Re: knoppix vs standard debian?
On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 10:11:58AM +0000, Scotty Fitzgerald wrote:
> Thank you for your replies.
>
> So, there are security issues!! I suppose this means that the
> declaration of Sarge being stable will force security conscious users
> to migrate to Sarge ( a lot like Gates & Co forces people to move by
> making a "service pack" update and refusing support to old service
> packs.)
Except that, in my experience,
(a) Linux security problems seem not to be as serious
(possibly because there aren't as many Linux systems installed,
so it's not as much a target, but possibly because it is better
engineered)
(b) I don't have to pay big bucks for every major upgrade -- neither
for the software not for new CPUs, hard disks and RAM to put it on.
(c) I trust Linux more, as, apparently, does the Chinese government.
I always wonder what trojan horses are included with the security
updates. Perhaps things like copy-protection or spyware.
-- hendrik
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