As a Linux user, I do worry that Linux distro's could end up as bad as windows in say 10/15 years time. I realise that as linux users we do things differently, like run regular user accounts etc. bla, bla, bla; but it would be interesting to find out how the FOSS development community take into account the potential threat of a community of crackers targeting unix systems.....mmmmmmmm......
I hear what you're saying with regard to to airlines, and I think it's shocking. Could we say all agreements that we don't read should be null and void? When last have we read any agreements with our dentist or doctor?! Could the reverse also work? Could we say that someone has no agreement with Microsoft simply because they don't read the eula?! Surely that makes sense?!
Anyway, as said, if the information is already on your machine and google finds it, it pays testament to good development from google's developers and highlights either our own complacency with regard to our data, or a security problem in what ever piece of software it is that's responsible for the information being there in the first place.
In micheal's defense, most gui applications in linux really use command line applications, and so do not implement the logic of the programming task required themselves, so, very often, ssh solutions are possible where system resources are at a premium.
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As a Linux user, I do worry that Linux distro's could end up as bad as windows in say 10/15 years time. I realise that as linux users we do things differently, like run regular user accounts etc. bla, bla, bla; but it would be interesting to find out how the FOSS development community take into account the potential threat of a community of crackers targeting unix systems.....mmmmmmmm......
I hear what you're saying with regard to to airlines, and I think it's shocking. Could we say all agreements that we don't read should be null and void? When last have we read any agreements with our dentist or doctor?! Could the reverse also work? Could we say that someone has no agreement with Microsoft simply because they don't read the eula?! Surely that makes sense?! Anyway, as said, if the information is already on your machine and google finds it, it pays testament to good development from google's developers and highlights either our own complacency with regard to our data, or a security problem in what ever piece of software it is that's responsible for the information being there in the first place.
In micheal's defense, most gui applications in linux really use command line applications, and so do not implement the logic of the programming task required themselves, so, very often, ssh solutions are possible where system resources are at a premium.