Heh! To a certain extent it's true, what you say, Mike. But I think it's pretty undeniable that BSD is "more secure" than windows.
But where there's a will, there's a way, as they say. Quite true. So I don't disagree, but I qualify- it's not quite so cut and dry. Mostly the different mindset is the key, but you see that going out the window with OS X, as far as running a bunch of needless stuff. Which is what most consumers want, so... eh. But at least BSD in general, and OS X a little, are "open", and thus their source can be reviewed. While I'll be the first to say that can open you up to security threats, I'll also be the first to say that it's the only way to really be secure. As supporting argument, look at PGP. But security is an illusion, and there are myriad ways to skin a cat (or descale a fish, as the case may be)- OppSys is really only a little piece of the puzzle. Like OpnSrc. 'tis but a bit, of the byte, that is... "feeling good". I'm digging google desktop, but it scares the crap outta me too. Just like Samurize did. And firefox plugins do. Or plugin's in general. "It's so easy to fall in love / oh it's so easy". Eh, it's a dangerous world out there anyways, at anny moment, BANG! Smashed by that Semi-truck. (Or meteor, as the case may be.) Living in fear is how The Man controls us though, so, you know, you can't give in too much. :D On 6/20/06, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a myth common amongst Mac enthusiasts. It's not true that > Macs are not subject to virus and spyware attacks. It's just that > vastly more people use PCs, and in the strange world of hackers, the > honour and glory go to the people whose exploits end up on the 6pm > news. > > If Steve Jobs could wave a magic wand and everyone switched to Macs > there would be as many virus attacks as now, only directed at Mac > users instead. > > The only reason they are relatively free of attacks now is that > they're seen by the hacker world as a group of poor misguided fools > who havent yet discovered the world's moved elsewhere. And therefore > not worth the effort. After all (in their minds) if you perpetrate a > major attack on all the Macs in the world, the repercussions would > hardly be enough to cause a ripple, let alone a lead item on the 6pm > TV network news. > > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > On 6/21/06, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lol, hell I dont mind! > > > > I think bIll needs to worry bout porting his own programs to run on > windows correctly first ;) > > > > If everyone switched to a mac think about how many jobs would be lost in > the anti-virus and spyware companies, hell half the world would suddenly go > unemployeed, would be a major catastrophy!! > > > > ~Dave - formerly known as "the disruptor"~ > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244347 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
