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| DATE | 2002-08-23 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [wwwac] Lindows faces a reality check
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You might be interested in the Desktop Work NYLXS is working on now
We're giving a Demonstration at CUNY in Queens in October and we
have several people who have worked hard on getting a Desktop
Program. Linux isn't missing really that much, outside of
backward compatability to the MS desktop.
BTW
We are having a PArty Cruise at 6PM on Saturday Night!
Come join us for a few beers.
Ruben
On 2002.08.23 09:50 "Dube, Paul" wrote:
> > Most likely. Still, overall, Macs are a good value. The hardware
> > is usually very well made (something that can't be said about
> > certain grey box vendors and companies like Gateway), reliable
> > and ergonomically friendly so there are some trade offs.
> >
> > Also, at least for now, Apple doesn't try to ream DRM and
> > anti-piracy mechanisms in their system software down your throat
> > so there's generally less hassle, etc.
> >
> > Still, if price and software selection are your main concern,
> > WinTel is still the way to go.
> >
>
>
> Unfortunately, but I am hopeful that Linux become a viable alternative. I am
> currently running Open Office & Mozilla on my W2K notebook. The Gimp is a
> difficult alternative for PhotoShop because of the learning curve but other
> than that, I am working OK. Therefore, I am going to set up a Linux box and
> test it. There may be some applications I will have to run on a Mickey$uck$
> box but I will set them up to run on a server from Linux (if possible) and
> at least minimize my infestation to the bare minimum.
> I would not do this if M$ were not moving to a monthly fee with the power to
> shut me down. I do not trust them with that power. I still feel that the OS
> is part of a toolset and one chooses the proper tool for a job. The problem
> is that issues other than suitability to task are coming into play now.
> Issues of security way beyond the current type of vulnerabilities found in
> the code from a hacker's viewpoint. If M$ builds the ability to turn off my
> machine into the code, a hacker will eventually be able to do it too.
> Furthermore, M$'s "Secure Computing Initiative" is a joke. They have no more
> idea of how to secure a system than they do of building a properly designed
> OS. The design of Windows is fundamentally flawed and it will always be so.
> *nix may not have all the bells & whistles and software choice of Wintel but
> it has always been a properly design system. The core is compiled, nothing
> touches the core, applications (including the GUI) are loaded on top of the
> core applications are not run (for the most part) as the most powerful user,
> and crashing an application doesn't bother other apps (again, for the most
> part).
> Other advantages of *nix is that you can have multiple and different
> versions of 'shared libraries' (read DLLs). So, while _this group_ of
> applications needs v1.2, *that group* can run on v3.4, etc. This is not
> possible in the M$ world and they do not want it to be. They want to control
> the libraries themselves but they relinquish control by allowing ISVs to
> write their own versions! DUH!
>
>
> sigh
>
>
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