[Gllug] Security

[Tushar Joshi]

Was interesting for me at leat, noticing that slackware has the least
vunerabilities in it out of the Linux distros. Which proves that when an
installer installs, services shouldn't be setup as default which the
main distros still seem to do. Amazing to watch the screen of a redhat
machine boot and watch what it it runs out of the box!

Tushar

On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 04:03:05PM -0000, Jackson, Harry wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alain Williams [mailto:addw at phcomp.co.uk]
> > 
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 03:24:26PM -0000, Jackson, Harry wrote:
> > > Interesting reading.
> > > 
> > > http://securityfocus.com/vulns/stats.shtml
> > 
> > Actually: not really, it is comparing apples & oranges. It 
> > look similar to what was produced in
> > LWN last week - & flakey for exactly the same reasond.
> 
> I found it interesting from a perception viewpoint. I would say that the IRC
> exploits have not been included in these stats or the fact that most of the
> software that Windows uses have got holes in it like IE etc.
> 
> I like to read articles like this to see what the general masses are being
> fed about systems in general. Its these articles that the masses read and
> like it or lump it affect what happens to our beloved Linux.  I was not
> analysing it much past that. I have posted on numerous occasions that I am
> not one to readily believe what a writer has decided to stick in his paper
> or website. I am loathe to trust a writer who's wage is in any way dependant
> on the content of their article. I suppose its much the same as trusting
> some sales people. 
> 
> Harry.
> 
> 
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