On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 11:07:04AM -0700, Linux Rocks! wrote: > Jacob Meuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2004 at 10:53:15AM -0700, Linux Rocks! wrote: > > > > > how come 44 % of the people think linux would be more insecure if it > > > were more popular??? > > > > generally speaking, > > > > more popluar = more demand for "user friendliness" > > > > more "user friendliness" = more code > > > > more code = more bugs > > > > more bugs = more possible exploits > so, what your saying is: more popular == more friendly == more insecure
the key being more code. also, as it get's more popular, the more people will code for it, the more people will do silly things like make MUAs that execute things ... OK maybe not, but to be ever so "user friendly" ... look at how many vulnerabilities have been found in graphics libraries recently. now, if you are using a non-graphical interface, these don't affect you. if you are using the libraries, you are affected. > I can also see how it would be impractical for malicious people to write > viri/worms/malware for a smaller number of users (linux vs windows), > however more linux users == more linux viri/malware doesnt make > linux less secure. true, but how do you know, that as linux gets more popular, that people aren't going to release more trojans? with more popularity comes more clueless users ... who will blame the OS, not their actions. -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
