Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (5130 mails)

[James Wright <jwright01@xxxxxxx>]

Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> > If you knew how to swim in windows (ie, compile, use makefiles, etc), 
> > then
> > it is not so dificult. You have to change your swiming style, that's 
> > all.
>
> Windows users *do not* compile anything. They buy or download.
This ex-Windows user did.  A lot of security tools (the good ones) and 
exploits come only as C code to prevent the average script kiddie from 
using it.  I have also compiled my own programs with Windows.  Generally 
speaking though, most Windows users do as you say.

- James W.