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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dineitdark" data-source="post: 381962" data-attributes="member: 16845">well the truth as i understand it is this... nor linux or windwos are secure out of the box... it is upto the admin to do the hardening...but the interesting this is that... when it comes to windows... there is a limit for the admin... he can't patch code... he can't remove parts of the code... he can't compile the code with custom options in the compiler to increase security.. he can't make his own hacks to his server's code base.... and the list goes on...but when it is open source... you can do all of the above... the admin have far more power in linux than in windows, why? cause linux is open and windows is not.when a bug is discovered for windows... you have to wait for a fix from MS, which takes a lot of time and stuff.. simply ur so depended on them! but when u are using linux its not like that... even if redhat vanished today u can still run a nice redhat server... still patching it... still updating it... cause the code is there for you.so my point is when it comes to security and everything else... windows is much limited and linux is unlimited and it can be unleashed as your hart wishes!!!</blockquote>

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