*sigh* having more market share is not an excuse. Just look at Apache vs. IIS and you'll see that more market share does not automatically equal more security holes.
Of course the simple solution is not to run under admin. I like the way that linux actually forces (well it doesn't but severly recommends) the user not to run something under admin. Then again usually for newbies spyware can be installed as easily as
AIDS itself cannot possibly kill you. It is not a terminal desease. AIDS is an immune system deficiency syndrome. In other words the reason why it's so dangerous is that your immune system is depreciated to a point where it can't function anymore, so other deseases can easily infect you, make you seriously ill and even kill you. In western civilization this isn't mostly life-threatening because you if you don't contract the deseases in the first place they can't hurt you, and through antibiotics and western medicine most of the times you get sick can be treated before it gets to the stage where it's fatally dangerous. A lot of people who have AIDS live long lives.
The reason why so many people die in Africa is that the lack of western paranoid hygene means that getting exposed to virii is quite common and because doctors aren't available even a common cold is deadly. However for the purposes of this conversation we're not assuming that everyone lives in Africa, and, since the purposes of my previous statement was to refute the claim that if everyone in the world contracted aids then everyone in the world would die unless they had that mutant gene,
Apart from the fact that I don't live in America (let along "middle america", whatever you mean by that), I do actually know what I'm talking about, and I do have friends who have contracted AIDS.
Have you looked? I've had loads of people who have said that same comment and given me specific programs where "there are no linux versions of them" and all but one there were linux equivalents, alternatives or even ports, or they ran quite well on WINE; the one where there wasn't was a very specific request where they wanted something exactly the same. Perhaps your comment would be more meaningful if you posted the names of those programs, as there is quite likely to be linux alternatives for them!
Mostly for a coorperation's point of view it's because of the extreme security (both internet and protecting users from themselves!) and less purchase and maintainability costs. It is also faster than windows (if you try to deny it you have never used linux before, especially with fluxbox!). From a user's point of view there's not much difference except you can customize it more and make it more specific to the application to have it more user friendly...
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yep, it depends solely on your system setup as to which operating system will be better. Basically a new ATI card you're stuffed with linux, NVIDIA is slightly lower on most, slightly higher on some.
no I think it's just that I'm really quite good at PC FPS's and HALO didn't offer anything even mildly different in gameplay. However I should shut my mouth - this is the game that brought us Red Vs. Blue!!!
actually for the nvidia drivers over the past few months they've really become comparable to windows. You can't notice any difference playing UT2004 at least - yet to see about Doom 3 (I'll be waiting patiently:) ). Things might change if Doom 3 gives lots of lag . . .
BTW what's so bad about thunderbird or evolution? I agree with you about KDE and Gnome though.
The thing I found amazing when reading the article to the end was the very last paragraph:
During publication of this review, we received some information from ATI about some upcoming Linux announcements which they are working on. We will keep you informed of the details as we hear them.
Is it true? Is ATI finally getting it's act together with linux? Can linux finally become a game platform with everyone able to play?
Looking at past experiences, don't get your hopes up methinks.
Oh my god! It's a new plague and it's . . . it's . . . it's upgrading peoples computers to advance its political agenda !!!
Firstly, may I point out open source isn't (supposed to be) political. Secondly, why on earth would someone install software on other computers without asking permission first?
I lost all respect for halo when I beat a few "seasoned" friends in it the first time I ever used an xbox. It doesn't seem to require much skill at all apart from learning the controls.
Cowboy McNeal is basically the head guy of slashdot. He's the founder (I'm pretty sure) and benevolant dictator for life.
Anyway I shouldn't be saying that. My favourite quote is "A joke is like a frog. If you want to disect it you're going to have to kill it first." Apparently that was said by Theadore White.
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*sigh* having more market share is not an excuse. Just look at Apache vs. IIS and you'll see that more market share does not automatically equal more security holes.
Of course the simple solution is not to run under admin. I like the way that linux actually forces (well it doesn't but severly recommends) the user not to run something under admin. Then again usually for newbies spyware can be installed as easily as
Installation Instructions
1. Login as root
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no all they need to do is take a page from South Park's IT, and put a stick up the passengers...
