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vnunet.com: Linux Security is a ‘Myth,’ Claims Microsoft

[ Thanks to ll for this
link. ]

“A senior Microsoft executive, speaking exclusively to
vnunet.com, has dismissed Linux’s reputation as a secure platform
as a ‘myth,’ claiming that the open source development process
creates fundamental security problems.

“Nick McGrath, head of platform strategy for Microsoft in the
UK, said that the myths surrounding the open source operating
system are rapidly being exploded, and that customers are
dismissing Linux as too immature to cope with mission-critical
computing…”

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