[clug] Ubuntu at the low end

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Actually, I have my wife and kids on '98 boxes.  Sitting behind a router
with anti-spyware (×2) and some good sense, I haven't had any major
problems.  I wouldn't use them for my internet banking though.

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Jason Stokes <glasper9 at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 09:31 +1000, Daniel Rose wrote:
> > Jason Stokes wrote:
> > > There's an organization called "charity computers which has branches in
> > > Canberra and Brisbane: http://www.charitycomputers.com.  Charity
> > > Computers provides old PCs cheaply to the unemployed, hard-off etc.
> > > They pre-load versions of Windows on these PCs, and give them out to
> the
> > > unemployed, hard-off, etc -- in fact, by admission completely
> illegally,
> > > since the cost of the license fees from Microsoft would eclipse the
> cost
> > > of the PC.  I don't know how they've dealt with the mandatory
> > > registration requirements of XP and Vista.
> > >
> > Last time I got in touch with these people they had mass volume licencing
> for Windows 98.
> >
> > I'm just up the road from them and they take all my toxi-- er, classic
> museum pieces.
> >
> >
>
> Well, they've greatly improved their legal situation if that's the case.
> The problem is that that is irresponsible if any of these PCs get
> connected to the internet.  A windows 98 box is simply not secure, and
> it will be rooted in seconds on the modern internet.  I wonder how many
> of their clients are surfing with spyware and other nasties.
>
> Really wish I could recommend the switch to Linux for those guys.  Not
> sure I could on the basis of what sort of machines they are running or
> who they are catering to.
>
> Jason
>
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