[CS-FSLUG] Five Linux Security Myths You Can Live Without

[Christopher Rose]

Bear in mind that neither Red Hat 9 or win98 have anti-virus software or spyware protection as part of the standard install, which is the point in regards to my post. Oh, and if you are wondering, Basic Linux 3.2 is more secure than win98, and Basic Linux 3.2 installs from two floppies and has a gui.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Brown" <bebrown at gmail.com>
To: "A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group." <Christiansource at ofb.biz>
Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] Five Linux Security Myths You Can Live Without
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 06:38:44 -0700

> 
> So, a modern version of Linux is more compatible with modern
> technology than a fresh install of the 7 year old Win98?
> Second grade children are the same age as the bits on that CD.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 4/22/05, Christopher Rose <kf6snj at lycos.com> wrote:
> > I am still running that win98 machine that I had set up for 
> > school (suffice to say that I quit because the school tried to 
> > overcharge on my tuition). I have found that Red Hat 9 is more 
> > secure than win98 when both are freshly installed. I also learned 
> > that I have to add a considerable amount of extra software to the 
> > win98 machine to get it to recognize a DSL internet connection. 
> > This is not to say that I haven't added some extra software to my 
> > linux machine (including nessus), but I have to say that Linux is 
> > still more secure than Windoze.
> 
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