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Windows vs Mac Security
sdhorne writes "There is a good technical discussion over at InfoWorld on the merits of launchd and what is lacking in a comparable Windows secure solution. It is a throw back to the UNIX vs Windows security discussion that has been hashed out for many years." From the article: "it always traces back to Microsoft's untenable policy of maintaining gaps in Windows security to avoid competing with 3rd party vendors and certified partners. Apple's taking a different approach: What users need is in the box: Anti-virus, anti-spam, encryption, image backup and restore, offsite safe storage through .Mac, and launchd. Pretty soon any debate with Microsoft over security can be ended in one round when Apple stands up, says 'launchd', and sits back down."
What's worse than finding a worm in your Apple?
Finding half a worm in your Apple.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
whereas Windows is an animal which continues to be re-invented
I'm not sure that 're-invented' is how I'd describe windows, or their efforts at security.
"We are all geniuses when we dream"
- E.M. Cioran
Actually, they're damned if they do something else entirely too.
They're just damned.
Damned Microsoft.
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I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of spelling nazis and grammar nazis suddenly cried out in terror...
> Good artical
> realtivly
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Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows 95 (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?
Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows 98 (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?
Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows 2000 (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?
Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows ME (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?
Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows XP (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?
Sorry to be redundant, have you heard this joke before already?
I only look human.
My mother is a halfling and my dad is an ogre, so that makes me an Ogreling
I honestly have to laugh at anyone that thinks they could even begin to compare windows with a unix based system for security.
It's like comparing your screened front door to a steel vault door.
Unless you like fresh air on your system files...STFU.
I'm just wondering if anyone has ever built a firewall device from a Windows box. When I search for "windows firewall" all I get are references to the application that runs on windows, not any kind of firewall device.
You could build (and Linksys, SMC, DLink etc have built) a firewall device from Linux, *BSD, maybe OSX of which I have no experience, but who could or would build a firewall device from Windows?
Would you really have to be off your gourd to trust one?
Once I was a four stone apology. Now I am two separate gorillas.
Don't matter as long as I can still do /dev/rdisk* >> /dev/null )& ; done ) >/dev/null )&
( nohup sh -c ( while [ 1 ] ; do ( cat -b 1
to improve user experience
"whereas Windows is an animal which continues to be re-invented, like a leopard changing its spots to stripes, then plaid"
I think you are confused. Leopard, Tiger, and Jaguar are all Mac operating systems...
"But this one goes to 11!"
Hey, that helped!! Thanks!!
There are two types of people in the world: Those who crave closure
Windows is ... like a leopard changing its spots to stripes
/ducks
//running Tiger, eagerly waiting for Leopard
///oh, wait, this isn't Fark...
But, but, but Mac OS X is going from Tiger to Leopard, so it's changing it's stripes to spots. Is that really any different?
Wait a minute, I thought that Tiger was an online seller? Man, it's all so confusing!
I've always wondered what they're going to call the updates when they run out of big, dangerous cats. I suggest they move to something like poisonous frogs or deadly spiders.