To: ideablitz; GeronL; Eagle9; backhoe
I am not concerned about the IT manager....IT IS NOT A 100% replacement for WINDOWS.... I have a second machine that has Windows XP Pro on and does those things that Windows does well, but I do very limited browsing the internet with it.....Linux and Firefox do the job for me....
The problem of spyware and viruses are so damn severe that I restrict windows from internet access.....
30 posted on
11/23/2004 1:52:34 AM PST by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I'm on your side. If I had a second computer it would probably be Linux
35 posted on
11/23/2004 1:57:15 AM PST by
GeronL
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"The problem of spyware and viruses are so damn severe that I restrict windows from internet access"
I am neutral in this fight, but I suspect if Firefox gets even remotely close to the usage of IE, you will get the hackers interest and viruses and worms will be written to take advantages of its weaknesses. Just because people aren't writing code to attack Firefox, doesn't mean it is invulnerable.
163 posted on
11/24/2004 9:10:41 AM PST by
SCALEMAN
(Super Cards Fan)
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