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Time to Try a Linux Desktop?

Posted by michael on from the first-hit-is-free dept.

bigbadwlf writes "EWeek has an opinion column, posted yesterday titled, Isn't Now the Time to Try a Linux Desktop? Quote: 'The crackers currently have the whip hand over Windows, and Microsoft's assertion that Internet Explorer is now part of the operating system shows its flawed reasoning. Worried sick about the latest rash of Internet Explorer security problems? I have the perfect solution for you, one that's even better than switching to Mozilla, Firefox or Opera. Switch operating systems: Go to Linux.'"

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  1. Remember BSD! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    How about trying a FreeBSD desktop instead of Linux?

  2. Broken link? Here's the fix. by colonslashslash · · Score: 5, Informative
    From TFA:

    Security Center Editor Larry Seltzer takes a different view of the bug in Mozilla on Windows. Click here to read more.

    I'm clicking but I'm not getting any reading. I assume this is the same for everyone else. For anyone who wants to read the article that wasn't linked properly, check here:

    Larry Seltzer on Mozilla Flaw

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  3. Mandrake 10.0 a Nice Suprise! by MysticalMatt517 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I recently decided to give Mandrake 10.0 a shot, and I am pleansantly suprised! Except for a few minor glitches that were easy to iron out it installed perfectly on the first try! I would say it's equally as easy as a Windows install.

    Also, after setting up the http mirrors I found that software installation was incredibly simple. I was able to install everything I needed in just a few mouse clicks. This included everything from Apache/PHP/mySQL to silly stuff like Gaim.

    This is the first Linux install I've ever had where I didn't have to edit at least a couple text files to get it to run properly. I would reccomend it as a great "Linux Desktop" for the Average Joe user.

  4. Re:Ask yourself by Eric+Damron · · Score: 5, Informative

    "They'll want actual reasons to switch."

    Did you even read the Slashdot story to which this thread is related? The reason to switch is that IE is integrated into Microsoft's OS and Microsoft is incapable of securing their OS because of it! Even if you run a diffrent browser on a Microsoft OS, IE is integrated so that parts of it that may be subject to attack are being used by other parts of the OS. This forces you to apply patch after patch after patch to keep half a step ahead of the bad guys.

    Seems like an "actual reason" to me!

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