Don't know if this is any reassurance, but it only took my decidedly
non-computer-savvy spouse about two weeks to get adjusted to the differences
with Ubuntu from Windows for the majority of things she needs to do.
If the experience of our Windows users at a school district (referring here
to staff, not students) is any guide, Windows security is not significantly
better with newer versions than old. We maintain a seriously locked down
network (only allowing in and out those things we know our people need on a
regular basis. Yet we still, despite up-to-date antivirus/anti-malware
efforts, deal with a half-dozen or more infection incidents per week. Given
that there seems to be no way to protect one's Windows installation
adequately, due to the large number of attempted exploits chasing what
appears to be an equally large number of security holes (and the slow pace
of Microsoft's repairs to those holes) I personally wouldn't use Windows for
anything where my personal data was at risk.
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Scott Gomez
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Security and the overhead of dozens of background processes. But the
> thought of switching to a new environment that I'm only vaguely familiar
> with is maybe even scarier.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/19/2010 12:49 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
> > I concur. I use both Gimp and Digikam, and I often forget all about
> Krita,
> > with which I should play some more. Digikam I love for its cataloging
> > capabilities. File in folders simply by date, then apply tags to make
> images
> > findable any way you like.
> >
> > What's gotten you thinking of making the switch, Chuck?
> >
> > ---
> > Scott Gomez
>
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