is a linux server safer than windows?

Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is more
secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is it? I was
hoping someone could put some light on this situation.

All OSes and software have vulnerabilities. What makes Windows ~seem~ less
safe than Windows is that there are more people trying to find the security
holes. If you're a malicious person wanting to write a virus or plan an
attack, it wouldn't make sense to pick an OS that only 2% of the world uses.
That is why you hear or Windows attacks more often than other OSes.

Ray at home

"Aaron Lewis" <tadafumi@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is more
> secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is it? I
was
> hoping someone could put some light on this situation.
>
>

linux is far more robust and secure than windows
thats a fact


"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane 34 . komm> wrote in message
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> All OSes and software have vulnerabilities. What makes Windows ~seem~
less
> safe than Windows is that there are more people trying to find the
security
> holes. If you're a malicious person wanting to write a virus or plan an
> attack, it wouldn't make sense to pick an OS that only 2% of the world
uses.
> That is why you hear or Windows attacks more often than other OSes.
>
> Ray at home
>
> "Aaron Lewis" <tadafumi@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:xMisb.372391$6C4.313126@pd7tw1no...
> > Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is more
> > secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is it? I
> was
> > hoping someone could put some light on this situation.
> >
> >
>
>

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph...w.microsoft.com

see for yourself lol




"ceedee" <dontbother@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> linux is far more robust and secure than windows
> thats a fact
>
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane 34 . komm> wrote in message
> news:%235Hs8ROqDHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > All OSes and software have vulnerabilities. What makes Windows ~seem~
> less
> > safe than Windows is that there are more people trying to find the
> security
> > holes. If you're a malicious person wanting to write a virus or plan an
> > attack, it wouldn't make sense to pick an OS that only 2% of the world
> uses.
> > That is why you hear or Windows attacks more often than other OSes.
> >
> > Ray at home
> >
> > "Aaron Lewis" <tadafumi@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > news:xMisb.372391$6C4.313126@pd7tw1no...
> > > Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is
more
> > > secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is it?
I
> > was
> > > hoping someone could put some light on this situation.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Please provide some sources to back up this claim.

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"ceedee" <dontbother@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> linux is far more robust and secure than windows
> thats a fact
>
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane 34 . komm> wrote in message
> news:%235Hs8ROqDHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > All OSes and software have vulnerabilities. What makes Windows ~seem~
> less
> > safe than Windows is that there are more people trying to find the
> security
> > holes. If you're a malicious person wanting to write a virus or plan an
> > attack, it wouldn't make sense to pick an OS that only 2% of the world
> uses.
> > That is why you hear or Windows attacks more often than other OSes.
> >
> > Ray at home
> >
> > "Aaron Lewis" <tadafumi@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > news:xMisb.372391$6C4.313126@pd7tw1no...
> > > Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is
more
> > > secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is it?
I
> > was
> > > hoping someone could put some light on this situation.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

The link you posted shows Microsoft IIS 6.0 running on "Linux" - which it
obviously does not not.
The netcraft site is incorrectly identifying the fact that there are other
systems used by our hosting partners that route and load balance etc etc
prior to you actually reaching the Windows Server IIS web servers that
actually host the microsoft.com external web site.

For a better understanding of this - look at the link on the page you posted
the link to.
It is right at the top and has the title Microsoft Running Linux?! this
links to
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2...o_a_point_.html

It is always advisable to understand the full story and meaning of the data
you are quoting when used as evidence to back up a claim.
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Regards,

Mike
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"ceedee" <dontbother@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph...w.microsoft.com
>
> see for yourself lol
>
>
>
>
> "ceedee" <dontbother@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:O1iovdRqDHA.2808@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > linux is far more robust and secure than windows
> > thats a fact
> >
> >
> > "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane 34 . komm> wrote in message
> > news:%235Hs8ROqDHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > All OSes and software have vulnerabilities. What makes Windows ~seem~
> > less
> > > safe than Windows is that there are more people trying to find the
> > security
> > > holes. If you're a malicious person wanting to write a virus or plan
an
> > > attack, it wouldn't make sense to pick an OS that only 2% of the world
> > uses.
> > > That is why you hear or Windows attacks more often than other OSes.
> > >
> > > Ray at home
> > >
> > > "Aaron Lewis" <tadafumi@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:xMisb.372391$6C4.313126@pd7tw1no...
> > > > Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is
> more
> > > > secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is it?
> I
> > > was
> > > > hoping someone could put some light on this situation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

yeah yeah yeah

the link was just a laff or didnt you see the lol bit

check this longest uptimes
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html

BSD and nix got MS over a barrel





"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The link you posted shows Microsoft IIS 6.0 running on "Linux" - which it
> obviously does not not.
> The netcraft site is incorrectly identifying the fact that there are other
> systems used by our hosting partners that route and load balance etc etc
> prior to you actually reaching the Windows Server IIS web servers that
> actually host the microsoft.com external web site.
>
> For a better understanding of this - look at the link on the page you
posted
> the link to.
> It is right at the top and has the title Microsoft Running Linux?! this
> links to
>
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2...o_a_point_.html
>
> It is always advisable to understand the full story and meaning of the
data
> you are quoting when used as evidence to back up a claim.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> newsgroups
>
> "ceedee" <dontbother@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:O6nyXjRqDHA.2588@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph...w.microsoft.com
> >
> > see for yourself lol
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "ceedee" <dontbother@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:O1iovdRqDHA.2808@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > linux is far more robust and secure than windows
> > > thats a fact
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane 34 . komm> wrote in
message
> > > news:%235Hs8ROqDHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > All OSes and software have vulnerabilities. What makes Windows
~seem~
> > > less
> > > > safe than Windows is that there are more people trying to find the
> > > security
> > > > holes. If you're a malicious person wanting to write a virus or
plan
> an
> > > > attack, it wouldn't make sense to pick an OS that only 2% of the
world
> > > uses.
> > > > That is why you hear or Windows attacks more often than other OSes.
> > > >
> > > > Ray at home
> > > >
> > > > "Aaron Lewis" <tadafumi@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:xMisb.372391$6C4.313126@pd7tw1no...
> > > > > Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server
is
> > more
> > > > > secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is
it?
> > I
> > > > was
> > > > > hoping someone could put some light on this situation.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Much depends on the skill of the administrator, in either case. You can
build a crappy Linux box just as easily as a crappy Windows box....

Aaron Lewis wrote:
> Lately I've heard a lot of people telling me that a Linux server is
> more secure than a Windows server. I don't know what to believe. Is
> it? I was hoping someone could put some light on this situation.