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[Francesco Potorti`]

REPORT CONCLUDES LINUX HAS FEWER FLAWS
      A four-year research effort by code-analysis firm Coverity has 
concluded that Linux has significantly fewer software bugs in it than most 
commercial counterparts. Coverity uncovered 985 flaws in the 5.7 million 
lines of code that make up the Linux core operating system, compared with 
the more than 5,000 defects typically found in commercial software of 
similar size. "Linux is a very good system in terms of bug density," says 
Coverity CEO Seth Hallem. Though Coverity's report doesn't contain any 
specific data about the frequency of glitches in Microsoft's Windows 
operating system, it's likely to add fuel to the debate over which system 
-- Linux, Mac OS or Windows -- is most secure. One recent report found that 
Red Hat Linux contained fewer critical flaws than Microsoft Windows, while 
a Forrester Research study (sponsored by Microsoft) unsurprisingly favored 
Microsoft. (CNet News.com 13 Dec 2004)
<http://news.com.com/Security+research+suggests+Linux+has+fewer+flaws/2100-1002_3-5489804.html>