On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 15:13, John Andersen wrote:
On Saturday 12 June 2004 10:32, Scott Leighton wrote:
I like Linux and am now a SuSE user of a little over 1 month. I have no intention of going back to windows, but the fact is that none of the Linux distros are ready for home desktop use by the typical non-technical user.
And XP is? You mean the same XP that will be infected within 15 minutes of putting it on the net right out of the box?
Which is why you pre-order MS' security CD. I've got the Feb,2004 in my hand right now. When SP2 for XP is out I'll order that as well. When my brother upgrades to XP on his system, well, I might get over there in a few weeks. Fact is the typical home Windows user does not really do their security updates, nor invest in the time to get the update CD's. Unfortunate truth is some businesses don't either, like Sampo Bank. None of my Windows using relatives have even tried to order one to make their lives simpler. Why should they? The family Linux guy did. :) Gee once again MS hides behind Linux for security.
At any given time there are a million zombie XP machines spitting out spam and viruses because their non-technical users simply did what Microsoft Told them to do.
Two years after it was introduced, XP STILL comes out of the box broken, insecure, and unpatched. What possible excuse is there for that?
It shouldn't get pre-installed unpatched. SP1 is available widely at computer shows, so any builder ought to have a copy handy to update the system, soon this ought to be the case with SP2.
It is far too complicated to get things running and configured correctly and the author of the article hit it right on in his points.
Its just as difficult to get XP configured correctly. And those configurations are not consolidated in Yast but hidden all over a dozen control panel applets, many of which seemingly have nothing to do with what you are trying to configure. Some are burried so deep you have to google for them. Plug in a wireless card while hardwired to your local network and XP decides it should bridge the two!
You are simply more familiar with XP. Had you chosen XP as your first windows OS after being familiar with Linux for several years you be shakeing your head in disgust.
You have an agenda you want to push, and its obvious.
If you had chosen XP after using NT you'd also be shaking your head in disgust. I know I do. :) Mike