From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Thanks Adam

A couple of good articles.

For me personally a Linux box would not be as secure as a Windows Box at
the current time. Simply because I don't know Linux well enough to secure
it. Once I know more it should be a different story.


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3de54bc0$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TOE20021121S0001
>
> Adam
>
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:3de4ff14$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Nothing like a careful well reasoned response like 'You're full of shit'
> to
> > counter someone's opinion and win converts to the Linux cause.
> >
> > Do you have a source for the quote ?
> >
> > Bob Lewis
> >
> >
> > "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> > news:3de4eb4c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > >
> > > You're full of shit.
> > >
> > > Now that is OK, it's your right to be so fucking g
> > > stupid that you believe Windows more secure than anything.  But I am
> > > certainly going to call you on it when you post outright lies.
> > >
> > > Read this slowly.  It is quoting CERT re this FUD:
> > >
> > > "CERT believes Aberdeen drew too much from its numbers. The
organization
> > > doesn't draw any conclusions from its advisories on the vulnerability
of
> > > open-source software vs. Microsoft or any other seller of proprietary
> > > applications. Instead of comparisons, the group focuses on identifying
> and
> > > studying security problems it considers most serious based on CERT's
own
> > > metrics. That covers about 20 percent of all known vulnerabilities,
said
> > > Shawn Hernan, senior member of the CERT technical staff..."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:19:24 +0000, Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius wrote:
> > >
> > > > By the way, Peter, it should be pointed out that it is
according to
> > > > CERT, not the Aberdeen Group. They merely summarized
the CERT data.
> > > >
> > > > RTM, BG
> > > > "Peter Sawatzki" 
wrote in message
> > > > news:MPG.184e18ccf20df5299896c7{at}news.barkto.com...
> > > >>
> > > >>
http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=27428
> > >
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