NTFS permissions work fine, you simply tick the 'Replace permissions on all subdirectories' box when you update permissions, however IMHO you shouldn't have to.
You're thinking far too conventionally, there are ways other than writing to /dev/blarg to access a device. Cool so we can run 16bit dos apps in linux, how does that detract from my comment about microsoft's software being bloated and more likely to be insecure by having to support that? Hmmm, aiming higher than the standard for desktop OS, so it needs to do all the crummy things windows does now and more? One of the many things windows does that linux doesn't is have decent hardware support, sure thats arguably a vendor issue, but it's something that is a BIG issue... I gave up on linux on the desktop because it took many things away from what I had in windows, inc. support for my sound card, capture card, software I use, gaming... Plus I think the biggest thing that windows does that linux doesn't is being like windows, the majority of desktop users are totally afraid of change, theres nowhere that people can do night classes in X or similar, windows prevalance is a big thing. jeremyb http://www.jeremyb.net > From: Rex Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/03/13 Wed AM 09:37:23 GMT+12:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Why Linux won't suffer from viruses like Windows/Outlook > > > On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 09:03, Jeremy Bertenshaw wrote: > > > you've made some valid points, however they're not all entirely correct > > (It's not entirely prudent to comment on something you're not using > > Yes, i deleted my rant as i'm not familiar with NT/XP. > > > and up with the state of play on.), windows NT,2K etc.. have a proper > > user/group based security model and with NTFS it does give a > > permissions structure that prevents a number of problems you've > > discussed, alho' the unix permissions structure is by far a better > > Doesn't work very well then, does it ? > > > design (NT has no permissions inheritance from higher level > > directories...) it won't stop a number of the virus attacks like boot > > sector deleters and the like. > > % ls -l /dev/hda > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 0 Feb 15 16:20 /dev/hda > > so, unless they've added themselves to the 'disk' group, i'm afraid that > any errant process CANNOT write to the boot sector of any disk. > > > > Microsoft doesn't have a community like the linux one granted, it's more > > like the real world, it's incredibly diverse unlike the linux > > community and therein lies a lot of it's issues, it has to cater to so > > many different people wanting to run everything from old dos apps to > > 16bit windows apps to the latest 32bit stuff, more bloat more chances > > of holes etc, but it's because the people demand that, if linux is to > > have you heard of dosemu ? Apart from the "Phar Lap err 35" bollocks, > it is compatable with 16 bit DOS code. > > > compete it has to give the people what they want... this is one of the > > reasons I'm anti linux on the desktop because if it wants to truly > > compete it's going to have to do what windows does, unfortunately ms > > Why windoze ? Shouldn't it be aiming a little higher than that ? > Anyway, what is it that windoze does, that linux doesn't ? > > > set the standard for what people expect on the desktop, I think the > > Yes, pity about that. > > Rex > > >
