Re: [OS:N:] The Ottawa Citizen business pages again this morning...
Bill Kendrick <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 08:36:09AM -0400, Kevin Cole wrote: > With each article like the above, I > get more and more people asking me about this thing they've > heard might be an alternative to their woes. Hehe, I keep a collection. Point 'em to it! "Reasons to Avoid Microsoft" http://www.lugod.org/microsoft/ The little icons across the top act as filters. e.g., click the little school-house icon to see how MS has screwed schools. Click the little IIS icon to see the IIS-related issues (which could include holes, monopolistic actions, etc. :^) ) <snip> > Then again, I think the non-Microsoft community is living on > borrowed time with respect to virus attacks. Granted, root > is isolated, and so Joe/Jane Average User is unlikely to > open an attachment that will wipe out his/her universe. It is worrisome, but seriously... I don't think ANY OSS OS out there is _nearly_ as bad as Windows is continuing to turn out. At the URL above, in fact, you'll find a link to a Washington Post(?) article with the opinion that, even if Linux was the #1 most popular OS out there, it still wouldn't have such a volume of attacks against it, simply because it's written better!!! -bill! -- [email protected] Got kids? Get Tux Paint! http://newbreedsoftware.com/bill/ http://newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/ _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>