On Saturday, 25 March 2017 6:38:54 PM AEDT Mark Trickett via luv-main wrote: > > Wheezy is going out of support and for desktop installations it's well > > past > > the time when it was suitable for use. If you are going to use Flash etc > > then you really need to keep your system up to date. > > I want to step up, but with a 4 gig a month quota and each extra gig > or part thereof at $10, it will be expensive. This is with Telstra, > and none of them will take into account that I rarely go over .6 of a > gig. They are all bloodsuckers. This is why those in this bind would > appreciate assistance getting a DVD or three now and then from those > with enough of a quota, and who are getting it anyway.
Are you able to attend a Beginners' SIG meeting? If so bring your PC and update it there. There is good wifi access at the venue and for a once every 2 years thing this is an acceptable use of it IMHO. > >> I will also look for a way to let the appropriate people at the ABC > >> know that flash is inappropriate for many reasons, particularly the > >> security vulnerabilities. > > > > But not using Flash would allow naughty people to use a python program to > > download content! :-# > > But requiring the use of flash forces them to make their system > vulnerable. Some people complain about NoScript, and yes it can get in > the way, but then there are ways of enriching the interactive user > experience without such vulnerabilities. I want to "educate" the > marketing monkeys, it will be uncomfortable so that there is reason to > not forget the lesson. I can't imagine that working, but good luck with it. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main
