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[Sloan <joe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tero Pesonen wrote:
> On Friday 08 February 2008, Randall R Schulz wrote:
>   
> >   Linux is safe when used intelligently.
> >   Intelligent use includes using secure passwords and
> >    applying security upgrades when they're made available.
> >   Intelligent use excludes running binaries or scripts supplied
> >    by unknown individuals.
> >
> >
> > If that's too complicated for someone, they shouldn't be using a
> > computer at all.
> >     
>
> So, are Windows XP or Vista not safe then when used intelligently?
>   

IMHO using a microsoft operating system intelligently (is there an
oxymoron here?) involves a number of additional restrictions and
caveats, as well as extra costs, as compared to using linux
intelligently, which is OTOH fairly straightforward.

Joe
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