On Sunday 08 Jun 2003 9:55 pm, rikona wrote: > Hello Anne, > > Sunday, June 8, 2003, 9:00:29 AM, you wrote: > > AW> So when a news item says 'Linux is no safer than Windows, out > of AW> the box' it's not as far wrong as you may think. > > I have major heartburn with the installation defaults in Win - > everything open. Users love it - they can chat, have 'rich media > experiences' on the web, just about anything you receive gets run. > It makes hackers salivate uncontrollably. :-)) > > Also, if you use the net regularly in your day-to-day activities, > your life will be a complete open book. You will end up with a > dossier that would make the CIA green with envy. > > Linux seems to have much more sensible, and safer, install > defaults.
In the end, it's the fact that it's so configurable that is good. But we are each responsible for our own safety. Anne
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