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Ubuntu and kernel security: another one bites the dust

It is getting harder and harder to do the Christian thing.

You know, turn the other cheek, and look away.

For years, we have heard the derogatory buzzwords chanted by the freetards (thanks, RDL) at Microsoft Windows: bloatware, insecure, porous.

I, and a few right-thinking people have tried as much as possible to set the record straight.

However, these desmids have kept up their blather, equating the security failings of Windows pre-XP, and that of Windows Vista despite real evidence to the contrary.

However, gravity is such a constant thing: what goes up, must come down!

A few days ago, it was Red RHAT crying uncle because of a breach that has the potential to still shake tat company, and its products to their very roots.

Today, it is Ubuntu.

I understand that Linux distro is telling its cattle to beware as the kernel could be easily hacked!

Are you kiddin?

Isn’t this Linux anymore?

What, just what, is going on here.

Particularly telling is the supportive responses of these frontrunners to the freetards, namely a company in Armonk, and another in Redwood City.

Actually, their silence is deafening.

In all of this, where is the Penguin?

Unbreakable? Yeah, right!

What they (the freetards) had been unknowingly enjoying was the lack of market share, and the attendant eyeballs on their baby.

With the herd getting more vocal and market share approaching 1% or so globally, come scrutiny.

And it seems that they cannot stand the heat.

What does tomorrow hold, for my enjoyment?

PS. There is absolutely no truth to the invidious rumor that I am jealous of (Ubuntu founder) Mark Shuttleworth’s space adventure. None whatsoever!

Comments

Lynnfield said:

Same story as with the Red Hat company...

The more secured because they are less used. If a serieus hacker want to hack a red hat OS then he can do that after some time.

Windows just got 90% from all hackers in the world. And I must say Windows is doing very well in security!

# August 29, 2008 2:41 AM

adacosta said:

Sounds like Linus is sleeping on the job. Like the saying, 'if you live in a glass house, don't throw stones'. There has been a high level of discrepancy in Linux's security record'. From patch time to the reality of its attack surface compared to Windows. Its most obvious that the lucrative aspect of targeting Windows is its user base. 95% vs 1%, where is the fun in targeting 1%. The reality remains, that software is a man made product, bugs are expected and it will always be a cat and mouse game. But, I will continue to put my trust in Windows because its established, has a recognized backing in addition to a faster patch process and its simply easier to secure and manage. Locking down a Linux system requires a PHD, I am sure 95% of worlds computer users have better things to do with their time than learn the command line.

# August 29, 2008 11:35 AM