-fries.net)
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:26:53 +0100


On February 5, 2002 07:41 pm, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, william fitzgerald wrote:
>
> > some of you might find this interesting others
> > disheartening
>
> Still others, like me, find it very encouraging
> that Microsoft can't stop talking about Linux.
> They must be enthusiastic about it, or something.
>
> > www.shortnews.com/shownews.cfm?id=16886&u_id=623
>
> Now add the security holes in ISS, Outlook, Exchange,
> Access and all available pieces of Windows software
> into the picture so Linux and Windows are measured on
> an equal ground.

And divide Linux vulnerabilities by the number of vendors, and adjust for the
fact that Linux vendors try to report all vulnerabilities while Microsoft
tries to keep them secret.

> Lies, damn lies & statistics.

How about Lies, damn lies, wild crazy lies and 'journalistic interpretation
of statistics'. Err, and has anybody mentioned integrity yet. In so many
words.

-- 
Daniel
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