-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 3:12 PM To: JDJList Subject: [jdjlist] Re: jsp/html editor note
>hm... how 'bout using decent operating systems? *GD&R* ;o)) >a liitle off topic...I do not want to start an "my-OS-is-better-than-yours" >flame war and I know that lots of people simply have to use windows at work. >but if you want to save yourself the hassle at home, get LINUX, BSD or >something similar >for browsing & mailing. no problems with ".exe" and ".vbs" attachments there >;o) Ok, let's try to include the word Java(TM) into this little Windows/Linux discussion (note the moderator-friendly subject line): When I was allowed to test S.U.S.E. Linux years ago i tested the included browser: NO JAVA - Windows 3.1 and '95 could be resp. already were equipped with the integrated JVM. What appeared to be a standalone Java VM in Linux couldn't convince me. Besides that : If you buy hardware extensions in the shops , you usually get Windows+MacOS support on CD/disk. Linux drivers/support mostly is referred to via an external website - with "minutes" of downloading "fun" at usual connection speeds :-( . >if you *have* or want to use windows, take at least Win2000 I do - it's called "Windows ME" , blame me if there is a major difference to Win2000. (of course there should be a difference between the standard and more expensive "professional" version) >, use the privilege system and *don't* do all >your work logged in as "administrator" (I know many developers who do...) >if your "surf&mail" user-account can't do any harm to the core system and >your valuablle data, the virus can't as well. I don't trust the login system of WindowsME (=2000 ?) much - e.g. that "famous" login-dialog box with the "Cancel" button.... Nevertheless , Windows XP looks quite secure (with its NT components) , but it is relatively complicated to copy-paste all necessary settings (e.g. program list in start menu) from administrator user to any test user (with less privileges). Of course that is just a copy-paste operation in a "/usr/..." text file on UNIX derivatives :-) (and sorry to www.ftd.de that I might use an emoticon once too often here). Additionally : who says that the "open source" mail clients included in Linux (2 different versions that looked not as good as "Outlook Express" when I tested Linux) are saver than a reported-to-be-insecure Microsoft version of Outlook (Express) ? greetings & cheers to all U. Penski [EMAIL PROTECTED] BTW: If you like BeOS - just to mention another OS - visit http://uuhome.de/penski/beos.htm ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________
