also a bit of a worry are the new little laptops which are almost
embedded devices, they tend to run everything as root. I have seen it
described as "a single user version of the secure Linux operating
system" worryingly they miss the point that the reason Linux/Unix is
secure is that it was designed from the ground up to be a multi-user
operating system and the actions of one user are not permitted to break
anything for another user.
Alan.
Dr Adam J Trickett wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 at 12:10:26AM +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
>
>>> 2. Linux users generally do not download precompiled binaries
>>> from random sources.
>>>
>> Hah! They _so_ do.
>>
>> Video drivers, printer drivers, tv playback software, voip systems, games.
>>
>> You might have sensible precautions on a linux system but in my
>> experience your average Linux user installs just as much crap as they
>> ever did on Windows.
>>
>
> I fear Popey is right, the average Linux users use to be a
> cautious "Unix like" user. Now the average Linux user grew up on
> Windows and treats Linux the same way they treated Windows, i.e.
> very badly....
>
> Though there are less problems on Mac OS and Linux than there are
> on Windows, as more people migrate in, with less understanding
> there will will be more problems - even though the Unix design is
> superior to the Windows one.
>
>
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