> To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, you go to the web with the computer you > have, not the computer you want or wish to have.
I wasn't arguing for a different OS. The XBox runs a kernel very similar to the one found in Windows XP. > It is possible to configure Windows securely, so that it can be a safe > network client. I'm pretty comfortable that my laptop is adequately > secure, > for example. It's possible for Windows network administrators to configure > machines so that they can be safely used as network clients. However, > there's no reason why they couldn't be more secure by default. I agree. In fact, I think the underlying security model in Windows (everything is an object with ACLs even at the kernel level) is very solid. However, the boxes you've described don't allow people to install software. At least, most corporate networks that I've seen do not allow people to install software. Some do not even permit users to surf to unapproved Web sites. > Yes. I do feel that it's a significant improvement, but there are still > fundamental flaws in the underlying OS default settings. For example, > there's no reason to run a browser with a user account that has > administrative rights. But that's what most people do, because that's the > default. There is if you're installing software (Macromedia Flash, for instance) or operating system updates via a Web browser. I'm not convinced that's a poor distribution model. I tend to think it was poorly implemented and I have hopes that it will be fixed. I think Windows XP Service Pack 2 goes a long way towards that goal. Ben Rogers http://www.c4.net v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195115 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
