ismail dorak wrote: > I intend to download open office but afraid of security risks. > What kind of security precautions do you have? hackers, viruses, trojans etc. > Is it also open to these kind of threats or not?. > Open source software has the source code available for inspection. If you're really worried, you can get the source, verify there's no problems and then compile. If you just download the installable packages, you can verify the md5sum, to ensure the package hasn't been tampered with. > Can you please assure me it is as secure as MS Office to use on my personal > notebook. > looking forward for your kind reply > regards, ismail dorak >
Why on earth do you consider MS Office to be secure? It's full of security problems and MS has an extremely bad track record, where security is concerned. If you want security, stay away from all MS software. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
