full-disclosure - Re: Save XP

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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:57:08 -0700
From: blah <blah@...kogre.com>
To: "Tremaine Lea" <tremaine@...il.com>
Cc: "full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Save XP

While I see more *nix folks, I also see more computer savvy folks in
general, so I'm not sure the proportions have necessarily changed.

I also can count the number of "normal" (non-IT) home users using linux on 1
hand, still.  I don't see evidence of *nix making serious inroads into the
average consumer market.

On Jan 29, 2008 5:52 AM, Tremaine Lea <tremaine@...il.com> wrote:

>
> I think you'd have to admit that strength is diminishing.  I run into a
> heck of a lot more people running linux (usually Ubuntu) these days than
> I did even 5 years ago.  While Windows has been pre-eminent for a long
> time, a growing segment of people are tired of the security maintenance
> and pains that come with running it, and are willing to tolerate lapses
> in some areas if it means they aren't constantly having to worry about
> webpages and emails causing them to lose all their data and Reinstall
> Yet Again (tm)  I think there is a kind of battle weariness on the part
> of the average pc user when it comes to Windows, and getting them to try
> something new to provide a break from it is remarkably easy.
>
>
> --
> Tremaine Lea
> Network Security Consultant
> Intrepid ACL
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