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Re: Linux vs. Windows 95. Please help!

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From: Peter Childs
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:00
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In aus.computers.linux Dimitri Maziuk <emaziuk@alpha2.curtin.edu.au> wrote:
: Leon Brooks wrote:
: > 
: > ...and also for OS/2.

: Do I remember correctly that OS/2 is a single-user OS?  If so, how's 
: its security stuff?

 What security stuff?  Its a single-user OS.  You can use something like
 lanserver to add some level of protection, but it certainly comes with
 -absolutely- no protection out-of-the-box.

 However, given the recent sendmail/bind scares for un*xs perhaps it
 is better to have no security and be aware of it, than to feel safe
 when your system is really insecure :) 

: > As an aside, has anyone used anything under Linux/X which would be
: > a suitable drop-in replacement for M$-Publisher? M$P is a simple
: > WYSI(almost)WYG page-layout package. I use it for making a local
: > news-letter, books and booklets and advertising materials like
: > three-fold brochures.

: Why, TeX, of course.  Learning curve is pretty steep, as you yourself
: said.    ;-)

 Framemaker for Linux?

 Peter

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From: Peter Childs <pjchilds@al.imforei.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: Linux vs. Windows 95. Please help!
Date: 1996/11/23
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