Re: Operating System Security Survey

From: Bill Gunshannon (bill_at_cs.uofs.edu)
Date: 04/13/05 

Date: 12 Apr 2005 23:32:29 GMT

In article <115obh8or98rn59@corp.supernews.com>,
        Dave Froble <davef@tsoft-inc.com> writes:
> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> In article <WCV7eWew7S20@eisner.encompasserve.org>,
>> Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes:
>>
>>>Sue pointed this out on her non-disclosure mailing list, but since I went
>>>to the site and saw it with my own eyes, I feel free to point out that:
>>>
>>> http://www.securitypipeline.com/
>>>
>>>offers a survey:
>>>
>>> Which operating system is more secure?
>>>
>>> Windows
>>> Linux
>>> Mainframes
>>> Macs
>>> VMS
>>> BSD
>>> The skill of the administrator matters more than which
>>> platform you use.
>>>
>>>While administrator skill matters somewhat, you can't make a silk purse
>>>out of a sow's ear.
>>>
>>>It would be a shame if Windows won the vote.
>>
>>
>> See my other posting on this subject. Under the right conditions
>> there is no reason why Windows couldn't win.
>>
>> bill
>>
>
> Not a chance if we keep packing that ballot box. :-)

And still people here questioned my statement that it was another
useless poll!!!!

bill 

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