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Fans should 'weep' over Linux lapses

posted onFebruary 11, 2002
by hitbsecnews

Following the furore earlier this week over which operating system, Linux or Windows, suffered more security vulnerabilities throughout 2001, Linux site LWN.net set about comparing the vulnerabilities suffered by different Linux distros in 2001. Needless to say, the results were quite interesting, even prompting the Linux site to warn: "Anybody who is proud of Linux's security should have a good look and weep - it is a very long list."

The big picture is somewhat vague, because although all Linux distributions have the same kernel, each distro contains thousands of different packages and extra applications.

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