Linux developers said they had few problems with attacks and viruses overall, with 92 percent saying their Linux systems have never been infected with a virus, and 78 percent saying their systems have never been hacked. Less than seven percent claimed to have been hacked three or more times. . . .
Linux developers said they had few problems with attacks and viruses overall, with 92 percent saying their Linux systems have never been infected with a virus, and 78 percent saying their systems have never been hacked. Less than seven percent claimed to have been hacked three or more times.

Two years ago, 94 percent were virus-free, while the attack figures were about the same. Despite the slight fall, however, the figures remain far below the average. In a survey of all types of North American developers this spring, Evans found that 60 percent of developers said they had been breached and 32 percent had been hit at least three times.

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