some issues 1a. cifs/smb is still a cleartext protocol.
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if you transfer files too and from network shares; i get that info simply. should you defend the shares using a password; i get your username and password then break it without a fantastic deal of perform. in case you use a 3rd get together authentication to avoid the lm/ntlm windows native hashing; i get your username then get a little more effort to interrupt your password hash. it's all there inside the open currently being sprayed all over the network.
1b. windows can be a a single way romantic relationship with all other main platforms.
i can ssh into an osx
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with windows, winscp and putty help but you should be functioning through the windows box. if you would like a graphic app through the windows machine, you will be needing the complete weight of remote desktop or related when all you really essential was the plan show.
sure, samba will help because windows will not likely turn out to be compatible another way. cifs/smb is nothing at all to be pleased with even though.
2. correct, all platforms might be effected by malware even though also various extents. i operate av on my linux based mostly machines a lot more for the purpose of not passing issues on to the windows machines i've to interact with. when i do need to offer with an infected windows machine, the very first factor i do is minimize the strength and boot a much more malware hostile os. avira livecd incidentally; avira does excellent av inside the freely obtainable possibilities.
3. i can not comment as i haven't utilised the remix desktop. if it's such as the maemo desktop, it's more about a single app on screen at a time although numerous working. which has a machine that dimension this isn't unreasonable. crippling would be only permitting three or much less plans open at the moment.
6. "debian/ubuntu" - ubuntu is a fork of debian so it really is much more like a lot of distributions are extended debian. mandriva has netbook installs which tends to make one particular an extended red hat. i'm not sure how close mandriva is too the red hat roots though besides currently being an rpm based program. the various flavors are what it is all about however except if one particular can config there own platform from the fork parent.
7. finding a secure winxp install in beneath 64mb of ram is an wonderful thin in by itself. i'd be intrigued to hear more about how one particular does that as i've some ram restricted problems on the go with the moment. i've obtained winxp sp3 down to about 300 mb ram but can not appear to get it decrease without killing necessary processes. with an os meant to be cellular and networked, less than sp3 is just not a likelihood.
(i truly will be intrigued to hear more about how one particular does winxp sp3 in under 64mb of ram.)
8. patches
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upgrade from windows xp to windows vista to windows seven; it is often a complete whipe and reinstall towards the more recent edition "upgrade" installs will not function unless of course the newest ones have significantly improved.
upgrade from debian four etch to debian five lenny to debian six squeeze; make use of the regular package deal updater, modify references of "etch" to "lenny" in repository record, utilize the typical bundle updater. i bumped my notebook from lenny to squeeze in an afternoon; no needed drivers or isntall cd.. just the repository checklist alter and "aptitude update && aptitude upgrade".
i'd love to see windows upgrade towards the more recent significant model via windows update as a rolling distribution. now that will be providing benefit on the end user.
9. win7 is what vista should have been however both don't yet live up to the longhorn promises. we'll see how win7 does later this month and about the next quarter however it's already obtained several "features" ms chooses not to address. nevertheless
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10. support depends on the distribution.
if it's a fork of ubuntu or debian than there is a lot of support for being had. xandros, not much. at least support solutions for one distribution can often perform or lead one to the solution in an additional distribution. heck
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