IT-Analysis: Is Linux Security A Myth? | Linux Today

IT-Analysis: Is Linux Security A Myth?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 17, 2005

“There are rare occasions in IT when a particular architecture
reaches a point where it stops being purely IT driven and takes on
a life of its own.

“The last year has seen the open source movement reach such a
cult status and at the vanguard of open source fashion can be found
the Linux operating system. Whilst the platform appeals at several
levels for potential users, some of a philosophical nature and
others far more concrete, it is noticeable that a couple of its
qualities have recently been called into question…”


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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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