Linux has *fewer* vulnerabilities than before.

[C Hamel]

On Saturday 06 May 2006 07:55, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A common argument from MS and others is that Linux only has fewer
> vulnerabilities because it's less popular. They argue that as Linux gets
> more popular, more vulnerabilities appear.
>
> The Honeynet Project (Bruce Schneier is a director) has been looking at
> vunerabilities in software for some time. They have found that the life
> expectancy of an unpatched Linux box has *increased* over time, while
> the Windows one has continued to decrease.
>
> http://www.honeynet.org/papers/trends/life-linux.pdf
>
> This punches a hole through the MS argument. Although there are more
> Linux systems today than there were before, the risk has still dropped.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
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Something else which, I think, helps to punch another hole in their theory (as 
told to me by a MS-certified network admin I know):  Linux was first designed 
to be a server; desktop software came later.  MS was first designed to be a 
desktop solution; server capabilities came later.

Consequently, I would imagine. one would have to completely rebuild the 
software to have a solid server.  Rather like expecting an engine designed 
for travelling with the family to become a strong race engine w/o first  
rebuilding it to become the latter.
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