Re: [chat] Re: [SLUG] Take 1.5 hrs to learn why linux sucks. ;)

[Rob B <rbyrnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:05 PM 11/07/03, James Gregory sent this up the stick:

> On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 17:56, Michael Lake wrote:
> > I read...
> > - "Linux has had more vulnerabilities during 2002 than all versions of
> > Microsoft OSs combined"
> > - "Linux and Solaris have significantly more CERT advisories in 2002
> > than all Microsoft software combined"
> >
> > There are no specific references to backup these statements - just
> > general refs at the end of the section. Whats the real situation?
> > Certainly I saw that SP$ for Win 2000 that I have at work has hundreds
> > of security pathches listed for that so how are they juggling figures to
> > come out with statements like that?

I didn't realise that there were that many holes (number?) in Linux, being 
just the kernel.  Maybe they were counting distro issues as well?

cheers,
rob


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