Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: Girlfriend Agrees To Use Linux For A Month http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/ a swift kick in the *nix Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: State of Affairs: The Linux Girlfriend Project - Two Months In The Trenches | fsckin w/ linux http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 State of Affairs: The Linux Girlfriend Project - Two Months In The Trenches | fsckin w/ linux Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:24:27 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-2765 [...] 2 months ago, I convinced my girlfriend to try outLinux for a month after a really nasty bit of spyware infected her [...] [...] 2 months ago, I convinced my girlfriend to try outLinux for a month after a really nasty bit of spyware infected her [...]

]]> By: LivingInX http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 LivingInX Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:35:28 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-1293 Steve: What are you on? She is getting diversity. He isn't forcing her to use it. Wayne: Any updates as to how her setup is treating her? Steve: What are you on? She is getting diversity. He isn’t forcing her to use it.

Wayne:
Any updates as to how her setup is treating her?

]]> By: Steve http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Steve Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:24:13 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-739 I'm so glad there are some people here who write with balanced views. Because talking to people who are fanatical over an OS bears a resemblance to opening your front door to the religious. The latter think your life, the world is the pits, that your religion presumes an afterlife and your God created the earth. [There are religions with large followings which do not include these]. Linux OS zealots likewise assume that your own computing is like theirs. ie you don't do video editing to tight deadlines, place a real priority on double-entry bookkeeping or have limited a staff-training budget. Well that's not me - nor most people. [The Flat-Earth Society people are different. They *know* they're out there alone!]. This blog has called upon our conscience besides our OS loyalties: Please *do* listen to your gf's needfor a life. If she's interested in design/accounting/a job she might wonder why she gets rejected because she doesn't know the software specified in the job requirements. A modern woman won't put up with a man who'll make her decisions for her. I’m so glad there are some people here who write with balanced views. Because talking to people who are fanatical over an OS bears a resemblance to opening your front door to the religious.
The latter think your life, the world is the pits, that your religion presumes an afterlife and your God created the earth. [There are religions with large followings which do not include these].
Linux OS zealots likewise assume that your own computing is like theirs. ie you don’t do video editing to tight deadlines, place a real priority on double-entry bookkeeping or have limited a staff-training budget. Well that’s not me – nor most people.
[The Flat-Earth Society people are different. They *know* they're out there alone!].
This blog has called upon our conscience besides our OS loyalties:
Please *do* listen to your gf’s needfor a life. If she’s interested in design/accounting/a job she might wonder why she gets rejected because she doesn’t know the software specified in the job requirements.
A modern woman won’t put up with a man who’ll make her decisions for her.

]]> By: Ricky http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Ricky Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:39:38 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-708 woooo, i'm a l33t linux usr now! http://fun.drno.de/flash/howto_turn_windows_into_linux.swf woooo, i’m a l33t linux usr now!

http://fun.drno.de/flash/howto_turn_windows_into_linux.swf

]]> By: Ricky http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Ricky Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:38:44 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-707 By: linuxiac http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-664 linuxiac Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:23:20 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-664 Wow! For you, her, and, Linuxchix! (google it!) Yes, Geekgrrls, too! Lots of smart women know and use Linux, and there are a some who are Linux coders! What a 'brain drain'! Not letting the fair sex play? 55% of our species' talents, wasted? Grab a live CDrom of http://www.mepis.org as it is Kubuntu on steroids! Wow! For you, her, and, Linuxchix! (google it!)

Yes, Geekgrrls, too! Lots of smart women know and use Linux, and there are a some who are Linux coders!

What a ‘brain drain’! Not letting the fair sex play? 55% of our species’ talents, wasted?

Grab a live CDrom of http://www.mepis.org as it is Kubuntu on steroids!

]]> By: Adam http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Adam Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:51:01 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-649 I will have to second Drood's statement. It's FUD that M$ is putting out. Linux (and for that matter all *nix based systems) handle security in a much more logical manner than any flavor of Windows (including the disaster that UAC is in Vista). By default, unless you explicitly are running as the 'root' user, which is disabled in Ubuntu, you are an unprivileged user. For anything to install itself or otherwise run without permission, you'll have to at the minimum type your password in if not have to use the 'sudo' command to run the application. On top of this, the sudo permission is generally limited to the first user account (the administrator) on most Ubuntu installs unless you explicitly give other users permission to use it. That means that any sub user accounts you create (ie: accounts for the kids) will AUTOMATICALLY have no permission to install applications or otherwise change system files and unlike limited accounts in the Windows world, they'll actually have little to no problem running most applications. Besides...any exploit that is found will more than likely have a patch out with-in a few days. When is the last time you saw MS do that? -Adam I will have to second Drood’s statement.

