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These are the same arguments Windows users used for years, and Linux and Mac users mocked them for it. Regardless, you've presented a false dichotomy. That th
by jasonlotito 15y ago
These are the same arguments Windows users used for years, and Linux and Mac users mocked them for it.
Regardless, you've presented a false dichotomy. That the only way to combat the risk is to prevent users from using their operating system as they see fit. That's not what I suggested, at all, and trying to frame an argument around it is dishonest.
- rbanffy 15y agoNothing will protect a computer from a determined user. The OS may even warn the user the action he is about to take can harm the computer, but the decision rests with the user. What you can do is to keep ZFS-like file snapshots and allow the user to return to a moment in time previous to the infection.
- jasonlotito 15y ago> Nothing will protect a computer from a determined user. But their are numerous things you can do to protect a computer from your average user. Not doing these things because of exceptions is wrong.
- rbanffy 15y agoI think we would be more productive if we focused our energy on educating the users instead of disobeying them.
- jasonlotito 15y agoAbstinence-only eduction v.s education and protection. Right. Good policy.
- rbanffy 15y agoI never said protection should be abandoned. I said education is more important because it allows users to use protective measures correctly. And may render a lot of protective measures unnecessary.
- jasonlotito 15y ago> I never said protection should be abandoned. It didn't sound like it. Education is great. However, no amount of education will remove the need for real protections. This doesn't mean you disobey a you keep trying to suggest. Look to the real world of examples. Education doesn't trump protection. Take anything you need to pass a test for or need a license for. Their are still protections put into place to prevent abuse. Hunting license, gun license, driver's license. All have protections on top of education because people make mistakes. Finally, quit trying to suggest that protection means it prevents a user from doing what they want. Again, it's a false dichotomy and continuously trying to argue it devalues any point you are trying to make.
- rbanffy 15y ago> it prevents a user from doing what they want Have you ever seen a false positive report from an anti-malware application? I have.