Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 13, 2006 09:54 AM
Even if you cripple your Linux box for power users AND users who need commercial apps in their homes, there are still a zillion holes. A virus can modify scripts like<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.bashrc which are not executables. Scripts can create executables from data embedded inside them. Why not redirect the browser home to run a java program, How about making a shell alias for 'ls' that netcats your<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.gaimrc file to a remote machine?
All the desktop OS suck. Deal with it. I like Linux better than windows because it is open. It may have lots less viruses now, but it isn't due to an inherently better design.
(Windows has ACLs, and I think it has had them longer than most linux distros. Again, it is a config nightmare for users.)
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 13, 2006 09:54 AMAll the desktop OS suck. Deal with it. I like Linux better than windows because it is open. It may have lots less viruses now, but it isn't due to an inherently better design.
(Windows has ACLs, and I think it has had them longer than most linux distros. Again, it is a config nightmare for users.)
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