On Tuesday 21 March 2006 21:55, Linda Walsh wrote:
It isn't about the relative strengths of security but about real-time interactivity. Linux is poor in real-time, interactive controls and monitoring. <large snip>
Linda - general point: Linux must be doing something right - it has former Windows users like yourself trying it out. But if you want to learn to drive a car as opposed to riding a bicycle, you put the time in. Sorry, but you have to do that here with Linux. You seem to be looking for a Microsoft Windows (behaviour-wise) that is not Microsoft Windows (drawbacks-wise) - doesn't exist, I'm afraid. You either use Microsoft Windows and put up with its general crappiness, or use Linux and invest some time in changing over. Part of this involves asking a specific question about a specific problem you have. Your long spiel does not do that (although Anders and others have tried to pick out question-like things under the general rant). Frankly, new users coming here and saying "this Linux thing better work the way I'm used to, or I'm not going to use it" cuts no ice here - most of us have heard this sort of thing many times before, and Linux' market share is still rising. So my general advice would be to step back, do a bit of research (most of the things you are looking for are available in some firewall package (of which there are dozens on Linux) - try Guarddog, Firestarter, etc), and cut down on the whingeing. -- Pob hwyl / Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.kyfieithu.co.uk - KDE yn Gymraeg www.rhedadur.org.uk - Rhedeg berfau Cymraeg www.cymrux.org.uk - Linux Cymraeg ar un CD