On Saturday 04 December 2004 00:07, Conrad Newton wrote: > I suppose this is not really the right list for this question, but it is > not really wrong either, because I am looking for an answer that is > suitable for teachers and students---not advanced computer professionals > like yourselves . . . > > I have been studying this problem, and trying to understand what can > be honestly said, ignoring all ideology. > > While it is clear that it is *much easier* to write viruses for Windows, > it does not seem altogether *impossible* that it could be done for > Linux, too. Unfortunately, "much easier" is not easy to quantify, and > therefore open to dispute! > > Of course I would like to make a strong statement, but I also want > to be truthful. Can anyone point me in the direction of > well-formulated discussions of this problem? http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/#execsummary has some great info -- cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis): Coördinator Belgisch Skolelinux team Coördinator Nederlandse Skolelinux vertaling
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