Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 03:38:24 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How To Install Windows From Free BSD? Message-ID: <20220116033824.642b4bac@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <06B942BA-624C-4B49-B9E4-99DC20ADEA72@thehowies.com> References: <MW5PR14MB54349D06A33FC83E68B08AE9B6559@MW5PR14MB5434.namprd14.prod.outlook.com> <7537420a-ebcb-1e15-5c18-5c9f07d8a398@radel.com> <1C385392-06C5-492B-B47B-35A74382551C@thehowies.com> <20220116023344.5e2f7c96@archlinux> <06B942BA-624C-4B49-B9E4-99DC20ADEA72@thehowies.com>
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On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 01:48:22 +0000, John Howie wrote: >Windows is no less secure than most other general purpose OSes, it is >just one of the most popular so people spend all their time developing >exploits for it and the software that runs on it. That makes it seem >less secure. Hi, it's closed source, obscure and this results in a less secure operating system. Google: market share operating systems The 1. hit I get claims that the most used operating system is Android, see https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share . The 2. hit claims Android, too, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems . The exception are desktop and laptop computers, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems#Desktop_and_laptop_computers . Yes, Windows, but most computer devices nowadays aren't desktop computers, just bad headlines related to vulnerabilities are almost exclusively made by Windows. Every now and then some new iOS feature or a router with a 20 years old tainted Linux kernel makes bad headlines, too. Locking smartphones instead of Windows desktop computers would probably generate more Bitcoin by blackmails. Antivirus software is snake oil. Penetration testing is the way to grant most possible security. It might make sense to check against rootkits, but not to scan each piece of software, installed without any meaningful verification in the first place. The way Antivirus software is sold, is by spreading FUD. "Your Windows performance is slow, get the paid Antivirus version to fix all performance issues now." The way software is provided for FreeBSD, Linux distributions, "stores" for operating systems such as iOS, by default usually comes with meaningful security mechanisms, at least with signed checksums and security updates. Windows has got no meaningful security concept at all. Regards, Ralf
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