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From: Walter Roberson (roberson_at_ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
Date: 10/13/03
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Date: 13 Oct 2003 02:32:03 GMT
In article <MPG.19f3be5ed121ede8989d44@news-server.columbus.rr.com>,
Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
:It's not the OS that makes it secure, it's the implementation - which is
:based on the HUMAN factor. There are a bunch more non-computer literate
:Windows users than there are competent Linux users. If you compare a
:competent Linux admin to a competent Windows 2000 admin you'll find that
:they are equally able to secure their platforms - if not then you need
:to find a new admin :-)
On a Linux system, I can hack the source so that only the functions
I want are possible. On a Windows 2000 system, I have to rely on the
control interface Microsoft makes available. Thus in theory
I as a Linux admin have more ability to secure the platform than
I do as a W2K admin. It's the implementation.
-- Sub-millibarn resolution bio-hyperdimensional plasmatic space polyimaging is just around the corner. -- Corry Lee Smith
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