On 2006-09-06, Hadron Quark <qadronhuark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Vista was built in 6 months. September 2005 to March 2006, to be
>> precise.
>
> Hands up if you believe Roy.
That's exaggerated to be sure, but there's still a lot of truth there.
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=43785
"August 27, 2004 - Microsoft Will Ship Pared-Down Longhorn in 2006
...Just this month, for example, the core Windows team gave up its plan
to make the Windows Server-based Longhorn source code component-based
and literally started over from scratch using the XP Service Pack 2
(SP2) code base."
> Surely the "Roy who cried wolf"?
Nah, if you've used Ubuntu you've seen UAC done right. No need to pop
up and ask for a password in day-to-day operation; you only get prompted
if you're actually doing something system-related like installing an
application. And then you only get *one* popup. See my .sig, and
analogize a little. Contrast that with what even the Windows *partisans*
are saying about UAC.
--
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (313) 227-2317
"...it is largely unnecessary to trade civil liberties for security...
the best security measures -- reinforcing the airplane cockpit door,
putting barricades and guards around important buildings, improving
authentication for telephone and Internet banking -- have no effect on
civil liberties. Broad surveillance is a mark of bad security."
- Bruce Schneier
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