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Well... If Microsoft says so...

JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
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[url]http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1945782,00.asp?kc=EWMS102049TX1K0100487[/url]

And everyone wonders why I never let my XP machine on the internet...

:rolleyes:

Comments

  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    What else is new? :D
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    It strikes me as amusing that a company would build a product with so many holes, then sell another product to attempt to protect the first, then throw their hands up and say well you're stuck with it, and here are the drastic measures you have to take to continue use of it.

    Linux baby!

    :D

    I just wish NewTek and Adobe would make some native/port versions so I could be finally done with M$ completely.

    *sigh*
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    Re: Well... If Microsoft says so...

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]And everyone wonders why I never let my XP machine on the internet...[/B][/QUOTE]Yep, if firewall asks about some application done by Micro$hit trying go to net only reasonable option is saying no.

    And it's even more reasonable to discard using M$ Garbage Vacuum for Internet or Garbagelook...
    If building is totally rotten all the way from roof down to lowest base patching holes in roof wouldn't be even tried but for some reason people think that helps in case of software.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]I just wish NewTek and Adobe would make some native/port versions so I could be finally done with M$ completely.[/B][/QUOTE]

    They work pretty well with the version of wine that the crossover office people supply, apparently.
  • Pixel_DonkeyPixel_Donkey Earthforce Officer
    Soon we'll need 4ghz machines just to run all the protection programs, its insane.

    I just got myself a mac, only 1 virus ever made, never been any spyware made for a mac :) Quite safe and built on Linux technology.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Macs arn't built on Linux technology. Well, except for Safari's rendering engine, which is based on KHTMLPart.

    Most of MacOS X is based on the NEXTSTEP OS that Jobs developed after leaving Apple (which was actually very technologically advanced for the time) over a decade and a half ago, which is based on BSD, a Unix implementation, and the Mach kernel.
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]They work pretty well with the version of wine that the crossover office people supply, apparently. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Lightwave 8 runs pretty flawlessly using the latest wine aswell.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jambo [/i]
    [B]Lightwave 8 runs pretty flawlessly using the latest wine aswell. [/B][/QUOTE]

    I would like to see any links or stuff you have to that topic please...

    :)
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    No links sorry, but I can vouch that it works.

    Install it using the current wine (nearly at 1.0.. woot!) and it'll run pretty damn well. There's a few issues with some fonts in a few warning windows, but that's minor.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    The codeweavers compatibility page is a good place to check if an app runs with their version of wine.

    [url]http://www.codeweavers.com/site/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=906[/url]
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    Why pay for wine though?

    Just use the current build, install dcom95 ([url]http://download.microsoft.com/msdownload/dcom/95/x86/en/dcom95.exe[/url]) and away you go!
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Oh, I'm not suggesting paying for it. :) Just that they have a good compatibility page.
  • DarthCaligulaDarthCaligula Elite Ranger
    Are you serious that Macs don't get Spyware?
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