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Weblog:   A Windows Die-Hard Confronts Linux
Subject:   No big deal - isn't this how it should be?
Date:   2004-07-21 10:18:06
From:   codifex
Response to: No big deal - isn't this how it should be?

> He's been using Windows for over 12 years. I think
> if he was going to see spyware, malware, etc... He
> would have seen them by now.


He's a WINDOWS expert. Most windows experts, expecially those with hacking knowledge, know how to avoid most virii and malware. Most windows users, on the other hand, don't know how to avoid the minefield of virii and malware that is waiting for them on today's internet.


> Every time I visit my parents, my father has
> done something to the desktop that needs me to
> "fix" it. I can just see him "messing" around
> with Linux. I'm no Linux Sys-Admin and I would
> have a very difficult time reparing any damange
> he does.


Yup. Your father may mess up *HIS* desktop but he wont mess up anyone elses while using Linux. (Unless you give him administrator or superuser priveleges - then I'd question your sanity.) So, you could create a SKEL with all the normal goodies and just copy it over... done deal - no hours of configuration and repair. Sounds like you really need Linux my friend. :)


What are you waiting for... Grey Hair?
codifex maximus
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  • No big deal - isn't this how it should be?
    2004-07-27 07:19:30  steve.common [View]

    >He's a WINDOWS expert. Most windows experts,
    >expecially those with hacking knowledge, know
    >how to avoid most virii and malware. Most
    >windows users, on the other hand, don't know
    >how to avoid the minefield of virii and malware
    >that is waiting for them on today's internet.

    This is a very important point. Today, most Linux "users" are also Linux savvy or, at the very least, computer savvy; this is very different to the population of Windows users.

    The proportion of Linux "lusers" is very small. Getting a real "user" experience / opinion is not easy and specially so in this kind of discussion, which hardly galvanises anyone except enthusiasts.
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