Linux has *fewer* vulnerabilities than before.

[John L Fjellstad]

Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> writes:

> John L Fjellstad wrote:
>> Linux didn't start as a server OS.  It started out as a desktop OS for
>> Linus.
>
> Yes, but it started as a clone of an OS that /was/ designed to be
> networked from the early days. Saying "server OS" wouldn't be
> right. But saying that it was designed with a good security model from
> the start would be accurate.

Oh, I agree with that.  The fact that Linus decided to base it on UNIX,
and probably recognized what worked and what didn't, helped alot when
it came to security and overall design.

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John L. Fjellstad
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