Security consideration, using a non-x86 server

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 08:52:05PM -0500, Eric Dunbar wrote:

> The server can be accessed from the internet - so security was
> important of course.  Linux is a safe operating system. Nevertheless
> from time to time  a new security hole is found and needs to be
> patched.  All automated attacks and worms are usually designed to
> break into x86 systems.  Even if you patch your system always in time,
> it gives you a much nicer  feeling to know that your system is kind of
> immune by design.

In this case, it's a bit more like "immune by coincidence". :-)  If and when
Linux/powerpc systems become popular enough to make it worthwhile, rest
assured that worms will target them as well.

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 - mdz