Linked by Tim H. on Tue 16th Mar 2004 21:14 UTC
What is the current status of operating systems as far as web hosting goes? Here is a quick run down:
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"[...] especially after frustration of many server administrators after the latest linux exploits."
1) Why should they be frustrated about local vulnerabilities? Sure, it's not nice, but remote vulnerabilities or daemons which escalate to local user access are far more worse.
2) What did you meant? Userland too?
3) The amount of FreeBSD and NetBSD vulnerabilities in the kernel (in system calls) is about near the Linux kernel numbers. Last time i investigated over 1 year timespan, FreeBSD had even one more. It makes little sense naming EkkoBSD and MirBSD because they have almost no userbase. I feel left out as Debian GNU/KFreeBSD user!
4) OpenBSD had a few less vulnerabilities, but shared a common few vulnerabilities which were in all the major BSD's. OpenBSD results in other problems depending on what it should be used for. One who wishes "secure by default" can tweak his/her userland and kernel at Linux to achieve a more secure OS. SELinux, PaX, GrSecurity, OpenWall, RSBAC, and MANY, MANY more. The possibilities are endless, see: http://www.adamantix.com as example of a hardened Linux distribution.
The argument is imo bull. Use what ye like, but this is plain illogic.