[vox] More IE exploits

[Robert G. Scofield]

Rod Roark wrote:

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>So, I suppose you are spending more time with the family and
>getting your work done and everyone is happy.
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>We're gonna have to fix that.
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Why?  As you yourself recognize Linux is a reactionary force.  As I 
said, as a Widows user I am now reading more.   As a more literate 
person I can now see how Linux use dumbs down the population (or rather 
the few of us that use it).  And since you can see that I am spending 
more time with my family and everyone is happy, then you should be able 
to see that Microsoft promotes wholesome family values (putting aside 
Microsoft's lying, cheating and stealing of course).

On a more serious level the thing with me is that, even as a non-techie, 
Linux is fun to use.  Windows use is a task or chore for me.  I don't 
have fun using it.  Part of it might just be the feeling of being part 
of a special movement or community as a Linux user, I don't know.  And 
then there's the fact I'm becoming more leery of accepting the licensing 
agreements of things like Real Audio and Roxio CD burners.

>What do you mean when you say the timing is off?
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I don't know what I mean.  That is what the person who fixed the 
computer said.  He said that there might be some capacitor leakage, but 
he found no evidence of it.  I was running SuSE 9.0, and he said he got 
the Mandrake live CD to work.  So I downloaded Mandrake 10.0, and tried 
unsuccessfully to get it to install.  During one of those attempts I got 
an error message about a "syncing" problem.

As I see it, the fact that Windows98 now runs (it didn't before the fix) 
and Linux doesn't, shows that Linux is better.  I've seen this kind of 
thing at the installfests; Windows98 can run on improperly configured or 
running computers when Linux can't.  I've attributed this to the fact 
the Linux uses all of the computers resources while Windows doesn't.  
I've thought that the greater power, speed and efficiency of Linux is 
due to the fact that it uses all of the computers resources, and when 
those resources aren't fully available Linux doesn't run.  As you know 
Rod, I don't claim to be an expert.  This is just a belief I have.

Bob