If this year is not the year for Linux, then when is it going to be? I really believe that the open source software really made it big this year, and will still continue to get bigger since the year hasn't ended yet. Nowadays, big-time companies from different industries are switching to the alternative
operating system leaving behind their ancient OS. For the full details about the companies having a go with Linux, please see my other entries.
Surfing the net, I've read some nasty reports about Linux saying that it's not safe from computer abusers and it's as vulnerable as Windows when it comes to attacks. I quite agree with that statement, but I feel that it would be better if they change the phrase to: no OS is safe from determined attackers! Well, if a hacker has decided to ruin your system, he'll do everything he can to the best of his ability. This is so true if he especially has hatred for his country to wreak
havoc and distress. And security is never a product; it's a process, you know. Comparing these OS to wounds, Linux is much easier to cure when it's infected. It is unlike Windows that has earned itself blisters and wounds so many times. No matter how you clean Microsoft's OS, pus and other signs of infection will still crop up after a couple of days.
