Re: Which OS is more secure ? -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Which OS is more secure ?
From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:32:18 -0600
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From: Booth Martin <booth@MartinVT.com>
> About Linux... of course there's more vulnerabilities. Their development is
> done in the open air, not controlled labs as is the case with commercial
> development.

Ah, but it is PRECISELY the argument of the Open Source folks that
the very openness means FEWER bugs.

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