[ale] Windows Vista - Way OT

[Jeff Lightner]

I haven't found many things in Linux that you can't disable for specific
items if you wish.  This isn't security in my view - it's a way of M$ to
control what apps you'll use.  It wouldn't surprise me to find out M$
was charging a fee for apps vendors to get certified to avoid this
prompt.

It reminds me of Shareware that asks you each time it starts whether you
want to register.  One of the benefits of registration (paid of course)
being that it no longer asks that.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
To: ale at ale.org
Stephen R. Blevins
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:39 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Windows Vista - Way OT

It is a ***standard** *security conundrum:  The more secure something 
is, the harder it is to use.  Microsoft corporation is faced with the 
same trade-off problem.  I've found that UNIX/Linux have their own 
trade-off demand problems, too.

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> The "are you sure" message occurs every time you open the same
software
> if it is not "certified" by MicroSoft.  The Windows Admin said he
tried
> opening Adobe Acrobat and it asked him every time if it was OK.  I
> wouldn't think it too onerous to ask the first time and give you an
> option not to ask again but he said it doesn't give that option.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Denny Chambers
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:44 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Windows Vista - Way OT
>
> Speaking of Vista, /. has an article about Vista's EULA not allowing
the
>
> cheaper version of Vista to be installed Virtual Machines. The article

> is a Vista vs. Mac point of view, but this also effects products like 
> VMWare. To run Vista in a VM, you must buy the Enterprise and Ultimate

> version, which is at least $100 more that the Basic Home version.
>
> I have the Ultimate version loaded in a VMWare, because I needed it to

> test some stuff for work. I have found it to be a big pain in a$$. I 
> guess once you get it set up and all of your SW installed, it may not
be
>
> any more annoying that XP, but I often got asked 3 or 4 times "Are you

> sure you want to do this" type of question for each piece of SW I 
> installed. The SW I installed uses the network, so I got ask if Vista 
> should block this SW or not. I had to explicitly tell Vista that yes
you
>
> can get on the network, it's safe. I am glad M$ is taking security 
> seriously, but in Vista the security is very disruptive for the user. 
> Also some apps got moved around a little, so it some searching to find

> some things.
>
> Denny
>
>
>
> Preston Boyington wrote:
>   
>> Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Ironically enough I'm installing vista right now.  I'll post my
>>>       
> critique 
>   
>>> if anyone is interested.
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> i would be interested in an as unbiased review as possible.
>>
>> like most people i've read the PC World article:
>>
>>
http://pcworld.about.com/od/longhorn/Lab-Tests-Vista-s-Fast-If-You.htm
>>
>> and some others online...mixed reviews, but that's nothing new.
>>
>> a friend of mine was all excited about the "aero" desktop until i
>>     
> showed
>   
>> him some beryl videos.  he said beryl ran faster from the sabayon
>>     
> livecd
>   
>> than aero did installed.
>>
>> from my personal standpoint it is doubtful if i will install vista on
>> anything of mine for at least a year.  i do too much CAD work and
>> there's no need for me to upgrade anything for at least that amount
of
>>     
> time.
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