Magneto Optical is also a great archival choice. It is extremely reliable and will be around for a long time because libraries, big corporations and hospitals have big archives stored that way. It may not be common in 25 years, but it will still work.
This is why Linux is not making it as an operating system. The average user doesn't want to be incompatible. Sorry...It had to be said...you know it's true.
I may just be an Apple user and not smart enough to understand what security is...but...
My Powerbook is running OS X and no virus protection (or spyware/adware protection) and it also has no problems with viruses, adware, spyware, or any other insecurities. I also practice very unsafe computing and will click on just about any link or email regardless of where it comes from. Still no virus problems? Why?
(well...this is a lie...several years ago I was using virtual PC on my mac and got some malware in the windoze...it was fun to have and watch for a while like a pet, but my OS X was unaffected)
My company forces me to have a windows machine running on my desk at work (for ArcView). There is a whole IT team with computer science degrees keeping it safe and happy. Virus protection, malware protection, and I have to get the "team" down here to clean it up a few times a year when a bot net takes it over. I'm glad I have a team of people watching my computer and letting me know when I have been hacked. It is way better than having a big security team than an OS that is secure.
I just don't understand...This makes no sense. How is security measured?
FYI...I was in IT for many years and never had my OS X, Unix, Linux, or OS400 systems hacked...EVER. I have fixed more windoze problems than I can count (or want to think about).
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Anyone remember this from Monday? The Rosetta Disk:
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/25/0312229
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Project
Magneto Optical is also a great archival choice. It is extremely reliable and will be around for a long time because libraries, big corporations and hospitals have big archives stored that way. It may not be common in 25 years, but it will still work.
This is why Linux is not making it as an operating system. The average user doesn't want to be incompatible. Sorry...It had to be said...you know it's true.
I may just be an Apple user and not smart enough to understand what security is...but... My Powerbook is running OS X and no virus protection (or spyware/adware protection) and it also has no problems with viruses, adware, spyware, or any other insecurities. I also practice very unsafe computing and will click on just about any link or email regardless of where it comes from. Still no virus problems? Why? (well...this is a lie...several years ago I was using virtual PC on my mac and got some malware in the windoze...it was fun to have and watch for a while like a pet, but my OS X was unaffected) My company forces me to have a windows machine running on my desk at work (for ArcView). There is a whole IT team with computer science degrees keeping it safe and happy. Virus protection, malware protection, and I have to get the "team" down here to clean it up a few times a year when a bot net takes it over. I'm glad I have a team of people watching my computer and letting me know when I have been hacked. It is way better than having a big security team than an OS that is secure. I just don't understand...This makes no sense. How is security measured? FYI...I was in IT for many years and never had my OS X, Unix, Linux, or OS400 systems hacked...EVER. I have fixed more windoze problems than I can count (or want to think about).