Re: Microsoft announce most secure OS on the planet

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents-montreal org>]

> > I know someone who until recently (~1yr ago?) was running Windows
> > 3.1.  For all its lack of inherent security, it was substantially
> > stronger against today's carpet-bombed attacks than lots of more
> > modern stuff, simply because most malware wouldn't run on it at all.
> Facinating.  Think of how secure DOS and CP/M are by this standard.

Indeed.  Anything not part of a majority (or at least substantial
minority) monoculture will be.

It's one reason why I run a relatively fringe OS on a relatively fringe
CPU architecture for my most exposed machines.  (A relatively minor
reason - my own aesthetic sense is a stronger one - but still.)

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