So you install some software as root, as you might very well have to just in order to install the wanted functionality, and it installs a back door or something. There you go. Get off your high-horse, buddy - you're not helping the cause. Trojans are platform agnostic. They work on the single most vulnerable aspect of any operating system - the user. Unless Linux is entirely automated, between the chair and the PSU, it's just as vulnerable as Windows is.
Why on Earth should Microsoft spend millions writing an Office application for a few percent of the desktop market share? Linux doesn't have a right to succeed on the desktop. No one should be shunned for not writing for it - it's about as niche an OS as an OS can possibly be. I love linux. I use it for every single server I ever touch, without hesitation, and have been fantastically happy with it. I still run Windows on my desktop because I simply don't have the time or will to configure everything I want to work. I'm not having a go, but Windows will never be surpassed on the desktop until Windows is so terrible no one will use it. Windows has to lose for Linux to win.
Not to mention you can run OpenOffice and Gimp on Windows. That's a big problem for FOSS when it comes to finding the "Killer App" - unless it's an intrinsic part of the Linux kernel, it can just be ported to Windows if it's that good. Oh well.
Most people care about whether something works or not, not its license. Windows does nearly everything most people want to do. That's it. It's not 100%, but for most people it's closer to 100% than Linux is, and so that's why they use it. As for your Windows points, I think that's a bit unfair. There is a central repository - it's called the software shop, or one of the countless websites offering software to download. You need driver disks for Linux as well as Windows. Scripting is not poor (powershell, not to mention Cygwin). The registry is not touched by 99% of folks, and if a change needs to be made to it, they can be distributed as a small file (which is added to the registry by double-clicking it and clicking 'Yes'). Bit rot? Same as Linux. Viruses/spyware - a $20 purchase and you're protected (or even not - I don't have antivirus or a firewall, and the occasional scan by antivirus/spyware removal software reveals nothing). I could go on, but as you said - it's pointless. You clearly don't want to discuss facts. And the real kicker is, even if Linux works fine with their current hardware, who's to say some update to the kernel doesn't screw up their printer, or maybe the new graphics card they buy doesn't have decent drivers.
Pass the buck, much?:) Seriously, how is that the case? If the hardware in a PC works fine with Windows, and then Linux is put on it and said hardware has an issue, how is that the hardware's fault? Windows worked fine with it, but Linux doesn't - that's going to put people off. Throwing one's hands up in the air and proclaiming "the hardware isn't ready for Linux!" isn't going to fix anything.
I think he meant that on the desktop (not embedded, not on a server, but where you call the shots), it can still need a lot of fiddling around to get some rather simple things working (sound, video, peripherals). Like a hobby car - it needs tinkering, but it will get you where you want to go.
Yeah, if you asked people 10 years ago. Windows doesn't crash anymore. You have to load in some really, really junky drivers for that to happen, or have some screwed-up hardware sparking away in your case. I wish people would stop perpetuating this nonsense - we don't like it when people do it about Linux, yet some find it perfectly acceptable to do the exact same thing towards Windows.
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It is a Manufacturer-with-their-heads-up-their-asses problem that is far more apparent on Linux than Windows
Because it's about honouring the people named, not some kind of mnemonic. Colbert, while funny, is just a comedian. Herschel and Planck both contributed greatly to science.
It doesn't actually cost the networks nothing for people to send SMSs, as they have to provide support for people using SMS, and include documentation on the process. Not to mention providing firmwares with the stuff enabled, etc.
What really doesn't jibe is your desire to make assertions completely undermined by the content of the article. But as this is slashdot, I guess it's to be expected.
As long as you keep seeing these artificial constructs of "countries" and "borders", you'll keep missing the real point - even what happens in Somalia effects everyone else. There is no impenetrable barrier around Somalia separating them from the rest of the world - we're all connected. Hopefully one day people will realise there is no "them" and "us", only "us". If a country can help, it is honour-, and duty-bound to help.
And when the computer turns off, the Killer NIC does what, exactly? Does it intercept the BitTorrent connections already running on, say Azureus on the host computer and keep those running? I know this is slashdot, but if you're going to try to sound so fantastically knowledgeable, at least RTFA a little bit.
You're funny. ECHELON, much? Warrantless wiretapping? A country that suspended habeas corpus? A country that had no problem opening Gitmo? Seriously, this isn't even a database (like ECHELON). Get over yourself, emo.
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So you install some software as root, as you might very well have to just in order to install the wanted functionality, and it installs a back door or something. There you go. Get off your high-horse, buddy - you're not helping the cause. Trojans are platform agnostic. They work on the single most vulnerable aspect of any operating system - the user. Unless Linux is entirely automated, between the chair and the PSU, it's just as vulnerable as Windows is.
