Hi Aragon: For whatever reason, I'm just now receiving your posts from Wednesday. Normally I'd file them away, considering the age of the thread, but I feel your comments dictate a response.
> He did not say that it MS Windows could not do such things. He said it > wasn't on par with Linux. Perhaps you need to read posts a little more > closely before you start trying to tear them appart. I was simply trying to provide a balanced tone to the conversation. This person was laying a "Linux rulez" slant to the thread, and that's not an appropriate manner with which to spread Linux advocacy. Note that I'm a Linux Engineer with an RHCE. My livelihood depends on Linux. I'm not about to go badmouthing it, but I'd like folks to realize that every OS has it's place (just not necessarily in MY office). ;-) > MS Windows in it's current form can NEVER be as secure as Linux. Holes > will remain hidden in the source for only a few to know about. Then you > have to pray that Microsoft gets around to patching them before they > become an issue. I agree wholeheartedly. This is something I preach on a daily basis. > You are forgetting one very important point. Only a fool installs > programs that he doesn't need. So you're suggesting that everyone who installs Linux is an expert administrator? How many Linux newbies do you know that choose "custom" install, know all the 3rd party packages, and install a firewall in front of their Linux system? I'll let you chew on that one for a bit. > If you only install the tools that you need for your machine to do it's > job, most of the security updates will not apply to you. Eight of the last > ten security patches for Redhat 9 did not apply to me because I did not > have those packages installed. That leaves the SSH and unzip patches. The > SSH patch really wasn't much for me to worry about. See above. > No, he's right. It's wise for people like you to evaluate these facts. I'm not sure how you come to this conclusion. I can only assume you're a fanboy yourself, although I hate to stereotype. I "evaluate the facts" on a daily basis. It's my job. It's also my job to provide clients with the right tool for the right job. More often than not, it's Linux/BSD. Regardless, mindless "fanboy-isms" play no part in serious advocacy. I suggest you check this out: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Advocacy.html -- Jason Dixon, RHCE DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
