Hi Trouble, Actually, Mac OS X is based on a BSD core. The graphical user interface is a custom GUI developed by Apple Soft, but the operating system itself is a gloified clone of BSD Unix. That is why it is so stable, and is reasonably secure from malware because traditionally Unix based operating systems have a completely different approach to security than Windows and it is not impossible but much harder to infect a BSD, Linux, or Mac OS system with a virus or worm. Here is a case in point. There have been viruses and worms developed for Linux, but not many. The difference here is that the virus/worm infected the target system by someone hacking into the super user account remotely and then planting the virus/worm , and then ran it as root. Obviously, these were very determined and skilled attacks, requiring a lot of skill compromising Linux security, and isn't the work of your average virus creater. So given the fact such virus and worm attacks are difficult and pretty rare a Linux system is generally more secure than Windows. In all my years as a computer technology specialist I've never seen a case were a Mac or Linux computer was infected with a virus via e-mail which is the traditional way of infecting Windows systems. Plus most Mac or Linux users don't traditionally run as root, the super user, and prefer using a standard non-admin account for day to day operation of the computer. This adds a layer of security that Windows users don't generally practice. I've seen a lot of average home users computers and99% of the computers I work on are running as administrator 24/7. Not only is that bad it's just plane stupid from a security standpoint. They unknowingly give full unsecured access to the operating system to every virus, worm, trojan, and spyware that comes along. So when you put it altogether between bad security habits and a poor secure design Windows is just easier to infect and compromise. Anyway, we are getting extremely off topic here. Let's try and stear thing backs to gaming shall we?
Cheers! On Sat, 2010-01-09 at 05:12 -0500, Trouble wrote: > Actually its the op itself. When anything and I mean anything goes to > save or write to the op or harddrive. It will ask if you want it > done. Even when saving a file on install a window pops up giving the > web address and asking if ok to preform action. > So unless your truly stupid. You can not get much on a mac. And lets > not forget the op itself, its not windows based its more on linix and > never had there ben a virus on that op. > I'm not saying it can't be done, but its not as easy as anything > windows based. With mac's software is ran independent of the op and > not intercorrelated into every facet like windows, and yes you can > run software together as though it was part of each other. > mac has more than 15% of the market and is growing. The biggest > problem with windows is low power boxes. In a mac you get the highest > of all parts. > Take my xp box, 2.8 dual core2, 2 gigs ram 500 us speed and a 500 gig > harddrive at 7200 speed. Now the mac is the same but the bus speed is > 1066 The highest the chip will go. And running xp along side os10 it > still out does the xp stand alone. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
