cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/uncommon/p/1089778/linux-is-actually-very-vulnerable-to-exploits-and-it-s-showing-with-high-value-vulnerabi
I hate when people keep repeating the myth that Linux is more secure than X OS without any understanding of how much Linux gets exploited.
On the other hand, FreeBSD rarely suffers from wide security issues.
Overall, I don’t think anyone should repeat the myth that Linux is secure.
And at least if they gonna recommend Linux, they better recommend a good distro with SeLinux, hardened kernel and hardened OS.
Even if this is true in every sense, I cannot switch to any BSD system for my daily desktop usage.
It sounds like you’re just interested in pointing this security difference out, though. I suppose it’s good for folks running servers to be aware of this, since they can decide whether to use it or not, but for desktop usage, it’s unfortunately missing far too much software and far from simple to setup for an everyday user.