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Re: Anti-MS drivel
From: Cael Abal <lists () onryou com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:27:17 -0500
Why is it possible that a user is able to make this mistake?Oh COME now! Are you so INSULAR that you dont realise the real world? My wife works for a MENSA member, a recognised genius who would likely have more brain capacity than most people in the world. He doesnt have a CLUE how to secure his computer. WHY? He isnt in the least INTERESTED in computers outside of using them to do his work on. Oh and BTW, his work, nothing to do with computers other than using them as a tool, made him a multi-millionaire. Why the HELL should this guy, according to you, *HAVE* to know what he is doing with a computer. He, likely, has more money than you and I put together EVER will have unless one of us wins over 300 million US dollars. In my book, this guy is devoting his time the best way possible. Learning what to do with computers to the extent where he can lock it down is actually financially irresponsible to him. He can PAY someone US$200 an hour to do that and per hour STILL come out in front by a LONG shot. What IS it with computer/I.T. professionals (or those who know as much even if not so employed) that they think just because THEY know how to do it, everyone SHOULD know? Not everyone is INTERESTED and not everyone thinks it
Greg,I just wanted to break in here and suggest you reread Tobias' last few posts -- he's not arguing the position you seem to think he is. Actually, he's arguing almost completely polar to what you're attributing to him. Are you trolling?
If I understand him correctly, Tobias is simply suggesting that users ought not be held accountable for using faulty software. Using a debatable but reasonable definition of faulty software, as he does, it's really a fairly robust and straightforward argument.
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- Re: Anti-MS drivel, (continued)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel madsaxon (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel ken (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Gregh (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Tobias Weisserth (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Gregh (Jan 21)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Tobias Weisserth (Jan 22)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Gregh (Jan 23)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Nick FitzGerald (Jan 23)
- RE: OT: was Anti-MS drivel; SCO fights GPL Andreas Bischoff (Jan 23)
- Re: OT: was Anti-MS drivel; SCO fights GPL Jeremiah Cornelius (Jan 23)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Cael Abal (Jan 22)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Gregh (Jan 23)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Erich Buri (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel yossarian (Jan 20)
- RE: Anti-MS drivel Mike Marshall (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Jeremiah Cornelius (Jan 20)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Tobias Weisserth (Jan 21)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel yossarian (Jan 21)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Tobias Weisserth (Jan 21)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel yossarian (Jan 21)
- Re: Anti-MS drivel Tobias Weisserth (Jan 21)