__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 07 July 2006 22:24 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 05 July 2006 17:10 \__
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> BBC: Security suggests switch to Macs
>>>>
>>>> (Note: the same arguments that apply to one _commercial_
>>>> BSD/Darwin-based O/S (POSIX-compatible) are equally adequate for
>>>> GNU/Linux)
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Security threats to PCs with Microsoft Windows have increased so much
>>>>| that computer users should consider using a Mac, says a leading
>>>>| security firm.
>>>>|
>>>>| Sophos security said that the 10 most commonly found pieces of
>>>>| malicious software all targeted Windows machines.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5150508.stm
>>>
>>> It's probably not bad advice! As you say, there are other alternatives,
>>> too. Monoculture is bad.
>>
>> Read the following, Mark. Just published:
>>
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>>| So if everyone switched to Mac, the problem might re-emerge, BSD based
>>| OS or not, as it would be a more tempting target. The beauty of Linux is
>>| its variety - from Red Hat to SUSE to Ubuntu - and it makes it that
>>| much harder to create something which will affect all of us. Furthermore,
>>| the open source community is aggressive about sorting bugs - it?s a vast
>>| pool of resource that no private company can ever match.
>>|
>>| So Sophos, if you?re reading this - care to change your mind? How
>>| about suggesting to your customers that they think really different,
>>| and get a hold of Linux.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxextremist.com/?p=26
>>
>> This guy's writeups are quite good.
>>
>
> I completely agree - I've said the same thing many times myself - a
> monoculture (cf bananas!) is a risky thing, highly prone to viruses.
...that easily spread and mutate. Diversity is divine. Having multiple
vendors in charge of open, collaboratory components facilitates peer review.
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