On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) < dines...@gmail.com> wrote:
> H! > > I have posted a rebuttal about a misleading article about netbook > security @ http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ > > The links to original articles are there in the post but I am > including here as well. > > http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52201120090303 > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=d1b8ded8-f7be-448b-88b2-7226ac01200d > > I am inviting you all to write to the authors of these article at > > > http://reuters-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/reuters_en.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=kKoc2*rj&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=&p_redirect=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_cats=&p_hidden_prods=&p_new_search=1&p_prod_lvl1=&p_masthead=us&p_pv=2.47&p_prods=19%2C47&prod_lvl1=19&prod_lvl2=47 > > and htwo...@hindustantimes.com > > With regards, > -- > --Dinesh Shah :-) > Shah Micro System > +91-98213-11906 > Blog-1: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ > Blog-2: http://dineshah.blogspot.com/ > Dick Cavett - "If your parents never had chil...@hindustantn, chances > are... > neither will you." > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > I have also sent a mail to htwo...@hindustantimes.com and lett...@hindustantimes.com regarding this. Here is my mail: Sir/Madam I have been a regular reader of Hindustan Times since my childhood. But I have not seen such article which has been published without any previous research. This is with regard to the article "Netbooks may rob you of privacy" published on 3rd March 2009 at http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=d1b8ded8-f7be-448b-88b2-7226ac01200dwhich has been courtesy of Reuters. The article highlights the inefficiency of netbooks in client data security because of their cheap rates and absence of good firewalls and antivirus software. Here, I would like to state that the article only takes into account the Microsoft Windows operating system and other propriety software which have a price tag. There are many other free and open source software which are available which can be used on any computer, whether its a netbook or a notebook or a personal computer. A 'netbook' doesn't really include the software part also. You can always install free operating systems such as Linux on them and forget worrying about viruses. They have inbuilt firewalls which protect you from outside attacks. The company 'Symantec' is antivirus software maker for windows and macintosh because the virus problem is with these operating systems only. If you search for some virus information on Linux, you will get to know that there are much less viruses for Linux systems. These antivirus companies charge for things that are needed only in operating systems that do not come for free. Ask them, if they make antivirus software for Linux, the answer will be no. As everything in Linux is free, its all about freedom. But these companies make viruses, then make antivirus for them to get their businesses running. Please do a little research on the matter. Ask your technical guys about Linux and open source. Hoping for a favourable article in the subsequent publications. -- Regards Chirag Anand 4th Year, B.Tech Computer Science Department, JUIT Solan Blog :http://techfreaks4u.com/blog Linux User: 476783 anything weird is worth a try... _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
