On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 13:55, Jeremy Bertenshaw wrote: > Oh dear, the thing I find most concerning about the linux community is it's >closed-mindedness to other technologies, I don't believe microsoft is better, I don't >believe linux is better, all are good tools for different tasks, don't knock the >products because of who the vendor is. >
Closed mindedness? Looks around...counts: 5 Linux Boxes 1 Sun Solaris Box 1 Mac OS X Server Box 2 Windows NT Boxes and thats just in my office! I don't just use Linux you know, want the full list of what I use... Linux NetBSD OpenStep Mac OS Mac OS X Server HP/UX Solaris Windows NT (Server & Workstation) Windows 98 Windows 2000 (ASE & Pro) AIX I use whatever I need to that gets the job done, open source or otherwise. > However so as not to digress any further... my point has always been that linux is >in no way safe from the virus threat which seems to have been sculpted by the >anti-microsoft crowd into a linux is better neener neener account, surely theres >nothing wrong with me invoking my sporting nature and playing along with them? > You really have missed the whole point on that part of the thread <sigh> go re read it, then read a few decent websites on the topic, then think on it a while, you might just work it out. Linux is safer than windows with regard to virus problems because of the design difference etc etc. :D
