[Wolves] Forced to ditch Linux

[Philip Moore]

Hi

As a user of both Linux and XP professional (I have to for work reasons) I 
can appreciate the benefits and downsides to both systems.  As has been 
noted "if MS software was as bad as you make out then the world would have 
imploded or something".

Yes, XP is vulnerable to attack.  When I run XP using a wireless network I 
have 2 firewalls, an enterprise level anti-virus program, a registry 
cleaning program, 2 anti-spyware programs, and anti-spam software in 
addition to browser add-ons.  As a working system however I have them all 
running as background systems running and updating to an automatic daily 
schedule.  The system therefore makes no more demands on my time than my 
Linux system.

I would like to see Linux really 'take off', however, just attacking 
Microsoft will not achieve the objective we all would like to see.  If Linux 
evangelists are ever to succeed in penetrating the general market segment 
(personal and commercial) it will not be by always knocking Microsoft 
products - given that XP (Vista is currently a flawed product) generally 
works for most people and organisations who use it.

Philip Moore



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Fox" <chris at robotninja.net>
To: "Wolverhampton Linux User Group" <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Wolves] Forced to ditch Linux


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> Kevanf1 wrote:
>> Jeez, that's simply bullsh*t!
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> I'm not getting dragged into a flame war, fin.
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> But bullshit it ain't. Considering the number of people who quite
> contently run it, if MS software was as bad as you make out then the
> world would have imploded or something.
>
> Try taking a deep breath before you hit "Send", and think about which
> one of us is living in "cloud cuckoo land".
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> Chris
> last post on the subject.
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> Chris Fox (chris at robotninja.net)
> And now, for something completely different...
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