Re: [PLUG] Re: Linux on the desktop

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

William H. Magill wrote:

> While people don't like to admit it, both Linux and Mac OS X,
> enjoy CONSIDERABLE "security by obscurity." It is not so much
> that any Unix environment is inherently "more secure," but
> rather, there are far fewer resources around devoted to
> attacking Unix based systems. (Remember, ALL forms of
> non-Microsoft operating systems represent only 10 or 12% of
> the desktops worldwide.)

Well, Linux and Unix systems have been attacked in different ways.  
Usually involving network services such as rpc, smtp, nfs, nis, telnet, 
ftp, etc..  That's why we now have things like Netfilter and ssh.
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