That's the rub though, browsers allow the user to install software from the web with ease.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:54 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Internet Explorer 7 (no really!) > That's what I do. I also encourage others to do that. However, I can't > just > tell my computer-illiterate father-in-law to download Firefox, and he > shouldn't have to know how to install software to use his computer to > browse > the web. Perhaps the problem is that less computer literate people should be surfing off of set top boxes instead of desktop or workstation machines. I don't mean that as insult and I don't mean to be demeaning (I'm well aware that type of statement is) but I think that the reality is that security and easy of use are often on opposite sides of the same spectrum. If a person can't be expected to learn how to install software, then he or she should have an appliance in front of them that doesn't allow them to install software. Ultimately, I think this is the fundamental failure of Windows: Microsoft's trying to make one operating system for everyone. The differences between Home, Professional, and Media Center are superficial at best. I think what's needed is a surfing experience that's more akin to putting a game in an Xbox. I thought some of the Linux distributions were going to provide that, but I haven't seen it yet. > The IE security model is seriously broken, largely due to how well it's > integrated with the OS and due to the fact that practically everyone runs > IE > using administrative privileges. Jochem is absolutely right here (as > usual). Out of curiosity, do you feel the same way about Windows XP Service Pack 2? Ben Rogers http://www.c4.net v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195096 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
