Re: Why does WindowsXP
From: myself (none_at_none.invalid)
Date: 03/23/04
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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:31:04 -0600
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:24:28 -0600, Jim Macklin wrote:
> Really stupid people have trouble with the clock in the VCR.
These "really stupid people" also have a hard time dealing with worms, spyware,
adware, browser hijackers...
> As a niche product, the script-kiddie virus writers don't know enough to
> bother with attacking Linux.
Linux security is a result of deliberate design decisions, not market share. If
millions of worm-writing script kiddies were to turn their attentions to Linux
tommorrow, we still wouldn't be bothered with the email worms that have plagued
Windows users for years because Linux email clients don't allow email
attachments to execute.
> Some Linux users feel very much more powerful and smarter because they can
> use the Linux commands line. The newer Linux GUIs don't interest them,
> computers are intended only for geniuses.
Sad but true. However, their childish breast-beatings have no effect on anyone
else's options.
> If moving to newer, faster and more stable code and hardware
"Newer" and "more stable" are mutually exclusive. :)
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