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NonZealot is RIGHT!!!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to defend either Windows or Linux but, I am going to defend myself as a home user. Having used Windows 98 and ME for many years I recently upgraded to Windows XP Pro. First of all when installing XP as many of you should know it asks you to set up an admin account but, it also prompts the user to set up a user account which I use. I DO NOT USE THE ADMIN ACCOUNT!

Having forgone installing java weather MS or Sun I dont really care, I dont need it. It is not even a nessesary piece of software and most browsers can run just fine without it! So I am not missing anything.

Point here is this.... WHO CARES! If you like to use Windows that's cool, if you like Linux that's cool too. NO OS is free of defects or flaws. Both OS's can be exploited! Windows just happens to be easier than Linux, but for the home user Windows is easier to install than Linux but, again WHO CARES! Both OS's have thier strong points and thier week points. Who cares who uses Firfox/Mozilla or Internet Explorer browsers, if it works for you and does what its supposed to do? WHO CARES!!!

Just seems to me that alot of you just used this article to come out and attack both OS's AS USUAL! From what I've been reading here many of you need to get away from from your computers and find something more constuctive to do with your time.
Posted by: DragonBRockin   Posted on: 11/24/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Film at 11:00  ShadeTree | 11/23/04
What?  doe_z | 11/23/04
Aww, ya fell for it!  Martin Marvinski | 11/24/04
linux and firefox?  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
Well Said Monkey!  itanalyst | 11/23/04
I guess..  d_jedi | 11/24/04
Read it and here is the quote  ShadeTree | 11/23/04
you can read the full story  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
It is not the IE or Windows crowds that...  ShadeTree | 11/23/04
in fact, both crowds have people  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
Really?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/04
Turning off the java reminder popups  Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
Depends if you are running as root  Harry Butts | 11/23/04
Hear hear!  Yen_z | 11/23/04
Are you sure?  PA-ITGuy | 11/23/04
Mr. Butts is correct  PA-ITGuy | 11/24/04
Better design?  NonZealot | 11/23/04
And, as usual,  AmusedAtItAll | 11/23/04
Consider yourself challenged  NonZealot | 11/23/04
Re: Consider yourself challenged  richdave | 11/23/04
I'm sorry  NonZealot | 11/24/04
can you tell me what most home users  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
Finally a message worth putting some thought into  NonZealot | 11/23/04
Ah you try to flame... but only blow smoke!  Linux User 147560 | 11/23/04
You must be a terrible admin  NonZealot | 11/23/04
Reading comprehension  tic swayback | 11/23/04
Yes, let's talk about reading comprehension  NonZealot | 11/24/04
your still wrong  doh123 | 11/24/04
NonZealot is RIGHT!!!  DragonBRockin | 11/24/04
You're SURE you're not running as admin?  Michael Kelly | 11/24/04
Ahh, anecdotes...  Martin Marvinski | 11/24/04
Windows Permissions  wolf_z | 11/24/04
You sure like to hear yourself type!  NonZealot | 11/24/04
wolf  Martin Marvinski | 11/24/04
Irony is I am not an Admin!  Linux User 147560 | 11/24/04
Good, glad we could agree  NonZealot | 11/24/04
RE: Good glad we could agree  Linux User 147560 | 11/24/04
Non Zealot... here is a good read for you...  Linux User 147560 | 11/24/04
Sure you can run without admin privileges.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/24/04
What is your defn of day to day work?  NonZealot | 11/24/04
Oops, forgot a couple  NonZealot | 11/24/04
Fantastic  Martin Marvinski | 11/24/04
RE: fantastic  NonZealot | 11/24/04
Either that or...  rapson | 11/24/04
Re: Film at 11:00  richdave | 11/23/04
Oh come on....  mobrien_12@... | 11/23/04
There's no Java in MY FireFox...  Jomo_z | 11/24/04
Hmm...nice flamebait.  Linux_Developer | 11/24/04
oh - And...  Linux_Developer | 11/24/04
Arrogance and incompetence  FilledOut | 11/23/04
by that logic  doh123 | 11/24/04
Or AOL or Oracle  FilledOut | 11/24/04
Microsoft version of Java?  duclod | 11/23/04
MS Java was discontinued  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
Since when?  htotten | 11/23/04
facts are straight, but if you use VS  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
You're talking about different stuff  seosamh_z | 11/23/04
Your post said MS stopped developing JAVA.  htotten | 11/23/04
and if you're going to quote  Monkey_MCSE | 11/23/04
This is an interesting question.  mobrien_12@... | 11/23/04
Microsoft's JVM  PA-ITGuy | 11/24/04
MS version had its own flaws  CobraA1 | 11/25/04
Why the secrecy?  rapson | 11/23/04
Could it be...  PA-ITGuy | 11/23/04
Well...  rapson | 11/23/04
And see what hapens  PA-ITGuy | 11/23/04
Heres the problem *I* see  supercharlie | 11/23/04
If you're running J2RE it does autoupdate.  PA-ITGuy | 11/23/04
Perhaps I should add  PA-ITGuy | 11/23/04
Not necessarily  rapson | 11/23/04
Re:Not necessarily  PA-ITGuy | 11/23/04
Carl, it's the end users who are affected  Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
re : and see what happens  JasonL31 | 11/24/04
What *should* happen..  d_jedi | 11/24/04
Well, how about...  AmusedAtItAll | 11/23/04
No kidding.  mobrien_12@... | 11/23/04
I agree  JasonL31 | 11/24/04
JPEG flaw was unpatched by MS for 10 months!  David Hamilton | 11/24/04
So a hex on both of their houses  FilledOut | 11/24/04
Almost...  David Hamilton | 11/24/04
YES  JasonL31 | 11/24/04
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Why I use Firefox - rather off-topic  Martin Marvinski | 11/24/04
I completely agree..  d_jedi | 11/24/04
Nope  FilledOut | 11/24/04
YES  JasonL31 | 11/24/04
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