[Novalug] Is Google Chrome going to threaten Linux?

[JRR]

    Each case is an individual instance.  You might be surprised with 
the trust placed in hardened Linux.

Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> On Wednesday 08 July 2009 10:29:10 pm ethan at 757.org wrote:
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>> I also lost an argument over security. It is (sadly) easier to secure 
>> windows over unix. With windows, if you have an office full of desktops 
>> that are part of the domain, you can apply a group policy against the 
>> users from the domain control and totally lock the users down. While 
>> viruses are a threat if you use virus scanning applications they can be 
>> managed centrally. While unix and linux environments can be secured, it is 
>> indeed faster to secure a windows environment. I think you will find that 
>> corporations have most of their stuff on lockdown. The mass infection and 
>> people running file sharing apps getting owned probably mostly reside in 
>> the small businesses?
>>     
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> Why not use LTSP + thin clients, then setup the group policies on the LTSP 
> server using PolicyKit?
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