Re: Security, Linux and the Roving Bug

"Cassandra" <Cassandra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
news:bJCdnZBigMvgjRnbnZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

> Her advocates claim Linux is more secure than Windows and as proof
> they offer
> the list of viruses that target Windows. 

And the lack of viruses that target Linux.

> The rebuttal is typically that
> Window is an attractive target for virus writers due to its ubiquity.

Its ubiquity and its lack of security.  It's the low hanging fruit of
the software world. 

> The
> Linux advocate's reply is that, Linux's architecture makes it
> impossible to hack.

No they don't.  they say it is more difficult for a virus to prosper on
a linux system.  

Linux can be hacked, indeed Linux has been hacked, though the damage
that a hacker can do is limited in Linux compared to Windows. 

>  I think we've all seen this exchange.

I've certainly seen Trolls like you talk about this fictitious exchange,
does that count? 

Snip the rest of the trolling attempt.