Linked by Anthony Hicks on Tue 8th Apr 2003 16:17 UTC
This (quite long) article has been written by me for two primary reasons: One, to hopefully save someone else the time and hassle associated with trying out various Linux distributions, and two, to promote some discussion and feedback regarding what a modern Linux distribution should be, and of course to contrast this with what is currently available. I am exploring the offerings of MS Windows, BeOS and MacOSX, and then taking on a number of well-known Linux distributions.
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Just because you've been smart and lucky, not getting any viruses and worms, doesn't mean MS is secure.
The recent slowdown of the internet has proven that Microsoft's most recent full releases of software are NOT secure. The Slapper worm as well as the recent RPC insecurities prove that they aren't secure.
Yes I agree that it's important to note that there have been fixes available, but apparently they aren't trusted by many many IT managers and home users. The SQL server fix was basically backported by later MS updates, why is this? I install a MS sanctioned fix to a critical server and then apply updates later, only to find the vulnerability in SQL back, this is rediculous.
Until MS can produce easily applied updates that don't reintroduce prior security holes, I will deem them too insecure for the server room and leave them behind a firewall for necessary workstations only.