cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/uncommon/p/1089778/linux-is-actually-very-vulnerable-to-exploits-and-it-s-showing-with-high-value-vulnerabi
I hate when people keep repeating the myth that Linux is more secure than X OS without any understanding of how much Linux gets exploited.
On the other hand, FreeBSD rarely suffers from wide security issues.
Overall, I don’t think anyone should repeat the myth that Linux is secure.
And at least if they gonna recommend Linux, they better recommend a good distro with SeLinux, hardened kernel and hardened OS.
“I hate when people keep repeating the myth that Linux is more secure than X OS without any understanding of how much Linux gets exploited.”
Very few operating systems are secure out of the box. It’s up to the users to make it secure. It just so happens to be that Linux is the easiest to make secure, therefore I’ve always seen it as such when done right. Not to mention, I can know exactly how everything works rather than the blackboxes of Win or Mac.
much smaller target so far fewer people are looking for holes in bsd, subsequently there are fewer reported ‘issues’.
and if you tasked all the persons and organizations looking for holes in linux to do the same to bsd…
this ⬆️
also it is a gud thing we are finding exploits so that we can fix them ; theres currently no OS with zero exploits, the fact that none being found is concerning bcz nobody is checking and there might be some bad exploits in them…
There are ten thousand Linux distributions—some of which are shit—and only one FreeBSD.
Sometimes I wish people would back up their factual claims with numbers and studies.
Also: FreeBSD phone, when??
i’m glad to see more bsd stuff here and dissapointed to see the redditors downvote it nothing.
Sure, let’s lump all distros into a pot called “Linux.” A vulnerability in one must mean a vulnerability in all.
Linux isn’t inherently secure, it never was, just unpopular. Now that’s changing, *BSD becomes the safe heaven.
