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Many folks have spyware loaded via IE browser
That's one example, can't happen with Linux unless you supply root password. I also find end users who bring their own software in to install on corporate systems, sometimes in violation of licensing, is that a good thing?

You are confusing 2 totally different goals. I am talking about the goal, as an administrator, to install programs I'm not sure about under a restricted account. I can do this with some MSIs but I can't do it with any RPMs.

You seem to be talking about the goal of preventing restricted users from installing and running unauthorized programs. Since RPMs and MSIs are not the only way of installing programs, relying on RPM/MSI restrictions is hardly sufficient to accomplish your goal. Both OSs have other, far superior methods of preventing restricted users from running unauthorized programs.

Since you can easily take away the ability of restricted users to run MSIs (through security policies) but you can't easily give restricted users the ability to install RPMs, Windows does seem to be the more flexible of the two OSs in this one aspect.

You call yourslef nonzealot but I don't think so, your points are pro-MS which is fine

By asking how something is done in Linux and being dissapointed with the answer, I'm automatically a zealot? This is my biggest problem with the Linux community. Absolutely no mention of any Linux weakness is allowed or you are immediately branded a heretic. I'm not pro-MS or pro-Linux. I use both and have done so on and off for the last 10 years.

BTW, there is no known dancing elves rpm so you better do some research so you won't laughed out of the bldg.

Where did I say there was one? I didn't. I only mentioned that to drive home the point that if Linux ever gets big enough to attract a lot of computer unsavvy users, this RPM thing is a social engineering hole big enough to drive a Mac truck through (no pun intended ).

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