[ale] Linux Fights Back in India

[Matty]

I believe more exploits have been published for Linux than
MS this year. I am not pro MS, but a lot of analysts use
this type of information incorrectly :(


On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 09:55, Steven Jasmin wrote:
> I love it Bill Gates actually had the balls to say that Microsoft was more
> secure then linux.
> 
> Thats just funny.
> 
> Steven
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Jim
> Philips
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:19 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Linux Fights Back in India
> 
> 
> I thought it would be good for everyone to know that Linux activists in
> India
> are not remaining passive after Bill Gates' conquest tour of India:
> 
> Indian Linux Enthusiasts in Upbeat Mood
> By REUTERS
> 
> Filed at 5:39 a.m. ET
> 
> BANGALORE (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 supporters of the Linux operating system
> rounded off a three-day conference in India's technology capital this week,
> pleased with its growing corporate use and strong backing by heavyweights
> like IBM.
> 
> Linux is open source software, which can be freely copied, used and
> modified,
> unlike such proprietary industry standards as Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O)
> Windows, for instance.
> 
> An operating system controls and coordinates the functions of a computer,
> and
> allows the user to run the machine.
> 
> Enthusiasts said a four-day visit by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates last
> month
> drew welcome attention to Linux, which is challenging Microsoft's popular
> Windows.
> 
> Microsoft, which announced $400 million in Indian investments, says Linux
> cannot match Windows in terms of security and end-user convenience.
> Supporters of Linux, which no one owns, emphasize the free software's
> flexibility and cost advantage.
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