[shredfvz]

Ever heard the term, "don't knock it til you try it"? What do you have to lose by trying free operating systems? It costs nothing to run GNU/Linux in VirtualBox on Windows, and learning to interact with your machine from the command line will expand your skillset and your horizons, making you a better programmer and more valuable team player. Regardless, you're bashing people for using free operating systems in a security context, which is just asinine. This is not the holy war you're making it out to be.

[blahbl4hblahtoo]

Do you honestly think that I have never tried Linux? Seriously? The first time I installed Linux I had to download the floppy images over a 2400 baud modem connection to a bulletin board.

I'm not bashing people for using Linux...I'm saying that its not good security to say..."Linux is secure"...and not review your security needs from the standpoint of what you are actually trying to accomplish. I'm not making it out to be a holy war...I'm saying that people are just accepting that "Linux is more secure" on blind faith.