> so. If they're curious, then they'll ask about it. But if someone is > asking for an answer to a very specific question, then turning it into
If someone asks "Does anyone know how to make crispy bagels in the microwave" and I suggest using a toaster instead for that particular task, then I'm not directly answering their question, but I may be helping them more than someone who says "Sure, you just use a blowtorch on them afterwards" or something. That's a bit of an extreme analogy -- I admit Windows isn't quite as bad as toasting bagels in the microwave. Not quite. > an excuse to tell them how ignorant they are for "not doing it your way" I was suggesting my way. I wasn't implying that anyone was stupid. > niche that's not going to be supported by the mainstream. And, if it I suspect that this niche would include much of freenet. If I don't even trust my ISP, how am I supposed to trust Microsoft? > ever does take off, and surplant Windows as the standard, then the > hackers will just start writing their malicious code to infect it, and It's already got something like 25-30% of the web server market. Don't you think they've been trying? Maybe it's the open-source nature, or the engineering of these systems that makes them more secure? They are already more stable. There are Linux machines that have been running for years. Is that because it's a "niche market"? I doubt Windows 98 would be any more stable if only 1% of the market used it. > it'll be some other niche group ranting about how secure their systems > are. Either ignore rants or respond to them more intelligently than the ranter. _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
