From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.177]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HPoJl-0003kK-00 for ; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:16:09 -0500 Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.174.87]) by bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:15:38 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:15:38 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 80.1.72.245 by BAY103-DAV15.phx.gbl with DAV; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:15:37 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [80.1.72.245] X-Originating-Email: [mikster4@msn.com] X-Sender: mikster4@msn.com Subject: RE: An official slightly off topic anouncement From: Michael Whapples To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <000f01c7628a$c53d8260$6401a8c0@tunes> References: <02ae01c75b48$aee318c0$4ba65c90@vv507j><20070309171155.GJ4176@rednote.net> <20070309185645.GB21362@gmx.net> <20070309193247.GA27700@taylor.homelinux.net> <000f01c7628a$c53d8260$6401a8c0@tunes> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:15:23 +0000 Message-Id: <1173482123.32487.30.camel@layla> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Mar 2007 23:15:38.0321 (UTC) FILETIME=[D94B0410:01C762A0] X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:16:09 -0000 On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 14:37 -0600, Anthony Creapeau wrote: > I myself am not biased to any one OS as each has it's plus and minuses. But > for running a web server on Windows Professional was probably not a good > idea because it's actually a client machine used as a workstation in a > business environment. Each service you install or add to Windows does effect > the amount of resources that are eaten up in which case a low end web-server > would have done just fine. I use Window eyes and JAWS, audio converters, > antivirus and surf the web without a flinch from MS. > > Let's not forget virus writers want to inflict as much damage in one > instance as they can. What OS is the most prevalent in a business > environment? That's right, Windows and that's why it is so virus stricken. There's talk that business is not such a target now, home users are meant to be becoming more tageted as so much more is being done with computers (eg. shopping online, storage of personal information, etc) and home computers are being left online for longer now broadband has taken over from dialup, and the average home users tend to be less aware of security for their computers. > Give me one OS on the market today that is impervious to viruses. I can't > think of one including Linux. Each and every OS has it's drawbacks and > whatever you choose to use is fine. To each their own. May be not entirely free of security issues, but one of the most secure systems is meant to be openBSD, and they claim only 1 remote hole in over 10 years. They do alot of searching code for bugs and fixing anything which seems incorrect, even if it isn't proven to be a security hole. > From Michael Whapples > Anthony Creapeau