On Bugs, Viruses, Malware and Linux

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 11, 2009 6:54 AM EDT
LinuxInsider; By Katherine Noyes
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Is security a sword of Damocles hanging over Linux, just waiting for its popularity to reach critical mass? That's one persistent argument in the Linux vs. Windows debates, but it's just wrong, according to those who know Linux well. For reasons both technological and behavioral, they say, Linux really is more secure. "If the anti-malware industry has anything to offer GNU/Linux," challenges blogger Robert Pogson, "let them step up."

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Basically demonstrates bad design decisions phsolide 2 870 Aug 11, 2009 2:35 PM

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