Help Net Security: Interview with Ken Cutler | Linux Today

Help Net Security: Interview with Ken Cutler

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 13, 2005

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What’s your take on the open source vs. closed source
security debate? In your opinion, what operating system is better,
when taking a look from the security perspective?

“Open source software, usually with a strong Unix flavor, has
proven to be a viable alternative to the world of the ‘install
wizard.’ It is often more compact and efficient and uses much fewer
resources to provide equal or superior functionality to the
end-user. From a purest high security standpoint, Microsoft Windows
has still to prove that it is the equal of a well-tuned Unix
system…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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