On Saturday 17 April 2004 04:39 pm, Guy Rouillier wrote: > On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:19:02 -0700 > > Erylon Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Admitted, but that doesn't have anything to do with usability, > >> consistency and device support, right? And don't get too > > > >comfortable,> as soon as Linux gets enough penetration in the desktop > >market (which I> definitely think it will - think of 1.3 billion users > >in China), the> evil-doers will turn their attention on it. They've > >pretty much ignored> it for now since they get so much more bang for > >the buck from Windows.> > > > >> I work with some Unix/Linux diehards. When I asked one for help with > > > >my> digital camera under LInux, he sheepishly admitted that he uses > >Windows> at home, simply because of device support. > > > >If you had chosen your camera with the intent to use it with Linux, > >that wouldn't be an issue, now would it? Because I run Linux, I have > >to think ahead and choose my hardware carefully, and then my hardware > >works. And I don't care if the bad guys turn their attention to Linux. > >What you don't seem to understand is that the system architecture is > >different. Someone's script can't run on my machine without my jumping > >through very specific hoops to allow it to do so (unless I run as > >root--in which case Darwinian theory comes into play). The evil-doers > >have ignored Linux because they can't figure a way to get me to su to a > >terminal and chmod +x the toy that they've created, and then ./etc. > > I understand what you are saying, but I don't agree with it. I'm going > to pick a camera that does what I want, not one that suits Linux. > Besides, the issue I mentioned is with a memory card reader, which would > have occurred regardless of which camera I picked. > > Regarding your comments about the *nix architecture providing > protection, true, it does make it harder to exploit. But that's the > thing about intrusions - they find holes you don't know about.
ahh,,, NO http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ > Obviously, Linux has much fewer of them given the number of publicized > intrusions to date. looking at "pubicized intrusions" between a closed source system, and an open sources system is kinda apple and oranges... and naturally gives the open source a great disadvantage > Look, I'm here, welcome > I like Linux, I'm finding more tools that make Linux > becoming my full time OS more feasible. I think we all agree,,, and there is no reason not to have it full time.imho. > I just find the winsux-winblows > comments irritating. some of us use the other names for M$ hardware to avoid search engines from finding our posts about camaras (or anything) and windows if that was what was searched for > Since Windows 2000, I've found that platform to be > very stable and interface design pretty consistent across applications. > Ever try to cut and paste from nedit into sylpheed, for example? Why > can't everyone agree on something simple like a clipboard, for crying > out loud? well,,, from where I stand,, cut and paste really is _the_ reason to chose one OS over another... (not) while I don't use nedit or sylpheed much,,, I figure you are looking at the difference between manners to cut and paste, as opposed to a 'real' cut and paste problem. adn besides,,, if there really was a problem, I bet someone would have made a program to allow it,,,you and I just don't know about it, me because I have never had the problem, and you because you are still new to linux -- linux counter #167806
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