Re: How well does the Windows Vista Firewall work?
- From: Alias <aka@mascaradoyanónimo.jo>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:51:37 +0200
Kerry Brown wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:44:34 +0200, Alias wrote:
Kerry Brown wrote:With Ubuntu, a very obvious RED icon appears with a large balloonThat one vulnerability was patched in days but it's been months thatYou really don't understand security do you? Yes, currently Linux isn't
Windows users have been jumping up and down about it because they
finally came up with ONE exploit. BFD. If you keep your Ubuntu
up-to-date and enable a hard NAT firewall in your router, it's BULLET
PROOF compared to Windows of any flavor.
attacked as much as Windows so it's less likely you will be the victim
of crooks while surfing the Internet using Linux rather than Windows.
This fact does not make you invulnerable or as you say BULLET PROOF. By
your own admission, quoted above, Linux needs to be kept up to date and
you need to protect all devices in your network. That was the point of
my original post to this thread. Software alone is not a strong enough
security measure. Your posts that everyone should switch to Linux don't
address any of this, until your last reply to me. The Internet is not a
safe place. You need to take some basic precautions no matter what OS
you happen to be using. If someone is not practicing safe surfing and
not keeping their OS and applications up to date switching from Windows
to Linux won't help them. If your reason for posting here is to help
people by answering their questions then you should expand on your
answers a bit rather than just suggesting everyone switch to Linux.
Switching to Linux may be a valid option in some cases but the switch
alone isn't the full answer. If you have other reasons for posting then
maybe you could enlighten us on what they are.
notification stating that there are updates to *everything* installed on
your computer. No need to run round updating everything individually
which most home users *never* do. Note I said *compared to Windows*,
it's bullet proof. I did not say that it is bullet proof.
Alias
I agree the package manager in Ubuntu is superior to the way Windows manages programs and updates. It has some problems but for the most part it's better than what's available in Windows. If you care to check the headers of this post you'll see I use Linux as well. I know it's good points and it's bad points.
None if this is to the point of the original question. It also doesn't address the fact that you continually post "Switch to Linux" as a solution to almost every question asked on this newsgroup. Linux has many good points and for some people is a viable alternative to Windows. Your simplistic posts don't do anybody any service though. If you want people to switch to Linux you should point out how Linux would solve their particular problem, not just tell them to switch to Linux.
If one goes to www.ubuntu.com, there is plenty of information to aid anyone in making a decision and whether it suits their needs or not.
Alias
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