On 09/10/06 11:02 +0200, Varadarajan V wrote: > On 10/7/06, krishnakant Mane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >if so then why has this "bunch of hackers" > >developed a virus free operating system? talking about OS if windows > >is developed by non-hackers who r very brillient then why are there > >unstability related issues and viruses > > With all respect let me ask you this question.. Are u saying that > gnu/Linux will always be virus free? IMO Micro$oft always thinks about
GNU/Linux will be virus free. After all, it takes more than the GNU software and the Linux kernel for a virus to gain hold. Finally though, security is in the hands of the administrator, and most end users are _not_ administrators by choice. If you have the power to destroy the system, you have the responsibility not to. > generating business. There was a huge market for Windows and > no competitors. Anything they build would be sold. If u can keep a hole No competitors? Let me introduce you to DR-DOS. There were a whole bunch of competitors, who were kept off the PC market by using illegal means. > in your software so that you can patch it later by charging more money Please keep in mind that Microsoft does not charge for patching. They do charge for OS upgrades, but not for bugfixes. They will charge you for support though, and every bug report is treated like a support request until the bug is confirmed. > you will only create more business. Personally, I never think developers > in M$ are incapable to develop good software. Its just bad motives. Microsoft has some of the best developers in the world. They have a sales team which is focussed on sales, and they develop exactly enough for people to upgrade to the next version. Note the reasons why Microsoft is having problems getting people to upgrade to newer versions of MS Office and MS Windows, the older versions are good enough. > Managers in M$ are always after money. With that motive you can't > develop good softwares. There is nothing wrong in being after money. The problem is when you decide to break the law for it. Keep in mind that the market does not pay for security. It pays for features. Now that the major players (read: enterprises) actually have most of the features they need, they are asking hard questions about "security" and making noises about switching to Linux in order to get price cuts. > With a wrong map you can never reach the right destination.. > > I try to explain this to people. I do this only because > I think Linux is genuine. This is possible only with good motives. Personally, I prefer to let people run what they want. When they have Windows problems, I simply refuse to provide support. Again, there is DRM. Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
