Ubuntu does need a firewall/virus detectors, but (and it's a big but)
there is less of a need for them.
While it is true that most virus/trojan/spyware/malware attacks Windows
based PCs, it's not just because there are more of them out there... The
problem with Window is that it is fundamentally
On 24/01/07, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some great replies- but does Ubuntu not need firewalls and virus detectors
> then?
There are no open ports during install unlike windows. Once installed
you can setup a firewall "sudo apt-get install firestarter", which is
the bes
It does need a firewall, but one is built in (I prefer a hardware
firewall anyway) to prevent malicious access through ports. Viruses
aren't really a threat to any Linux distribution, it is fundamentally
more secure than Windows, because of the way it is built very few
viruses have managed to affec
I have just sent in my comments to the BBC- thanks for the link. Caroline
On 24/01/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All,
Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from the
Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why you are
suc
Some great replies- but does Ubuntu not need firewalls and virus detectors
then? and if not why not? Caroline
On 24/01/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for
> it ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer?
> Caroline
The operating system, presumably Windows, comes free (actually the cost
is
London School of Puppetry wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it
> ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer?
Hello, Caroline.
The conventional reply is 'free'
On 24/01/07, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was free-
> then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it ...it comes
> free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? Caroline
Just explai
London School of Puppetry wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was
> free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it
> ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer?
It is not. The cost of Windows is included with th
Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was free-
then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it ...it comes
free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? Caroline
On 24/01/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All,
Found yet ano
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 10:07 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
> you are such a supporter of your chosen operating system and what
> features y
On 24/01/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> paul mellors wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
> >> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
> >> you are such a su
paul mellors wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
>> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
>> you are such a supporter of your chosen operating system and what
>> features you
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from
> the Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why
> you are such a supporter of your chosen operating system and what
> features you love about it."
>
> http://n
Hi All,
Found yet another article on the BBC, this time asking for people from the
Linux, Mac and Windows camps to "Tell us in 100 words or less, why you are such
a supporter of your chosen operating system and what features you love about
it."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6288119.stm
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