Peter da Silva wrote:
>
> In article <[log in to unmask]>,
> Gavin Scott  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > The Linux world is so much more interesting than other Unix flavors right
> > now, and just in the last few months even it has started to look *really*
> > viable, and not just as a server OS.  We installed RedHat 7.1 on a laptop
> > recently and it's *very* impressive.
>
> Insecure as hell, though. The only Linux distribution I'd really recommend
> would be debian. They're the only mob in the Linux world that's really
> interested in producing a solid product.
>

It's not less secure than Windows.:-)  Many Unix exploits are against
common code.  HP has a Secure Linux that sounds interesting.
http://www.hp.com/security/products/linux/

I've wondered if an Open MPE might be able to be merged into Linux as a
file system, shell, database, job queue, and additional set of capabilities.
Merging with Secure Linux might be even more interesting and attractive.

Richard
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