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    Ingmar Schlecht

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  1. Comment - Sun Preps Solaris 10 With 'Predictive' Self Healing

    (Feb 25, 2004 - 8:39 AM)

    funny ;-)

    This time I even get THE M$ advertisment against Linux.

    They call it Get the "facts" on Linux.

    That sort of makes clear how much M$ fears Linux.

    Lets see what'll finally win; commerce, EULA and closed source OR openness, freedom, and international cohesion.

    I don't think Linux is that much better than Windows right now, but I just think we should look a bit in the future and see the danger that lies in a monoculture of OS systems. That's why I think schools should not teach WinXP, PowerPoint and stuff. That makes those young people dependant on M$ from the beginning.

    [I don't want to start a flame war on this, just wanted to express my thoughts about it. If you have different ones, I'd like to read them ;-)]

    cya
    Ingmar

  2. Comment - Sun Preps Solaris 10 With 'Predictive' Self Healing

    (Feb 24, 2004 - 12:33 PM)

    I'm not sure whether or not the advertisment that is shown on this page is random, but I think it's quite funny to see the Microsoft advertisment I'm currently looking at ;-)

    It seems like they fear Sun/Unix/Linux are gaining ground from them ;-)

    ya
    Ingmar

  3. Comment - Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft

    (Feb 22, 2004 - 1:53 PM)

    Hi Boboki,

    I see that you try to be objective about the different OSs, however I'd like to add some points:

    - Linux is more trustable
    Since you have the source code, you can always look for backdors or anything like that by yourself. In contrast to that, Microsoft sotware can basically not be searched for hidden activities like that. You remember the thing about the NSA Key in Windows that enabled the possessor of this master key to decrypt anything crypted with the Windows crypting API? I think it was the CCC that discovered this.
    This point is especially important for institutions like governments, police, etc. but also big companies do value this.

    I'd also like to comment on your statement Linux be "much slower to learn" than Windows.
    A time ago I have read a study about a comparision between a Desktop Linux distribution and Windows for absolute computer newbies, people who were not in contact with a computer before. The interesting thing about it was that, to my surprise, Linux (with KDE) turned out to be easier to learn than Windows.
    Well, I know there are as much studies proving the opposit, but I think this one might really have some truth in it.
    But to be honest, I think it's necessary to add that almost all people using a computer have expiriences with Windows, so they can self-evidently work more productively with Windows, cause they already know how things work. I just want to point out: The usability of Linux is not (much) worse than Windows' for newbie users that never used Windows.

    Onother thing you said was: "Everyone else wants a easy to use up and running system NOW with minimal work to get it going and to use it"
    One thing you forgot is "at minimal costs".
    And that is what Linux is especially good at, since it's free (http://linuxiso.org/).
    If it weren't possible to use Windows illegally without paying for it (by means of Warez etc), Linux would even be more popular.

  4. Comment - Microsoft to Review Old Windows Code After Source Leak

    (Feb 22, 2004 - 1:15 PM)

    I think it's interesting that M$ always claimed OpenSource products would be less secure because all those bad guys out there could easily dig the source code for security holes. A year ago I found the argument quite convincing, because if you look at the source code of programs it's BY FAR easier to find security holes.
    But what I didn't think about was: What if Microsoft source code would leak one day?
    Well, the situation is quite obvious:
    Linux source code has been reviewed by millions of programmers around the world continuously whereas Microsoft source code was only looked at by a few individuals for a long time.

    The result is obvious, just look at the Bugtraq mailinglist on how many hackers are currently digging thru the windows source code finding more and more vulerabilities like the one with which you could execute any code by just letting the victim look at a manipulated BMP image.

    No wonder Microsoft now spends lots of extra hours on digging their code before the hackers do!

    watch out folks,
    Ingmar

  5. Comment - Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft

    (Feb 21, 2004 - 11:46 AM)

    > 1) You can commercially redistribute software easily,

    Pardon? You can do it just as well under Linux!

    > 2) Software development can be accomplished faster
    > with MS development products (this is essential in
    > my line of work, companies need software written in the same day),

    You didn't ever do software development on Linux, did you?

    > 3) There are more commercial software packages available on the Windows platform.

    True.
    But you need to be a bit more idealistic about this: What if more and more people started to use Linux?
    Yes, right, the software companies would start making Linux software.

    Hey, the world has to wake up!

    So only if the market is big enough, the companies start caring about it.
    That's why I don't help my colleagues with Windows problems anymore, I only do Linux support. Well, some of them use Linux exclusively now.

    > 4) The file system and hardware management is easier to administer.

    File system is easier to administer? I don't think so. Please base your statements on valid arguments!

    Windows has easier hardware management... True. But only because the hardware companies are not yet shipping Linux drivers along with their products.

    bye
    Ingmar