Why on Earth should Microsoft spend millions writing an Office application for a few percent of the desktop market share? Linux doesn't have a right to succeed on the desktop. No one should be shunned for not writing for it - it's about as niche an OS as an OS can possibly be. I love linux. I use it for every single server I ever touch, without hesitation, and have been fantastically happy with it. I still run Windows on my desktop because I simply don't have the time or will to configure everything I want to work. I'm not having a go, but Windows will never be surpassed on the desktop until Windows is so terrible no one will use it. Windows has to lose for Linux to win.
They didn't say how soon after the WTC attacks he hid in there ;)
Not to mention you can run OpenOffice and Gimp on Windows. That's a big problem for FOSS when it comes to finding the "Killer App" - unless it's an intrinsic part of the Linux kernel, it can just be ported to Windows if it's that good. Oh well.
Most people care about whether something works or not, not its license. Windows does nearly everything most people want to do. That's it. It's not 100%, but for most people it's closer to 100% than Linux is, and so that's why they use it. As for your Windows points, I think that's a bit unfair. There is a central repository - it's called the software shop, or one of the countless websites offering software to download. You need driver disks for Linux as well as Windows. Scripting is not poor (powershell, not to mention Cygwin). The registry is not touched by 99% of folks, and if a change needs to be made to it, they can be distributed as a small file (which is added to the registry by double-clicking it and clicking 'Yes'). Bit rot? Same as Linux. Viruses/spyware - a $20 purchase and you're protected (or even not - I don't have antivirus or a firewall, and the occasional scan by antivirus/spyware removal software reveals nothing). I could go on, but as you said - it's pointless. You clearly don't want to discuss facts. And the real kicker is, even if Linux works fine with their current hardware, who's to say some update to the kernel doesn't screw up their printer, or maybe the new graphics card they buy doesn't have decent drivers.
Pass the buck, much? :) Seriously, how is that the case? If the hardware in a PC works fine with Windows, and then Linux is put on it and said hardware has an issue, how is that the hardware's fault? Windows worked fine with it, but Linux doesn't - that's going to put people off. Throwing one's hands up in the air and proclaiming "the hardware isn't ready for Linux!" isn't going to fix anything.
I think he meant that on the desktop (not embedded, not on a server, but where you call the shots), it can still need a lot of fiddling around to get some rather simple things working (sound, video, peripherals). Like a hobby car - it needs tinkering, but it will get you where you want to go.
Yeah, if you asked people 10 years ago. Windows doesn't crash anymore. You have to load in some really, really junky drivers for that to happen, or have some screwed-up hardware sparking away in your case. I wish people would stop perpetuating this nonsense - we don't like it when people do it about Linux, yet some find it perfectly acceptable to do the exact same thing towards Windows.
It is a Manufacturer-with-their-heads-up-their-asses problem that is far more apparent on Linux than Windows
There we go.
Because it's about honouring the people named, not some kind of mnemonic. Colbert, while funny, is just a comedian. Herschel and Planck both contributed greatly to science.
Or Solaris.
Net != Portability. They were made to simply jack in to a network when needed. 1997 wasn't a big year for wireless or 3G.
Christ get a grip.
Vista is not slow. Please read articles dated after 2006. It's embarrassing to see you say these things.
5) Try to open document from work
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5) Try to play a game
will lead to
6) Insert Windows CD
7) Install
It doesn't actually cost the networks nothing for people to send SMSs, as they have to provide support for people using SMS, and include documentation on the process. Not to mention providing firmwares with the stuff enabled, etc.
Most office documents? That's obviously a show-stopper for anyone who wants to open anything sent to them.
Win+R and type the name of the application, press enter. That's it.
What really doesn't jibe is your desire to make assertions completely undermined by the content of the article. But as this is slashdot, I guess it's to be expected.
As long as you keep seeing these artificial constructs of "countries" and "borders", you'll keep missing the real point - even what happens in Somalia effects everyone else. There is no impenetrable barrier around Somalia separating them from the rest of the world - we're all connected. Hopefully one day people will realise there is no "them" and "us", only "us". If a country can help, it is honour-, and duty-bound to help.
An Iraqi problem caused by the US. Nice.
The only difference is the Vietnamese were in their own country doing that.
And when the computer turns off, the Killer NIC does what, exactly? Does it intercept the BitTorrent connections already running on, say Azureus on the host computer and keep those running? I know this is slashdot, but if you're going to try to sound so fantastically knowledgeable, at least RTFA a little bit.
You're funny. ECHELON, much? Warrantless wiretapping? A country that suspended habeas corpus? A country that had no problem opening Gitmo? Seriously, this isn't even a database (like ECHELON). Get over yourself, emo.
I don't know... Google seems to be very, very close already :)