----- Original Message ----- From: Elky Grrrr... To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [plug] CNN: Microsoft to Offer Linux Software
>com'on fooler, that's pushing it.... they made a featureful os >compromising it's security. they didnt do it on purpose.... they did... there are consensus and microsoft knew that there is inversely proportional with regards to security when their os is more on user-friendliness and featureful... meaning the more user-friendliness and featureful your os is the more it will compromise your security... also the same true that the more secured your os is the more unfriendliness and unfeatureful it will outcome... microsoft decided the path that is more on user-friendliness and featureful for *desktop* os because they knew and by statistically speaking... there are more illiterate pc users in the world than those who are literate... bottom line is... business strategy... that is *one* of the reason why microsoft stays on top... >even linux has it's share of security flaws! thats the funny thing with the linux community that they are keep on bitching with microsoft security flaws where in reality, the frequency of security flaws of linux is very rapid than microsoft... there is one simple rule that i always follow really in terms of programming ... the less you do, the less error or security it will take... the more you do, the more error or security it will take... > look at openbsd it's the most secure os in the world!! but it's very minimal.. hehehe it is minimal because at startup... a little or no services running around... >then look at windows, it has all these features, but it >compromises the os' security because it has all these >software installed with it! because of my statement above... but take note... microsoft is already spending money how to deal with user-friendly os without compromising its security... their first step is *palladium*... fooler. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
