IMHO it would be up to the user if they want to use it, but i think the
ultimate question is should we fix xp specific bugs?
On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Israel <[email protected]> wrote:
> @Tres... yes it is not good to replace OS for one app, but
> XP is now in open season for exploits. people have been working hard,
> holding back exploits waiting for the day when XP would be free to abuse.
> It is not good to encourage anyone to use a vulnerable OS, especially when
> there are Libre alternatives. And the US gov wont have a nice open door to
> your info using
> Libre os, either. 50% of China users mean that it is a HUGE juicy target
> for people that are doing wrong. You can of course dual boot with XP, and
> ONLY use it when there is some win app
> that you 'have to have'.
>
> I cannot in good conscience stand by and let someone walk into trouble, so
> I said it out of caring for the users, not because I think they should use
> FLOSS only. They can spend money to buy windows Vista, or 7, but I suggest
> Lubuntu because it is fast and free and libre.
>
> Most XP (computer users really) don't know about security. They think
> anti-virus is security... it is clean up, not protection. protection is
> having no open ports, having a firewall, having security updates when each
> exploit is found (I routinely find that every exploit that gets mentioned
> is one I have an update for that day, or the day before), etc...
>
> Sorry, for the non lmms rant... go ahead and support XP if you want... I
> just think the users should know the dangers of using it :D
>
> On 04/10/2014 07:32 AM, Tres Finocchiaro wrote:
>
> @MusikBear,
>
> Thanks for testing this. That is exactly what we need in order to offer
> support.
>
> I am sure there are many on this list that can indicate numerous distros
>> that would be better to use.
>
>
> As MusicBear mentioned, this is a bit off-topic. Although it's
> pragmatic to recommend a FOSS *nix, from my experience it is often the
> wrong answer to the compatibility questions.
>
> I am not comfortable telling any of the user community to replace their
> OS to run one application. 50% of China still uses Windows XP, which
> represents approx 10% of the world's population. I'm glad we have someone
> to test this. Thanks!!
>
> -Tres
>
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