Onsdag 04 februar 2004 21:26 skrev Charles Kunce:
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 12:05, Anders Johansson wrote:
I'm beginning to think Microsoft was right: as soon as linux desktop use hits a high enough number we're going to have the same virus problem as they do
Don't totally agree. Since Apache, which is open source has about two thirds of the web servers (netcraft.com) and has almost none of the worms and virii, I don't think the comparison between open source and Microsoft is valid.
I think there are two problems.
1) The inevitable bugs in any complex software. I've seen and written programs of only a few hundred lines with stupid things in them despite my best efforts. These seem to be patched pretty quickly in Linux land.
2) The "ya can't always get it all in one place all the time for Linux" which confuses the h_ll out of folks that don't know the inner workings. I'd like to upgrade to the latest and greatest _with_ security patches (SUSE 8.2 version is very unstable and missing features), however, when compiling the source, I found I needed GTK+2.0 (IIRC that's the error.). Packman didn't have anything I could see that would help. James' fine repository of RPMs only covers 9.0 as he does have a life. I have to figure out:
Well support open source development and get the ½-year upgrades at half the full price ..... ;-) Couldn't resist this posting this little note Johan
a) Where do I get GTK+2.0? Which RPM or set of RPMs get me what I need. b) If I install GTK+2.0, do I hose my present system? I only have one and can't afford for it to be down while I futz with these things. c) Is there a patch for the version I'm running (0.72) and how the blue blazes do I apply it since I installed it from an RPM? d) Can I afford to use software with a known hole in it? (That's why I got away from Windows was to avoid security holes)
For the price (I bought a boxed set), SUSE Linux is great, so don't ask me if I'd like some cheese and crackers with my whine. I knew there would be days like this. This kind of stuff will help keep folks who really haven't gotten their feet very wet from upgrading and help bolster the idea that Linux isn't that much better than Windows. It will scare the living daylights out of Grandma and Grandpa. Answers to that kind of stuff are what I hope the list is for, otherwise I would not have opened my big mouth. Problem is, not everybody joins lists and as such, sooner or later something will cause folks in Linux land to get burned. I don't have any suggestions on how to fix that. BTW any help on the above questions would be appreciated as well as any hints on options needed to compile Gaim 0.75 for SUSE 8.2. I've already gotten a lot of very good information off of the list.