Do you think the flaw ever would have been brought to attention had he gone through the proper channels? I for one am happy he did this and brought it to everyone's attention, once it's out like this it's hard to down play and ignore.
You know I have to admit that you aren't making much of an effort to switch. Your reply shows that.
And I'm doing that with Linux. But not everyone wants to spend the time to learn it on their own; they're happy with the status quo if they can't get a crash course in good Linux admin. See, you just don't want to put out the effort to do it yourself. I realize that you probably have a fairly full schedule so take the 20 minutes or so you take each day to check Slashdot and do a little research, install Slackware, do something.
make your desktop Linux.
Not possible. I have to use Windows-only apps and don't have the time to spend on the clock making them (maybe) work under Linux, nor can I take them home with me since they're network-based. We don't have the budget to buy me extra computers (and I'd object to tax money being spent that way anyway, it could be better used in a classroom) so I don't get any toys. Don't make the school pay for a new desktop so you can run Linux. Do like so many kids these days do and roll around town looking for an old p2 lying in a driveway waiting to be thrown out. Make it a headless box. Take an hour at home to install your distro of choice and add your SSHD to the startup. Take it to work, drop it on your network and SSH or VNC to it durring your lunch break to work out problems. Over time you just might have something that could replace one Windows box. Work slowly.
Yep. Because Ubuntu has, by default, no open ports. So it is, by default, 100% resistant to worms.I wouldn't say 100% resistant to worms. There could still be points of entry if all ports are closed. Doesn't mean it's vulnerable but still.
Look, no reason to debate. Microsoft wants their money and market share. What works for you may not work for me, no reason to yell at each other. Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows, MacOS, whatever, if it works for you it works for you if it doesn't it doesn't.
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Have you ever used OS X or Linux?
Do you think the flaw ever would have been brought to attention had he gone through the proper channels? I for one am happy he did this and brought it to everyone's attention, once it's out like this it's hard to down play and ignore.
Not possible. I have to use Windows-only apps and don't have the time to spend on the clock making them (maybe) work under Linux, nor can I take them home with me since they're network-based. We don't have the budget to buy me extra computers (and I'd object to tax money being spent that way anyway, it could be better used in a classroom) so I don't get any toys. Don't make the school pay for a new desktop so you can run Linux. Do like so many kids these days do and roll around town looking for an old p2 lying in a driveway waiting to be thrown out. Make it a headless box. Take an hour at home to install your distro of choice and add your SSHD to the startup. Take it to work, drop it on your network and SSH or VNC to it durring your lunch break to work out problems. Over time you just might have something that could replace one Windows box. Work slowly.
Damn, you beat me to it. I blame CNBC for distracting me momentarily.
Yep. Because Ubuntu has, by default, no open ports. So it is, by default, 100% resistant to worms.I wouldn't say 100% resistant to worms. There could still be points of entry if all ports are closed. Doesn't mean it's vulnerable but still.
Hey I didn't RTFM but look at my post count!
Look, no reason to debate. Microsoft wants their money and market share. What works for you may not work for me, no reason to yell at each other. Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows, MacOS, whatever, if it works for you it works for you if it doesn't it doesn't.