XP SP2 Gives Reasons to Switch to Linux (eWeek)

[Posted August 27, 2004 by cook]

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols suggests switching to Linux instead of upgrading to Windows XP SP2 on eWeek. "Take, if you will, please take it, Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2). I've worked a lot with SP2, and I didn't expect to see great security improvements from it. I know Windows too well to think that anything short of a complete redesign will actually make it approach Linux's levels of security. But I did expect to see some improvement. Boy, was I wrong. Yes, some things are better, but there are also a slew of new, exciting security concerns."

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