Whats wrong with Linux? Linux isnt the operating system with a new worm coming out for it every week.
Remember that ssh vulnerability the other week? If Linux were the mainstream OS, there would have been a worm for that. I wonder if Slashdot would be breathlessly reporting about it as a new "Linux hole?"
This entire discussion is stupid considering the alleged new "Microsoft worm" is really a social engineering attachment users are running. What is Microsoft going to do, run door to door and slap people on the wrists? I've never seen such spin on Slashdot before.
Slashdot just needed another Microsoft-bashing article. It's sad so many people fall for it.
Yeah. An e-mail pretending to be from Microsoft that requires user intervention for infection. That's some "Microsoft worm."
Honestly, I don't know how some of you people arne't disgusted with the bias in Slashdot's summaries. I know it's all pro-Linux agenda around here, but the level of FUD is sickening sometimes.
I just tried both with Office XP, and also Office 2003. I had no problems.
1.) Getting a picture where I want it at first go. This is easy. Did you set the picture floating? How did you format the picture? I just dragged it where I wanted.
2.) Columns. What version were you using? If it's one that's six or more years old, I have no sympathy. I have no problems with adding and removing columns and then continuing with the document how I want it.
Sounds like a lot of arcane non-issues to be complaining about...this is the best people can come up with as bad feature complaints? I think I've proven my point.
Sorry, don't speak for me. The action sequences aren't even that great. Light saber battles used to be tense, classic sword fights, but now it's just stuntment spinning around and doing somersaults with neon green and red lights buzzing around.
No, it's the size of it too. www.penissizedebate.com:)
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Everything about your post illustrated why Linux is a hobby OS for geeks and not a mainstream one. "It may seem obvious, but if you want Linux to actually boot in a reasonable time, compile a new kernel and tweak a bunch of arcane stuff. But I don't care because I run servers anyway."
Meanwhile, Windows XP on my laptop boots in less than fifteen seconds from BIOS to logon screen. Especially when I hibernate it.
Not gonna happen. Longhorn has so many revolutionary planned features, Windows won't even look like Windows anymore. Visually or usability-wise. Call it "fiddling." That's exactly what Microsoft wants you to think (seriously) so they can blow everyone away with full-on Windows and.NET.
In its current form, Linux will not gain +50% of the desktop, Longhorn or not.
My only point was to give people a sample of what Office 2003 actually spits out. It's not due out retail until Oct. 22, but it's been made available via MSDN.
While the syntax and so forth might garner criticism, there is a lot of information to be stored from just one line of text. That's because Word doesn't just store one line of text. There is a lot of meta-information that can be useful.
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After all these worms and virii are hitting MS boxen from every angle, there still aren't mentions of alternatives from major news sources.
Because RPC was announced and patched months before. The government told people to patch, twice.
This is just a social engineering worm. Microsoft can do absolutely nothing about dumb users running attachments they get in their e-mail.
The spin in this article is amazing. "New Microsoft worm!!" Right.
Whats wrong with Linux? Linux isnt the operating system with a new worm coming out for it every week.
Remember that ssh vulnerability the other week? If Linux were the mainstream OS, there would have been a worm for that. I wonder if Slashdot would be breathlessly reporting about it as a new "Linux hole?"
This entire discussion is stupid considering the alleged new "Microsoft worm" is really a social engineering attachment users are running. What is Microsoft going to do, run door to door and slap people on the wrists? I've never seen such spin on Slashdot before.
Slashdot just needed another Microsoft-bashing article. It's sad so many people fall for it.
It's not.
...and yet Slashdot is breathlessly announcing this as a new "Microsoft worm."
Right. An executable that the misinformed user is running is now a Microsoft worm.
Yeah. An e-mail pretending to be from Microsoft that requires user intervention for infection. That's some "Microsoft worm."
Honestly, I don't know how some of you people arne't disgusted with the bias in Slashdot's summaries. I know it's all pro-Linux agenda around here, but the level of FUD is sickening sometimes.
A new "Microsoft worm"...yeah. Right.
Honestly, that's a silly and uptight pet peeve.
There are three books. What harm is there in referring those three books, as a collective whole, a trilogy of books?
Name a single pro article. There has not been a one.
Thought so. Not an Office issue. A Carbon issue.
I just tried both with Office XP, and also Office 2003. I had no problems.
1.) Getting a picture where I want it at first go. This is easy. Did you set the picture floating? How did you format the picture? I just dragged it where I wanted.
2.) Columns. What version were you using? If it's one that's six or more years old, I have no sympathy. I have no problems with adding and removing columns and then continuing with the document how I want it.
Sounds like a lot of arcane non-issues to be complaining about...this is the best people can come up with as bad feature complaints? I think I've proven my point.
But it's togglable, so it's a non-issue. You can double-click a menu to get the whole thing if you still want it on for whatever reason.
In Office 2003, they're off by default anyway.
Sounds like a "bad option" you don't like, not a bad feature.
Clippy is an option that is off by default.
Next.
Jesus, you're an idiot.
It's Geocities.
Avant Browser.
Name a single bad feature.
The plural of "virus" is "viruses."
Sorry, don't speak for me. The action sequences aren't even that great. Light saber battles used to be tense, classic sword fights, but now it's just stuntment spinning around and doing somersaults with neon green and red lights buzzing around.
Episode 1 and 2 are complete pieces of crap.
On a morning when I'm receiving the latest windows virus in my inbox every five minutes I feel very comfortable with this.
I was waiting for a comment like this in the summary.
First, how is it a "windows virus" when users are the ones running the attachments?
Two, what does your inbox have to do with an ATM?
I'm so sick of anti-Windows FUD. A lot of Linux users do exactly what they preach against.
No, it's the size of it too. www.penissizedebate.com :)
Everything about your post illustrated why Linux is a hobby OS for geeks and not a mainstream one. "It may seem obvious, but if you want Linux to actually boot in a reasonable time, compile a new kernel and tweak a bunch of arcane stuff. But I don't care because I run servers anyway."
Meanwhile, Windows XP on my laptop boots in less than fifteen seconds from BIOS to logon screen. Especially when I hibernate it.
Note: I'm not trolling. I'm making a point.
Try that with a laptop and see what happens.
Not gonna happen. Longhorn has so many revolutionary planned features, Windows won't even look like Windows anymore. Visually or usability-wise. Call it "fiddling." That's exactly what Microsoft wants you to think (seriously) so they can blow everyone away with full-on Windows and .NET.
In its current form, Linux will not gain +50% of the desktop, Longhorn or not.
No, you don't.
Especially with the currently in-beta MSI 2.0, which never requires a reboot, even for system updates, which Linux can't claim.
The article is a somewhat general topic piece on worms in general.
Then why is the headline "New Microsoft Worm Coming Soon?"
Wait, we all know why.
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Agreed.
My only point was to give people a sample of what Office 2003 actually spits out. It's not due out retail until Oct. 22, but it's been made available via MSDN.
While the syntax and so forth might garner criticism, there is a lot of information to be stored from just one line of text. That's because Word doesn't just store one line of text. There is a lot of meta-information that can be useful.