cold water on linux

[Bill Campbell]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2004, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
>Actually, it's better to just say to these IS professionals : "you're 
>right". Have you ever tried walking them through a Linux install ? You 
>hear comments like "it looks like DOS, why would I use DOS ?" and the 
>much more common "Windows is more user-friendly".

I haven't heard that since Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 or so.  I certainly find
that current versions of SuSE are far easier to install than any version of
Windows I've tried (and it always works the first time instead of requiring
at least four reinstalls to get Windows working as properly as it can).

The thing that jumped out at me in the article was the statement that Linux
security would be as bad as Windows when Linux became more common.  This is
a common mantra from people who don't have a clue about security.

>Well, this morning, the local newspapers reported that 3 persons in 
>Singapore were arrested for possessing and distributing copyrighted 
>software. Their lives are completely up the shit creek now. I think a 
>lot of Windows users here are going to be quaking in their boots.

Sounds like fun.

Bill
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