[x]Blackmoor Vituperative

Tuesday, 2005-08-23

Zotob and the real cost of Windows vs. Linux

Filed under: Linux,Technology — bblackmoor @ 18:22

Danger: Do Not Operate

The Zotob attacks could have been prevented by proper Windows patching, or they could have easily been prevented for less by using Linux in the first place.

(from eWeek, Zotob Madness and the Real Cost of Windows vs. Linux)

I don’t run Windows on any server, and haven’t for several years (nor has any competent system administrator, in my opinion). In fact, there’s only one reason I even use Windows on the desktop, anymore: Adobe Photoshop. But with Adobe’s pernicious “treat your customers like criminals” features in recent versions of Photoshop, that may not continue much longer.