[PLUG] Windows versus Linux security

[Ed Sawicki]

On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 17:44, Sandy Herring wrote:

> To be fair, it would also have to be weighted to factor into the metrics the
> number of servers installed for each OS - or the market cap of the companies
> affected.

This is a good point. People will argue that more money is lost due to
Microsoft security holes because it's the more popular software. But
what about Microsoft security problems, like Nimda and Code Red, where
there is no equivalent Linux security problem? Why not use the real
loss (in dollars) when the amount is zero for Linux?

Ed