>>>>> "Philip" == Philip Thiem <ptt@umr.edu> writes:
Philip> I had gotten the impression the presence or lack of
Philip> feature that makes it more or less secure, but windows
Philip> with the feature lacking makes it less dangerous and a
Philip> better idea. It's windows with the combination of this
Philip> functionality that I think he doesn't like, and this could
Philip> create a breeding ground for attacks on others.
Philip> Apparently, with the home version where you are effectivly
Philip> running as "root" all the time and security restrictions
Philip> are a bit more laid back, the system (at least the home
Philip> version) doesn't restrict access to this functionality.
He is referring to thet fact that most home users don't secure their
machines properly thus leaving them open to be abused, not that the
home users will do it themselves, if that were the case then they
could just as easily install Linux instead of buying XP :-) Certainly
I understandr what he is talking about. Any unneccesary "feature" of a
Windows OS should be turned off by default because of the people using
it.
Keeping this varguely on topic, the same could be said of Linux as it
becomes even more mainstream.
Sincerely,
Adrian Phillips
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