Re: Linux is as buggy as Windows

From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 10/13/03 

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:37:22 +0200

Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
> If as many people were running Linux as were running windows OS's I feel
> more than 110% confidant that we would be seeing the same thing being
> said about Linux.

You don't know both systems technically then I bet.

> Again, while I don't like MS, I can say the following about my MS boxes:
> My workstations are very stable - never a fault
> My development environment is rock stable
> My hardware always seems to work, even new hardware
> My applications can read, import, export, etc to just about every format
> My news reader (Gravity) running on XP has never failed, nor has Dream
> Weaver, video capture app, cd-burner, Counter-Strike, MS SQL 2000, and
> bunches of other apps (Page maker, Photoshop)
> My Outlook 2002 email app has never infected any of my systems
> My Office 2000 and XP apps work flawlessly and provide great creative
> power, not to mention the ability to build simple databases (or connect
> to my MS SQL 2000 server databases - or my Oracle DB)
> NONE of my servers or workstations have ever been compromised - and I've
> been doing this since the 70's (no MS, didn't start that till the 80's).
> My servers only require reboots for service patches and then only when I
> choose to apply them
> My Windows XP systems make life simple when it comes to software
> selection and day to day operations - including remote access to clients
> systems and networks

Congratulations.

But, for that discussion:

Why does a Windows box offer so many services in the default
configuration? That is the point. Also I have no big problems
with my Windows boxes - but I never would run a Windows system
in default configuration, because that is rubbish. I would
never use Windows as a security platform or connect it directly
and unfiltered to the internet.

The problem is, that so many home users do that - and so many
business customers of Microsoft don't have the knowledge (also
their supports do not) how to secure a Windows system.

The problem is the absolutely misconfiguration of Windows
which is the default, not to mention the security flaws which
are by design, and because of them Windows systems have to be
secured by filtered traffic. And not to talk about senseless
using of OCX "ActiveX" controls for the Internet - what a
stupid idea to abuse useful technology for nonsense!

VB. 

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