[Sussex] web security glitch!!

[Dominic Humphries]

Steve Dobson wrote:
>> The advantage of Windows, as mentioned in another recent posting, is
>> its adaptability to many different computers and hardware attachments,
>> you just install it and it works with just about everything.
> 
> Does it?  There is a not so small army of Windows IT experts slaving
> away behind the scenes to try and cover every eventuality.  I've heard
> and seen reports of things working under Linux that did not just plug
> and play under Windows.  

e.g., why does Windows go through the "installing new drivers" pallaver 
every time a new brand of USB flash drive is plugged in, whilst for 
Linux, a USB drive is a USB drive is a USB drive?

This is one that keeps bugging me...

Dominic