Caught
this report from
The Linux Beacon with my
Google Alert filter this morning...
An excerpt:
Similarly, 38 percent of those surveyed said open source operating systems (Linux, various Unixes, BeOS, and so forth) were more secure as server platforms, compared to 22 percent for those rooting for proprietary server platforms; components and libraries for application development split 34 percent to 18 percent on the open source-proprietary question.
It is nice to see BeOS included in that list, despite it technically being a closed source system. I think perhaps they meant
Haiku, versus the OS formally known as "It's not just dead, it's deader-than-dead, BeOS." dropped by Be Inc. so long ago.
So, what do you think? Is Haiku more secure than other operating systems, especially servers? I have yet to have a single security related issue on my home system which has been running BeOS R5 Pro (from an upgrade from R4.5 no less :), but of course your mileage may vary. On a related note, I find it amusing how often one has to re-install Windows (whatever flavour), while my OS of choice continues to perform so well on an aging machine. My machine? A lowly PIII 733 with 512mb, over 5 years old now.
But I digress. I ask you the audience what you think, and to drop me an email with your experience related to the security of your OS of choice. If I receive enough responses I'll post a summary of them later.
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BeOS More Secure Than Windows?
