tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post1064108657503680706..comments2023-09-20T07:28:27.572-05:00Comments on Linux in Exile: Windows users: it's your problem nowJim Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11598443864678006773noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-57520015449078992412011-03-03T07:14:56.778-06:002011-03-03T07:14:56.778-06:00Huh. Scan for malware, including memory resident o...Huh. Scan for malware, including memory resident ones which may not be stored on disk? How long will it take to perform this "health check"? My favorite of course is that the idiot wants everyone to essentially enable arbitrary remote program execution on their machine - so the moron is demanding we flush security down the toilet and pretend that his scheme is somehow secure. Great going - yet more proof that Microsoft don't even understand the most basic ideas in computer security.MadScientistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-48595918060195756792011-02-16T17:18:05.863-06:002011-02-16T17:18:05.863-06:00Yes PV, good for you. :-DYes PV, good for you. :-Dmynameisorangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-27289445731845996412011-02-16T11:49:36.942-06:002011-02-16T11:49:36.942-06:00@some guy: That's also what I said earlier. :)...@some guy: That's also what I said earlier. :)PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204919785416600206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-26318760607914637262011-02-16T10:40:11.610-06:002011-02-16T10:40:11.610-06:00Even more importantly, how does Charney expect to ...Even more importantly, how does Charney expect to apply this to mobile devices? iPads and smartphones are increasingly being used to access the Internet. I'm a Linux guy, but most of my surfing the web and checking personal email is done from my phone. So, how does Charney expect me to run a third-party scan on my phone before I can access my bank account online?some guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-49328157732872146592011-02-16T04:55:29.989-06:002011-02-16T04:55:29.989-06:00Then again, supposedly about 60% or so of all web ...Then again, supposedly about 60% or so of all web servers run linux, so to run those types of apps, they would have to be written for Linux to make the effort worthwhile.Tony Sandovalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643810048508538169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-77520205707070857812011-02-15T21:42:05.997-06:002011-02-15T21:42:05.997-06:00Excellent post linuxcritic!Excellent post linuxcritic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-14336318881240856322011-02-15T21:41:58.852-06:002011-02-15T21:41:58.852-06:00@linuxcritic: Unfortunately, at this point that...@linuxcritic: Unfortunately, at this point that's counterproductive because at least 85% of end-user computers run Microsoft Windows. It'll be like trying to quarantine people in a particular city with cholera...when 85% of the people have cholera. There's no point. What I will say though is that on my blog I have a notice that displays for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 users encouraging them to switch browsers and telling them that much of the web will not render properly due to Microsoft Internet Explorer's blatant disregard for web standards. (It isn't much better now even with version 9.)<br />--<br />a Linux Mint user since 2009 May 1PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204919785416600206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-53419400720120247302011-02-15T20:31:33.743-06:002011-02-15T20:31:33.743-06:00Maybe this would work better if we just disallowed...Maybe this would work better if we just disallowed Windows users access to the web. A quick check to see what the host OS is. If it's Windows, denied!<br /><br />No antivirus needed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-45605729331074860102011-02-15T19:35:56.746-06:002011-02-15T19:35:56.746-06:00What's worse is that Linux and BSD users will ...What's worse is that Linux and BSD users will get shut out of the whole thing because they won't run the antivirus scanners...thanks to the built-in security disallowing executable files from automatically running. Oh, what cruel irony. Oh yeah, and what about all the smartphone users using Android to access their favorite websites? Although I guess if a solution does become available for Android, in time it'll be ported for all Linux systems. It'll still be annoying, though.<br />--<br />a Linux Mint user since 2009 May 1PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204919785416600206noreply@blogger.com