On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 09:24:29 +1000, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> "It is grossly irresponsible to connect a Windows machine directly to
> the net. ;-)" -- John Wiltshire on the Sydney Linux User Group mailing list
And a few more:
"I won't bother trying to set anyone straight as to my rather
complex feelings about Microsoft, but I must admit that I do hate
Windows because it has so shamefully lowered our expectations of
what quality software should be."
-- Nicholas Petreley, Infoworld, 4-Feb-2000
"The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining
armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos
neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate
technology, led them into it in the first place."
-- Douglas Adams on Windows '95.
"I call Windows the petri dish of choice on the Internet. It's the
opportunity to download a virus from anywhere and infect corporate
information."
-- Scott McNealy
Why Windows NT Server 4.0 continues to exist in the enterprise
would be a topic appropriate for an investigative report in the
field of psychology or marketing, not an article on information
technology.
-- John Kirch
Security experts have been saying for years that the security of
the Windows family of products is hopelessly inadequate. Now there
is a rigorous government certification confirming this.
-- Dr Jonathan S. Shapiro, http://eros.cs.jhu.edu/~shap/NT-EAL4.html
"... Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according
to everybody is the ``most reliable Windows ever.'' To me, this is
like saying that asparagus is ``the most articulate vegetable
ever.''"
-- Dave Barry
Call me a cynic, but for me "much more stable than the last version
of Windows" is not exactly a ringing endorsement.
-- James Riden
The only sensible way to estimate the stability of a Windows
server is to power it down and try it out as a step ladder.
-- Robert Crawford
Cheers,
John
--
> ... wanted me to be a Win2K admin with "emphasis" on security.
That's like a job as a SCUBA diver with an "emphasis" on keeping things
dry.
-- Anthony de Boer
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