UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth? 520
OSNews has an interesting editorial about security on UNIX-like systems. "One of the biggest reasons for many people to switch to a UNIX desktop, away from Windows, is security. It is fairly common knowledge that UNIX-like systems are more secure than Windows. Whether this is true or not will not be up for debate in this short editorial; I will simply assume UNIX-like systems are more secure, for the sake of argument. However, how much is that increased security really worth for an average home user, when you break it down? According to me, fairly little"
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I don't know if it was intentional or not, but that's pretty funny.
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Still laughing?
Re:It is funny ... (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, thank you. This time at you.
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e: Misses the point (Score:2, Funny)
This snippet of an article really misses the point.
No kidding. I've just added ...
... to myCar Analogies for Operating Systems (Score:5, Funny)
In fact, you could debate this for any OS. Here's how I see the best use of each OS:
Linux - Great development platform. You can easily install it on a laptop and get most things to work like they would even though it was "designed for XP" (e.g. power management). Linux is also a great virtual private server. A VPS is a Linux instance running in a VM like User Mode Linux. You can serve Webmail, SMTP, php apps, mysql, imap, etc for your personal use for $20/mo. As car analogies go, Linux is a Ford F150 pickup.
Windows XP - Required corporate desktop. XP provides integrated security with ACLs on a wide variety of resources with all groups managed by a central authority with UIs to manage accounts. As a car XP is a like a fully loaded Mercury Montego sedan (it has all the amenities but don't expect it to be running in 5 years).
Windows Server - Good corporate application, file and print server. It has a rich highly integrated set of libraries. Required for running server side applications for XP clients such as Exchange and AD. Windows Server is also like a Mercury Montego sedan except it costs a lot more.
Solaris - Rock solid server application platform with world class support. If you don't need the sophisticated APIs provided by Windows Server then Solaris is a very good choice. Solaris is like a large Frietliner flatbed truck with GPS tracking and 24 hour roadside assistance.
Mac OS X - Home PC desktop. OSX is ideal for the casual home user who wants to create a web page from the photos on their digital camera or play their guitar with sound loops in Garage Band. Mac OS X is like a Lexus RX 330. Every respectable yuppy has one.
FreeBSD - Good HTTP server for the Internet. It's also a good alternative to Solaris as an application server platform if you're trying to save money and don't need it to scale to 16 processors. FreeBSD is like a Toyota pickup.
Re:Backup (Score:2, Funny)
First page's answer : man cron (thanks a lot)
Second page : asks me to run VI to edit a file
Now googling "how to use vi"...
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- (Insert Evil Grin Here) Pug