read this:

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5...ml?tag=nl.e589

So I guess you just don't like Linux and promote Windows every chance you get.

Here's a deal, Futurist:

I keep using Firefox on Linux, and you keep using Internet Explorer on Windows. Let's see whose computer's vulnerabilities get exploited first.

So, my question is... your point is?

Microsoft has been working on IE for a decade and they still can't get it right. And has it occured to anyone that the number of vulnerabilities reported is rather worthless in comparison to the number of vulnerabilities exploited? A good portion of Firefox vulnerabilities have been reported and corrected in a single 24 hour period, long before any exploits reached the wild.

I am not trying to say that firefox guarantees better security. But I am pointing out that the methods of this study are significantly flawed and being blown out of proportion by media shops that sell large amounts of advertising to a Redmond, WA firm that will remain anonymous.

I'm also not sure how this thread contributes to LQ.org and Linux as a whole.

It doesn't. Look at Futurist's signature. Anything Windows-related is worth promoting in the "Futurist" world.

Yep, you can see that by searching his posting history.

one of firefox's advantage in the past was that not many people used it, so very few attackers gave any attention to it (i guess). now that it is popular, it is getting their attention.

anyway, if firefox responds quickly to the problems, it is still going to be better, because now they'll be able to fix what wasn't found to be broken.

at least that's the way i see it.

I've a tip. Click on his profile link, then "Add futurist to Your Ignore List". Works great, it's fun and you won't waste time reading his useless posts... What saddens me the most is the he is actually from Malaysia, a third world country that boards with many other poor countries where Linux should actually be a good alternative against piracy and he calls himself the "Linux Terminator"... it's just sad... sad that there are still peoples that ignorant.

Don't be angry,
I just want you to know there is bug in firefox,
this is widely reported in CNET.com,
not me who spread it.
I actually like firefox, but right now i use Opera and IE more often.
I just installed Mozilla Suite , it is very nice too.

i do promote firefox, it is here, the 1.6 alpha
http://www.tweakzone.nl/downloads/9843

It is not news that there are bugs in Firefox, or IE, or Opera. It is also not news that Symantec makes a fortune selling antivirus products to Windows users and wishes to continue doing so. If Mozilla were not addressing Firefox bugs promptly and effectively, THAT would be news. You're seeing the open source development model at work here: Firefox is relatively new software with source code that anyone can download and analyse for vulnerabilities, and a lot of people are doing just that. I expect the picture will look very different next year - how many submarine vulnerabilities lie in IE waiting to be discovered?

Hmmmm my feelings...

I say ActiveX.

I think I will stay with Firefox.