The biggest problem is that most users are not and the preconfig that
comes with M$ software is even worse then a Redhat installation :D
It's costing companies and everyday users a lot of agony and money
every
year, that M$ is so negligent in general with security :(
You shouldn't have to hit preferences and shut everything down
manually
after eg installing simple a mailclienet, just so you won't get
viruses
etc. That is beyond many Win users capabilities (usually out of simple
ignorance).
Well, the most secure system is a system that's under lock and key and
is not connected to any network of any sort, nor is it capable of
receiving commands or displaying and/or communicating any data. Of
course, that would be a pretty damned useless computer :)
Basically, the goal of a very user-friendly, robust, flexible, easily
customizable, and powerful app of the size and scope of Oultook2002 is a
very lofty one. With usability and functionality comes risks, of
course. As a *loose* analogy, consider the USA and the freedom/security
issue. The two are mutually exclusive. You can't have 100% freedom and
at the same time have 100% security. There's a balance that has to be
struck. And yeah, they could do better. But honestly, they could do a
whole helluvalot worse. Thankfully, with software we can get a lot
closer to achieving the utopian idea of 100% freedom with 100% security
than we can in the real world, but it's still neither easy nor common.
If you had to worry about keeping a MASSIVE suite of software and
operating systems completely secure on 90% of the computers in the world
today... Just the mind-melting myriad of possible configurations alone
would be enough to make me throw in the towel. But to keep at it 24/7,
trying to make everything easy to use, powerful, AND completely
secure... That's amazing. And impossible.
Especially when you have every reject l33t h4x0r with a chip on his
shoulder gunning for you, a gang of relentless hounds just trying to
find ONE possible weakness in your armor...
I guess I'm just not as quick to ridicule Microsoft because I know I
certainly couldn't do any better myself, and I don't know of just a
whole lot of people would *could*. Demanding absolute security on a
scale of this magnitude... It's crazy. Penguinaphiles can barely
contain their orgasmic thrustings as they stammer on about how Microsoft
hasn't officially resolved the issues with SSL that they--and Mozzila
(and who knows who else)--are were made aware of. It was common
knowledge there for a few *weeks* before it was taken care of on the
linux side of the fence, the side with all the advantages. I mean
really, give 'em a break :)
Where's the love, man?? Can't we all just get along?? :D
--
Eric (the Deacon remix)
PS Wow, that took a lot longer to write than it normally would. gg
5:30am :)
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