[FW1] Linux based Checkpoint Installation

[sathish]

Hi,   We are planning to install Checkpoint 4.1 on Linux, our concern is   1. As this is security related issue and Linux source code is available freely to everyone ? 2. Linux is developed by a group of developers and  can we trust that what ever these developers have contributed doesnot have malicious programs built into it ? 3.Future OS updates will be again thru the same group of develpers ? 4. Is it safe going with linux for security solutions or opt for NT, UNIX ?     regs   Sathish M R Network Systems Engineer Euclid India Limited Bangalore.