it's nice that M$ is being partially proactive in patching..since usually it takes weeks for them to patch an exploit..

no thank you. lunix is still not a very good (read: user/media friendly) desktop OS. and I don't think that users that are slow to patch windows boxes would be any quicker to patch a lunix box. call me crazy if you must.


(yes, i intentionally spell it "lunix")

Of *course* exploits came out the day after they patched them. The people who make these exploits usually do it by looking at the patches, seeing what was fixed, and then figuring out how to exploit it.

the exploits are around a long time before they are release to the public. So really them releasing the updates a day before doesn'r mean shit.

::hugs his ibook and g5::

I'm pretty sure he was saying that at least partly tongue-in-cheek, but have you taken a serious look at Ubuntu? The whole point of that platform is to make things relatively easy for your average desktop user. I'll agree that there are many intimidating distros out there that are definitely not "user/media friendly", and unapologetically so, but Ubuntu isn't one of them.

Ubuntu: 25 minutes to install, 10 seconds to boot, connected wireless just for kicks, 3 minutes to grab codecs for mp3 and all those other ones WMP just looks at with a puzzled face.

Zero to streaming porn in under 1/2 hr, before WinXP is done building its network settings. Yeah, I know linux isn't for everyone - but it usually works out okay for those interested enough to learn a different way of doing things or those ignorant or lucky enough to not have been trained by Windows since day one.

And since the mention was in his comment about security, the last time my Ubuntu or OSX got a virus was... well, never. I've tried running a few installs of XP and even SP2 only survived about 15 minutes without an antivirus/firewall. Ubuntu, e.g, can be set to update itself with newest security patches just like winxp - and if any huge changes happen to the os, its user friendly as all hell to upgrade: Skipping ahead three full versions (think 98 -> ME -> XP ->XP-sp2) took a total of 20 minutes, 1 reboot and no backing up of files, no lost programs, no 'why the hell isn't this working.'

I'd have said it, but shawntastic said it for me. M0unds, Ubuntu and OS X are your friends. I'm not saying I don't use or like Microsoft, I just prefer things that are nicer to me, my wallet and my orifices.