It’s FUD that M$ is putting out. Linux (and for that matter all *nix based systems) handle security in a much more logical manner than any flavor of Windows (including the disaster that UAC is in Vista).

By default, unless you explicitly are running as the ‘root’ user, which is disabled in Ubuntu, you are an unprivileged user. For anything to install itself or otherwise run without permission, you’ll have to at the minimum type your password in if not have to use the ‘sudo’ command to run the application. On top of this, the sudo permission is generally limited to the first user account (the administrator) on most Ubuntu installs unless you explicitly give other users permission to use it. That means that any sub user accounts you create (ie: accounts for the kids) will AUTOMATICALLY have no permission to install applications or otherwise change system files and unlike limited accounts in the Windows world, they’ll actually have little to no problem running most applications.

Besides…any exploit that is found will more than likely have a patch out with-in a few days. When is the last time you saw MS do that?

-Adam

]]> By: Drood http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Drood Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:34:08 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-645 "If everyone used linux there would be tons of spyware and virus issues too!" That's a common misconception. Sure, there are Linux exploits, but by default, Linux has the gates pretty firmly shut. Unlike Windows whose doors are wide open. The popular argument doesn't work, because Linux security is implemented far better. Any virus, unless run as root, would be nowhere near as catastrophic as in Windows simply due to the way the OS works. The argument about popularity is FUD put about by Microsoft sychophants that, sadly, a lot of people believe. “If everyone used linux there would be tons of spyware and virus issues too!”

That’s a common misconception. Sure, there are Linux exploits, but by default, Linux has the gates pretty firmly shut. Unlike Windows whose doors are wide open.

The popular argument doesn’t work, because Linux security is implemented far better. Any virus, unless run as root, would be nowhere near as catastrophic as in Windows simply due to the way the OS works.

The argument about popularity is FUD put about by Microsoft sychophants that, sadly, a lot of people believe.

]]> By: shawn http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-613 shawn Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:05:16 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-613 I tried Ubuntu for several weeks on two P4 laptops. Wasn't impressions. I still had to become a minor expert in command line management to get anything accomplished. It was still a resource hog and slow at times. As far as Firefox I prefer to use it and love many extensions. But it crashes to, can be a horrible memory hog sometimes taking for 200meg of RAM and causing my system to slow. Nothing is perfect for sure but acting like FF and linux solutions as far superior to MS Windows OS is a stretch. Now open source and free is definitely a plus, but I don't think I've paid for anything in 10 years anyways. If everyone used linux there would be tons of spyware and virus issues too! Shawn I tried Ubuntu for several weeks on two P4 laptops. Wasn’t impressions. I still had to become a minor expert in command line management to get anything accomplished. It was still a resource hog and slow at times.

As far as Firefox I prefer to use it and love many extensions. But it crashes to, can be a horrible memory hog sometimes taking for 200meg of RAM and causing my system to slow.

Nothing is perfect for sure but acting like FF and linux solutions as far superior to MS Windows OS is a stretch.

Now open source and free is definitely a plus, but I don’t think I’ve paid for anything in 10 years anyways.

If everyone used linux there would be tons of spyware and virus issues too!

Shawn

]]> By: ukprimaryteacher http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-610 ukprimaryteacher Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:53:38 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/12/girlfriend-agrees-to-use-linux-for-a-month/#comment-610 I found your article on Linux quite interesting. I've also had problems with spyware but so far, nothing too severe. On an unrelated note, can you explain how you've made the rss feed button stay in the browser window as the user scrolls up and down? Interesting articles, I've learned quite a bit! Regards, ukprimaryteacher I found your article on Linux quite interesting. I’ve also had problems with spyware but so far, nothing too severe.

On an unrelated note, can you explain how you’ve made the rss feed button stay in the browser window as the user scrolls up and down?

Interesting articles, I’ve learned quite a bit!

Regards,
ukprimaryteacher

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