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I'd say that the reason why people aren't switching so readily is actually a function of the human condition moreso than any technical reason. Looking at other
by froo 18y ago
I'd say that the reason why people aren't switching so readily is actually a function of the human condition moreso than any technical reason.
Looking at other industries, like health care, people are more content in spending effort/money on "miracle cures" than worrying about taking steps towards preventing these problems from happening.
The exact same thing happens in say, the Automotive industry - a large percentage of consumers dont take active measures towards ensuring their vehicle is in good running order, and are more content with dealing with the consequences.
The same thing seems to happen when talking about computer security. I dont think it's because people dont care about computer security, they're just more ready to accept the consequences rather than taking preventative steps.
It's a real damn shame too.
- rw 18y ago"people are more content in spending effort/money on 'miracle cures'" ... or businesses are just more interested in researching products that have obvious profitability. Let's say you spread the gospel of eating healthy foods. Where is your income coming from?
- tx 18y agoWhat? It's MUCH simplier than than: I can't send a Windows/OSX user an email with an SFTP version of this line: ftp://server.com/report.pdf It's that simple.
- tptacek 18y agoWhy would you ever send ftp://anything when you could instead send http://anything http://anything?
- tx 18y agoYep, that's a popular response I get from OSX people: if Apple can't do something, that's because "you don't need it".
- tptacek 18y agoHuh?
- tx 18y agoWhat's up with the sound? You just took a shit and can't reach your ass?
- axod 18y agoIf someone sent me an email with an ftp:// link I'd assume it was an old email and had been delayed in delivery by 10 years. The only use for ftp is to make uploading stuff to public places easier than http. Apart from that it's useless and redundant like telnet.
- evgen 18y agoActually, OSX people can deal with ftp:// urls just fine. That does not make using them any less stupid though.
- froo 18y agoI dont disagree with you, in fact I wholeheartedly agree with you - I'm just saying that when it comes to pretty much anything, the majority of people (intelligent or not) just aren't particularly concerned with taking preventative measures. So I felt like the article was essentially "Pissing into the wind"