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| Thread ID: 62074 | 2005-09-26 03:02:00 | OS X Problems Like M$? | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 390995 | 2005-09-27 06:50:00 | ...........therefore it is less of a problem because fewer sysops are on that system? Am I making sense here or did I miss the whole point again? :lol:Yes, you have. :p I suggest if you are that interested in the Mac OS then read up on the way the system operates with file permissions, file system structure and how executables can/cannot be run etc. Some great books in the libraries on that OS aimed at beginners. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 390996 | 2005-09-27 11:26:00 | Am I making sense here or did I miss the whole point again? :lol: It is incorrect to say that MS Windows is more likely to be infected by viruses, spyware and security issues simply because there are more PCs out there with it installed. Linux (like OSX) is based on the more secure design of UNIX. About 70% of the web pages delivered from the internet come from Apache server running on Linux. Wouldn't it be more fun for those writing viruses to target these high profile servers and wreck havoc there? They have had years to do it and it hasn't happened. The major reason - better OS security. |
johnd (85) | ||
| 390997 | 2005-09-27 15:31:00 | It is incorrect to say that MS Windows is more likely to be infected by viruses, spyware and security issues simply because there are more PCs out there with it installed. Linux (like OSX) is based on the more secure design of UNIX. About 70% of the web pages delivered from the internet come from Apache server running on Linux. Wouldn't it be more fun for those writing viruses to target these high profile servers and wreck havoc there? They have had years to do it and it hasn't happened. The major reason - better OS security. Now, THAT makes sense..TY JOHND Refreshing to get a reason why, not just knee-jerks defending a system....there HAS to be reasons, and I think you stated it very well. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 390998 | 2005-09-28 23:18:00 | You'll see in Vista that MS have reviewed majorly the OS security side. Reviews/screenshots online show you being setup as a "user" by default and not as an Administrator. This is a very good step in the right direction, but possibly too little too late? Software developers may not be used to writing applications that cant write to each and every corner of the system. It will be interesting :) |
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