[mdlug] WinVista vs. Linux security- MS's take

[Michael Rudas]

Man, I'm glad I had already set my coffee cup down before reading this
article-- the liquid shooting out my nose would certainly have bathed
the monitor and keyboard: "Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than
Linux"
<http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=53263>

Of course, the old "apples and oranges" applies here-- "Vista" is just
the OS, while "Linux" is the entire distro, all apps included-- and no
mention is made of the relative severity of said vulnerabilites, local
vs. remote exploits, etc.

It's also interesting to note the article's rating, 1.5 out of 5
stars... I think people are (at least) starting to get the message.

Of course, at this point, Microsoft's PR machine is spinning like mad,
as exemplified in this article: "Don't wait for Vista SP1, pleads
Microsoft"
<http://apcmag.com/6458/dont_wait_for_vista_sp1_pleads_microsoft>

Also close to the front of the "Clueless Patrol"  is this gentleman,
whose HuffPost article show that he doesn't get it, either-- but the
commenters seem to:

"Open Source is Not Innovative"
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-r-keith-sawyer/open-source-is-not-innova_b_53256.html>

-- Mikey