On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:19:02 -0700 Erylon Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Admitted, but that doesn't have anything to do with usability, >> consistency and device support, right? And don't get too >comfortable,> as soon as Linux gets enough penetration in the desktop >market (which I> definitely think it will - think of 1.3 billion users >in China), the> evil-doers will turn their attention on it. They've >pretty much ignored> it for now since they get so much more bang for >the buck from Windows.> >> I work with some Unix/Linux diehards. When I asked one for help with >my> digital camera under LInux, he sheepishly admitted that he uses >Windows> at home, simply because of device support. > >If you had chosen your camera with the intent to use it with Linux, >that wouldn't be an issue, now would it? Because I run Linux, I have >to think ahead and choose my hardware carefully, and then my hardware >works. And I don't care if the bad guys turn their attention to Linux. >What you don't seem to understand is that the system architecture is >different. Someone's script can't run on my machine without my jumping >through very specific hoops to allow it to do so (unless I run as >root--in which case Darwinian theory comes into play). The evil-doers >have ignored Linux because they can't figure a way to get me to su to a >terminal and chmod +x the toy that they've created, and then ./etc.
I understand what you are saying, but I don't agree with it. I'm going to pick a camera that does what I want, not one that suits Linux. Besides, the issue I mentioned is with a memory card reader, which would have occurred regardless of which camera I picked. Regarding your comments about the *nix architecture providing protection, true, it does make it harder to exploit. But that's the thing about intrusions - they find holes you don't know about. Obviously, Linux has much fewer of them given the number of publicized intrusions to date. Look, I'm here, I like Linux, I'm finding more tools that make Linux becoming my full time OS more feasible. I just find the winsux-winblows comments irritating. Since Windows 2000, I've found that platform to be very stable and interface design pretty consistent across applications. Ever try to cut and paste from nedit into sylpheed, for example? Why can't everyone agree on something simple like a clipboard, for crying out loud? -- Guy Rouillier
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