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[Fathoms Down]

Come now guys, this is just like being at work. I hate to say it but you all have valid points are are also missing the point in many ways. Comparing Windows, Linux and Unix is completely pointless as they all have their strengths and weeknesses and so are suited for different tasks. Its also impossible to say which is more secure as they each have different structures (No, Linux and Unix are not the same) and, depending on what you include in the statement, some can appear more secure than the other. For example, if you take Linux for what it is (a kernel) and compare it to the Windows kernel then Linux has had far more patches and updates to it however, if you compare Windows and a Linux distro then Windows has more security issues as its not an open system, bundles many applications from Microsoft and is stuck with its current IPC systems.

I've been working with all three systems for over ten years now and have put some HUGE systems in for multi nationals using some or all of them. Whats better? Whats cheaper? Whats more stable? Its impossible to say without knowing the circumstances in which they will be used. I've seen NT servers which have uptimes of four years, planned projects where Linux has worked out many times more expensive than Windows or Unix, seen "insecure" systems take hours to hack and "secure" systems fall over after the first attack. At the end of they day I can say one thing if for sure; IT systems will always have flaws and so I will always have a job.

[calski]

You're right mate, it is like being at work! As the title of the thread suggests, it's easy to spark a fiery debate!

At the end of the day, none of them work under water!!!

Kindest regards,

Calski

[johntemp]

Agreed, I don't need any encouragement to have a cheap shot at Microsoft though.
Fair play to them though, I have a nice Microsoft mouse

[ancl]

Just don't get Calski started on Apple, iPods, and Brigitte Neilson :-))

[calski]

You're a fine one to talk Mr Clements!

"You wanna be in my gang, my gang my gang?"

I love ipods... and Apples... but I don't eat the pips...

calski

[Pete H]

Presently I run Xp with Norton system works and Internet security, but would like to swop over to Firefox and Thunderbird. Does anyone know of any compatability issues between firefox and any Norton poducts?
Thanks

Pete H

[johntemp]

Originally Posted by Pete H

Presently I run Xp with Norton system works and Internet security, but would like to swop over to Firefox and Thunderbird. Does anyone know of any compatability issues between firefox and any Norton poducts?
Thanks

Pete H

I have run XP with Firefox and Norton Internet Security and it is fine. The only issue is that both have popup blockers so one can be turned off.
Thunderbird and Norton IS both have spam filters, so again one is redundant.

[Mr T.]

Only one hiccup I've found on FireFox, which I only found out recently (as before it worked no probs) when I switched to WYSIWYG Editor on YD. Firefox won't let me use the mouse buttons' left-then-right click C&P functions in this YD editor, or the icons in a 'Reply to Thread' like copy then hit the clipboard to paste.

I didn't have this prblem with IE when before I could just highlight a text and then C&P it with a left then right mouse click to C&P it to where ever I wanted it to be pasted.

Now I understand that all you have to do is to 'change the settings in FF to accommodate this', but where are the settings and which ones are they? What am I changing and where am I looking for them? As at present I have to use the laborious top tool bar for any C&P work.

Any top tips?

Cheers.

[Dominic]

Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V?

[Mr T.]

Originally Posted by Dominic

Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V?

Using your mouse mate, not the steam-driven DOS keyboard commands!