On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Rick Fochtman <rfocht...@ync.net> wrote: > -------------------------------<snip>----------------------------------- > >> On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:24:08 -0600, Steve Comstock wrote: >> >> But why, when hit by a Windows exploit, don't they likewise say, >> "It's time to move off Windows._ > > ------------------------------<unsnip>---------------------------------- > I once had a guy explain it to me this way: when a manager has complete > control over the computer on his desktop, including the power on/off > functions, he feels much less vulnerable to outside malevolence. In short, > he feels much more "in control", never mind that it's a false sense of > security. > > Rick
Go into his office, shrink his C drive by 10GB, install Grub and Ubuntu or another Linux desktop, and let him try it. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
