On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:29:24 -0800, Chris Carlen
I beg to differ. Linux will let you do anything you want, secure or insecure. Right way or wrong way. It's your choice. That's the point. That's also the reason that folks with little technical understanding of computer and OS architecture are potentially able to get into even more trouble with Linux. Or just not be able to use it at all.
Well I have a good few years of university level technical support under my belt...but....it was using Micro$oft software.
Change your global umask to 000 and see how secure your system is. Will Linux stop you?
No idea. What does it do? Honestly, I don't know. Should I? Is there a site where I can learn more about security on Linux? I would be very interested to know about it as I feel it in everybodies interests for all of us to have a secure system. This then cuts down on junk traffic (virii etc) which then leaves more bandwidth for everybody.
How many "ordinary" people would have any idea whether their box connected directly to the internet is properly firewalled or not?
Again, I don't. On my XP tin I know. Or I believe I do, can I really trust the online tests? Again, genuine question I am not trying to be funny or anything.
Let's see how many folks even on this list can get fonts to display right on Suse Linux. Most probably don't even know they aren't displaying right when they say "looks Ok to me." Turn of AA and use a flat panel display, and you'll realize that something isn't quite right.
Well, I do a lot of DTP work and if it looks right on screen - being retired I can't afford a flat panel screen I'm afraid - then it prints right well I can only assume that it is working right. That's what WYSIWYG is all about.
Good day!
Snap :-)
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