cold water on linux

[Collins]

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:56:43 -0700
Bill Campbell <linux-sxs at celestial.com> wrote:

> 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).

I'm not a Windows fan, but I beg to differ. I just helped a friend install a dual boot gentoo system the other weekend. After partitioning with a linux CD, we loaded his WinXP system first - only a few replies and one reboot - nary an error in sight.

> 
> 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.
> 

Amen. The VB script kiddies will need some training!

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