On 09/28/2011 11:40 AM, MJang wrote: > One possible risk -- does your Linux laptop run any form of WINE, e.g. > code weavers stuff or anything that includes stuff from a Microsoft code > base? There's an article from linux.com on the subject, ref > http://www.linux.com/feature/42031 , but the site is down at the moment. > (It can be found from the google cache.)
Yes. I do have Wine installed. However, I don't plan to do any more than temporarily store some of her files while cleaning up the rest of her machine. I suppose I could create a new partition and stick the stuff in there, and then wipe out that partition after I'm done. But that seems a bit extreme. > If not, then you can safely tell your wife that Linux is built > differently -- it's like a virus is the big bad wolf, Windows is built > with hay, and Linux is built with bricks. I haven't used those words, yet, but I've described the security first philosophy of Unix to her in the past. Thanks for you thoughts. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
