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Re: [ARSCLIST] Cedar
On 25/05/07, Bob Olhsson wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>> From Darren Ingram: "...Do you think that this will lead to more
>> solutions
> being developed
> with Linux/Apple rather than just the Windows monopoly with all of
> its inherrent system risks that can occur (or greater overall
> management overhead)?..."
>
> According to the most knowledgeable long-time Mac users I know, any
> lower inherent system risks were left completely behind when Apple
> abandoned the original Mac OS in favor of a being Mac-like front-end
> for Linux. (I've been a Mac user since 1985 but wouldn't consider
> buying a used car from Jobs or Gates.)
>
Mac OS X doesn't use Linux at all. Its Unix-style component is a version
of BSD.
It is much more secure than the old Mac OS.
Regards
--
Don Cox
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