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> I think the real thing to think about here is not the number of
> (primarily desktop) windows machines vs. the number of (primarily
> server) UNIX machines. The thing to think about is, that if all things
> were equal between the platforms,
That's a faulty premise. All things are not equal between Windoze and Unix.
Hence any comparison of security between them is almost meaningless, thus this
discussion is meaningless. (And also off topic.)
> It is not a perception. It is built into the operating system itself.
> Linux viruses can't do much simply because the system they run on is
> built to limit the activities of malicious users or malicious programs.
> It's an inherent part of the system.
This isn't even remotely true, but if you feel more secure using Linux, then
good for you.
This isn't the forum to have a "my platform is bigger, longer, and harder than
yours" debate.
The root fact is: configuration, use, and network environment has a far greater
impact on a system's security than the platform used.
Andrew Plato
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