Linux vs Mac OS security

[Elegant_Emperor]

@337harvey

what are your security concerns? I ask because this defines what you believe is insecure.

@Steely

To have a proper discussion about it you first need to clearly define what is being discussed / debated. That was never done. It was all over the place.

The posts are long and I get it that it's easy to miss a line or two.

@Elegant_Emperor

Too add clarity, what I am saying is, that security flaws occur in every OS but what I have noticed is that security vulnerabilities that occur in Linux are because the way things are carried out Linux is flawed. Bugs and vulnerabilities are spotted everyday and are patched every day and this is common to all operating systems. But when the way things work in the system is flawed by itself, the only thing you can do is ditch that method and get work done in a different way. And here is the problem.

1. This is way too common in Linux. The transition to Wayland and Snaps/Flatpaks is horrible. MacOS users and Windows users never had to go through a transition like this.
2. Even after selecting a different method, the problem persists. Infact giving rise to newer problems.

To add even more clarity. There are three kinds of vulnerabilities.

1. Malwares and dangerous scripts: These are results of user negligence and is common to all Operating Systems.
2. Vulnerabilities in the code: Also common to all Operating Systems. Severity varies time to time but the get patched almost immediately after spotted.
3. Vulnerabilities in the system of things: This is the one I am talking of in particular. When the way things are done or to be precise the system of doing things is flawed. The only way to fix it is by replacing it completely with a new system. In Linux this is way too common than other operating systems and even the transition is not smooth.

The Pop!_OS switch to Pipewire, broke my speakers. Things in Wayland don't work properly. For example the cursor is not visible when I am playing CS:GO when I am logged into wayland. The startup time of an app after cold boot is too long if the app is a flatpak or a snap. Even the permissions are not set properly. For example, after you install WPS Office snap, you must also give it printing permissions and most other communication apps like discord and telegram can't upload or download from/to a user file unless given the permission.

No security concerns with Pipewire though.