[plug] Linux Desktop Market

[Cameron Patrick]

John Knight wrote:

> Doesn't this apply something non-OS related to an entire OS though? 
> Although we're bagging MS for such an eclectic-makeshift system, it 
> probably also implies that Lionux shouldn't enjoy the same freedom of 
> outside installation. Personally, I'm not too worried anyway, given the 
> strength of the underlying Linux OS to begin with.

Really?  How is a Linux system any more secure than Windows against
people accidentally running untrusted code?  If anything, I'd say it'd
be in a worse boat: Linux doesn't even have "application-based"
firewalls like Zone Alarm or virus/trojan/malware checkers.  So far
these have not been necessary but they may well be if Windows-style
distribution of software as unauthenticated binary executables becomes
commonplace on Linux to.

Cameron.