Nice discussion going on here, I've read every word!
Perhaps one or two words went astray but that's ok. The three of you created something bloody interesting here.
I have my thoughts obviusly. I don't feel Linux is more secure than other OS's. For me a combination of administration & tech implementations is the key. But this counts for MS products as well.
The thing that really bothers me in Linux is that Linux is an OS made of components "patched-together" with scripts coming from everywhere.
There is way too much code bloating as well. In MS products as well, but at least they hide it
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But for me more importantly, I'm sitting like 12 hours a day staring at a screen. The font renderingsystem from Linux bothers me. I never ever had sharp, crisp, crystal clear images of letters.