This one you really should of researched on Ty.
You might want to try xp pro or 2003. I run mine
for weeks or even months without a boot. If you
don't run crap and know what your doing xp
shouldn't need booted all that often.
Now for your linix thing. you know why its open
source? Because not many people use it and it is
command line driven. See other post for info on that.
Now for the security thing, yes there are
different releases of windows for different
countries just like linix. Did you know there are
versions of linix that are not open source? Red
hat is one of them. yes you can get old red hat,
but the business version ain't as buggy as open source versions is.
You said linix don't have many upgrades? You need
to read and use it more, because patches for open
source comes out like water from faucet.
Now to address the requirement issue. older
versions of linix will run on those out dated
boxes yes. But your newer version won't, because
they are written to use the newer hardware on market now.
Just because you got linix on a box and running
some what. You really need to work with it as
your main box for a wile, and I don't mean shh
into it! Actually command line drive the box.
Then take a real good look at the page for what
ever distro you put in, and read. Will be
surprised what you find as in bugs, security problems, and hardware issues.
At 12:06 PM 1/5/2006, you wrote:
Hello,
Sure, the server is good, but, *most* and I am not saying all here, big companies use linux, because of its stability, and its security. Linux, is able to stay on for 3 weeks at a time, where most windows operating systems, unless you have tons of ram, and processing speed, can't do this. Sure, it has security holes. There won't ever be a program that won't, and if all development went into no security holes, then we wouldn't have linux. The thing that has made Linux what it is, is that it is open source. Something, that one of the guys of microsoft has commented on being bad for you guys, if you made source.
comments made by Microsoft VP Jim Allchin who stated, under oath, that there were flaws in Windows so great that they would
threaten national security if the Windows source code were to be disclosed.
That, I can see, because of things like the message queue.
Also, one more thing that differes hugely between Linux and windows, is the cost. While a new development of windows comes out every 3-5 years, you are also required almost definatly to upgrade your computer. Anyone seen the requirements for Windows vista? Linux, well. I can run this on a windows 98 pc, where 98 is totally out in Microsofts views, and be fine, with a p3 processor, 20 gb hard drive, less than that, and 128 ram.
Later,
Tyler Littlefield.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:Mark.Long@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Mark Long
To: <mailto:program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:54 AM
Subject: [program-l] Re: Off Topic: USERS SWEAT BULLETS WAITING FOR WMF PATCH
Hmm.. I was unaware that there was only one flavour of Windows with the same security model.
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not as many as windows, but then, you have to consider the differences, windows is designed for the basic user, who wants to come home home from work, and play his game, and linux is designed for the more advanced users, who hopefully know how to inforce the word security. Lucaly, most of the linux systems I have seen have used this.
Tyler Littlefield. Check out our website: <http://tysplace.the-leetest.net>http://tysplace.the-leetest.net check out my blog: livejournal.com/~tylerrl [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!]
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:Mark.Long@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Mark Long
To: <mailto:program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:47 AM
Subject: [program-l] Re: Off Topic: USERS SWEAT BULLETS WAITING FOR WMF PATCH
Ah yes. Linux never has security issues. Ok, there are over 900,000 webpages talking about Linux security patches but they could all be wrong.
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This is exactly the reason, I am getting an old 98 system, crashing it, and putting linux on it! whoot! cheers for security! lol
Tyler Littlefield. Check out our website: <http://tysplace.the-leetest.net>http://tysplace.the-leetest.net check out my blog: livejournal.com/~tylerrl [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!]
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Corbett, James
To: <mailto:Program-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Program-L (E-mail)
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:37 AM
Subject: [program-l] Off Topic: USERS SWEAT BULLETS WAITING FOR WMF PATCH
Security experts are warning about the danger of a currently unpatched vulnerability in all current versions of the Windows operating system, but Microsoft has said the patch won't be released until January 10, its next scheduled patch release date. Sam Curry of Computer Associates International said, "This vulnerability is rising in popularity among hackers, and it is simple to exploit." Others estimate that more than one million computers have already been infected worldwide, noting that attacks have taken the form of malicious Web sites, Trojan horses, and instant messaging worms. The flaw, which affects how Windows handles Windows Meta File (WMF) images, is especially dangerous because users need only view an image designed to take advantage of the vulnerability to have their computers infected. Despite the calls for an immediate patch, Microsoft, which adopted a schedule of monthly patch updates, has said the fix for the current bug will not be released until the next scheduled group of patches. In the meantime, Microsoft is warning users to be careful about what sites they visit. Most Internet users, however, do not have a level of awareness of such security concerns to protect themselves, according to Stacey Quandt, an analyst with the Aberdeen Group. ZDNet, 3 January 2006
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