and how do you know the others solutions are really secure? Linux is going to get the most eyes, critics, scrutiny on this because is way more widely used

and how do you know the others solutions are really secure? Linux is going to get the most eyes, critics, scrutiny on this because is way more widely used ... This is commonly known as the "given enough eyeballs" fallacy[1]. While it might help when more people have an opportunity to review security critical subsystems, a given OS' popularity certainly does not guarantee this. Heartbleed[2] is often cited as an exemplar for this very situation. 1 - http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Fallacies-Software-Engineering-Robert/dp/0321117425 http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Fallacies-Software-Engineering-R... 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbleed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbleed