Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop
Last Updated on October 5, 2023 by David Both
Here is an interesting article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols at “The Register.”
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/10/opinion_column_drop_windows_for_linux
Some of the highlights
- Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop.
- …Windows’ security mess has never been just because Windows is more popular. I’d argue Windows is insecure by design.
- It [Windows] was never, ever meant to work in a networked world. So, security holes that existed back in the day of Windows for Workgroups, 1991, are still with us today in 2022 and Windows 11.
More Stories
A quick look back at ATO 2025
Here it is Thursday already and All Things Open 2025 closed its doors on Tuesday. I spent all three days...
Finding hidden package groups using DNF
For some reason, the Fedora packagers are hiding a large number of package groups so that you can't see them...
A caution about using sudo
This example shows why it is important that users should not be able to edit scripts that they can run with sudo.
Rethinking su vs sudo
If you've been hanging around Both.org for a while, you've undoubtedly noticed that I much prefer using the su -...
ATO book signing schedule announced
The ATO organizers have announced the book signing schedule for All Things Open 2025. I'll be signing copies of three...