In other news, police have arrested several people after taking pictures of the University of California library.
Too late
Don't worry, the worms website will be down in 10 minutes.
You've got to love the Bungie flavour though, and I didn't even like Halo!
AIDS itself cannot possibly kill you. It is not a terminal desease. AIDS is an immune system deficiency syndrome. In other words the reason why it's so dangerous is that your immune system is depreciated to a point where it can't function anymore, so other deseases can easily infect you, make you seriously ill and even kill you. In western civilization this isn't mostly life-threatening because you if you don't contract the deseases in the first place they can't hurt you, and through antibiotics and western medicine most of the times you get sick can be treated before it gets to the stage where it's fatally dangerous. A lot of people who have AIDS live long lives.
The reason why so many people die in Africa is that the lack of western paranoid hygene means that getting exposed to virii is quite common and because doctors aren't available even a common cold is deadly. However for the purposes of this conversation we're not assuming that everyone lives in Africa, and, since the purposes of my previous statement was to refute the claim that if everyone in the world contracted aids then everyone in the world would die unless they had that mutant gene,
Apart from the fact that I don't live in America (let along "middle america", whatever you mean by that), I do actually know what I'm talking about, and I do have friends who have contracted AIDS.
I was just commenting on his claim that there were no linux based equivalents. Whether they are suitable for the workplace is his personal decision.
actually I think the volume of people who would actually use this is larger in linux!
Umm you know that AIDS isn't a terminal desease don't you?
Have you looked? I've had loads of people who have said that same comment and given me specific programs where "there are no linux versions of them" and all but one there were linux equivalents, alternatives or even ports, or they ran quite well on WINE; the one where there wasn't was a very specific request where they wanted something exactly the same. Perhaps your comment would be more meaningful if you posted the names of those programs, as there is quite likely to be linux alternatives for them!
Mostly for a coorperation's point of view it's because of the extreme security (both internet and protecting users from themselves!) and less purchase and maintainability costs. It is also faster than windows (if you try to deny it you have never used linux before, especially with fluxbox!). From a user's point of view there's not much difference except you can customize it more and make it more specific to the application to have it more user friendly...
mmmmmmm Cokebrau...
yep, it depends solely on your system setup as to which operating system will be better. Basically a new ATI card you're stuffed with linux, NVIDIA is slightly lower on most, slightly higher on some.
What was the point of that post? So what if I made a minor grammatical error when hurriedly typing?
I just installed UT2004 on my linux box - easily as easy as Windows!
no I think it's just that I'm really quite good at PC FPS's and HALO didn't offer anything even mildly different in gameplay. However I should shut my mouth - this is the game that brought us Red Vs. Blue!!!
same for me, though I still stand by my quote about jokes being like frogs :P
actually for the nvidia drivers over the past few months they've really become comparable to windows. You can't notice any difference playing UT2004 at least - yet to see about Doom 3 (I'll be waiting patiently :) ). Things might change if Doom 3 gives lots of lag . . .
BTW what's so bad about thunderbird or evolution? I agree with you about KDE and Gnome though.
The thing I found amazing when reading the article to the end was the very last paragraph:
During publication of this review, we received some information from ATI about some upcoming Linux announcements which they are working on. We will keep you informed of the details as we hear them.
Is it true? Is ATI finally getting it's act together with linux? Can linux finally become a game platform with everyone able to play?
Looking at past experiences, don't get your hopes up methinks.
Oh my god! It's a new plague and it's . . . it's . . . it's upgrading peoples computers to advance its political agenda !!!
Firstly, may I point out open source isn't (supposed to be) political. Secondly, why on earth would someone install software on other computers without asking permission first?
I lost all respect for halo when I beat a few "seasoned" friends in it the first time I ever used an xbox. It doesn't seem to require much skill at all apart from learning the controls.
god bless wikipedia! An entire article about jokes on slashdot! :)
Cowboy McNeal is basically the head guy of slashdot. He's the founder (I'm pretty sure) and benevolant dictator for life.
Anyway I shouldn't be saying that. My favourite quote is "A joke is like a frog. If you want to disect it you're going to have to kill it first." Apparently that was said by Theadore White.