>> i'll offer a slightly different take... i believe we will in time >> see more efforts at virii for linux/os x/<name your fav new os> >> as they become more popular simply because there are those who >> enjoy seeing what holes they can find or simply enjoy destroying >> for destruction's sake. but i believe it will simply be more >> effort - not more successful virii, especially as long as >> updating is as (usually) painless as it is now. linux will >> eventually have it's own crises to deal with as new areas are >> discovered and explored. some may well bring linux downa notch >> or two, but this community has the benefit of open communication >> and remarkably fast response; any attack should be a short blip >> on the radar before it fades and we all move on. >> >I don't think soooooo.. >http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ > selinux may be good. it may be extraordinarily good. it is not perfect, therefore at some point in time, a way or ways will be found to subvert it to greater or lesser degrees. those attacks will be addressed and the weaknesses rectified, but the damage will happen.
i'm not tryig to be rude when i say this: that same cocky self-assurance is what allowed Challenger to happen - and i'm american and it still hurts like hell every time i remember, but assumptions didn't stop it from happening nor will it stop it from happening again. if man is involved, it will fail eventually. linux is no different in thaat regard than anything else manmade. more thoughtfully addressed and nurtured, but still vulnerable.
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