A major aspect of the "better security" claim is that Linux is "open source" meaning the source code is available for anyone to look at. The theory is that since it's open source, security flaws will be found by the many people looking at the code. Proprietary operating systems are not open to such wide scrutiny. There is a good front page article in EETIMES (Mon, Apr 19,2004) that pretty much discredits the idea that "...Linux's development process, which involves thousands of individuals, makes it almost impossible for 'adversarial code' to sneak through." (EETIMES). Carey Fisher, K8VZ Chief Technical Officer New Communications Solutions, LLC website: www.ncsradio.com > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Ken Pergola > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:59 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [OT:] Windows/Linux security > > > I was hoping someone could educate me on something that I see > and hear a lot > of comments about. I hear a lot of claims that Linux is more > secure than > Windows, but I don't usually see people elaborate on why this > claim is made -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu