“There is no subtlety in the race to gain the exalted title of
having the most secure operating system. Both sides of the virtual
fence argue their preferred operating system is more secure by
default installation. More often than not, these OS bigots spend
more time knocking the other contenders down rather than arguing
the strengths of their own OS. Some fanatics argue that their OS
can be made more secure in the long run. When one is fighting a
losing battle, shooting holes in the other side is often more
effective than boasting of your own merits. In the war between
Linux and its rivals, Linux is in a position to stand on its own
positive features, and it does it well.”
“A longtime trendsetter in the Open Source movement, Linux
continues to bare all to friends and foes alike. Every day
thousands of hobbyists and developers fiddle with every part of the
operating system, finding new ways to improve on it. Some of this
results in small fixes to make parts of the system more effecient.
Others streamline the code while adding new features that allow
more flexibility, while some fix bugs left by predecessors in a day
where security was barely an issue. The key here is that anyone who
has the whim or desire to scrutinize or improve the current code
base can do just that. By offering the full source code to every
piece of the operating system, linux developers around the world
are putting their work on trial. With thousands of critical eyes,
it stands to reason that any such bugs will be ferreted out in no
time.”