Alan, Alan Pope wrote: > But on Windows they are expected to install antivirus, spyware, operating > system updates. This is all stuff they > *had* to learn, so why should they suddenly become mindless idiots when they > move to Linux?
Perhaps the implication is that many Windows users are already 'mindless idiots'. Or to be more fair, people who have bought a machine that already has Windows installed and just want to start using without ever having to understand about operating systems and how to administer them. Such people either haven't got any anti-virus/anti-spyware etc., or they asked their mate (or teenage offspring!) to do it for them. They've then probably got into a real mess and luckily run into someone who suggests Linux. Problem is they expect the same mindless approach! I find it odd, because no-one expects to drive a car without doing some learning and even taking a test, but some people expect to use a computer with no training/learning/effort what so ever! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
