On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 10:00, Giannis Stoilis wrote:
Hello, I am the Secretary of the Hellenic Linux Users Group(http://www.hellug.gr/) In an interview given by "Microsoft Hellas S.A."(http://www.microsoft.com/hellas/) CEO(Mr. Christos Tsagkos) at the Hellenic Financial Newspaper Naftemporiki(E-WORKING Manazine, Page 4, Answer to the 4th question - http://www.naftemporiki.gr/%5Bgreek only]), there was an abstract saying, word by word: "Let me start by saying that, according to a recert reasearch by IDC, Windows is the least vulnerable operating system, regarding security issues. The research indicates that there are more than twice number of viruses for Linux than for Windows". I have searched every recent research from IDC but I haven't found that information. What do you advise us to do? We have already contacted IDC and waiting for a response.
MS has tryied, many times, saying that Linux have had twice the bugs (not viruses) of windows.
They call them "security problems".
So I think the poor man just got confused and said virus instead of bugs, probably he thinks viruses are the only security problem on the earth :-)
I think you should publicy state the facts as they are, regarding both viruses and bugs found on both platforms.
Simo.