Andy Walden
1997-Jan-28 14:38 UTC
Re: [linux-security] evidence/timelines that show linux is "more secure"
Marc Ewing wrote:> > I''m looking for some evidence, backup up with dates and references, > that shows that the Linux community responds to security problems > more quickly than other OS vendors, and thus might be considered > "more secure". A number of fairly high profile corporations are > starting to look for such information as they consider Linux as an > alternative solution to other UNIXes.Here is one that sticks out in my mind. Cut from The Ping of Death Diary which talks about getting patches for different platforms at http://www.dfm.dtu.dk/netware/pingod/latest-1.html> OK, I''m amused. In the battle for "who had the patch out fastest", the new Linux > time is 2 hours, 35 minutes 10 seconds. (This is based on the time difference > between the message notifying the Linux community of the problem, and the message > with the patch). It seems no-one could find a Windows ''95 box to test it...-andy
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