Archive for June 2004
Windows is not a security nightmare - 2004-06-02 07:03:06
I checked the list of Linux distributions (found at www.linux.org/dist/list.html) to discover there are currently 258 distributions with 39 listed as unsupported. This means that there is no such solution as "run Linux". With 258 groups, each with their own opinions of what should be in Linux and how things should be developed, where do you do for help when things go wrong? And despite what is often touted things do go wrong even on Linux.
Strangely enough you go to which ever distribution you selected. Since there is so much choice, you can select the one which offers the most suitable support for your needs. From do it all yourself, to having the provider remotely manage your machine (installing software patches, etc.) for you.
I guess the author also thinks that there is no such solution as "drive a car" since there are multiple car producers. And no such solution as "use a printer" since there are multiple printer producers. I guess he also doesn't connect to the internet, after all there are multiple producers for modems (whether cable, dsl, or plain old phone). And certainly wouldn't have a mobile phone (though the mobile number on the website above says otherwise), what with multiple phone manufacturers and network providers.