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U.S. Steers Consumers Away From IE The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team touched off a storm this week when it recommended for security reasons using browsers other than Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer Is Just Too RiskyUntil Microsoft proves it can fix IE's security bugs, you're better off using one of a few good alternatives as much as possible.
Internet Explorer Is Too Dangerous to Keep UsingThe bottom line is that for all practical purposes for today, open-source browsers are inherently more secure than Internet Explorer.
:: Sasha, at 09:37 am on Wednesday, 07. July 2004
I know that most of articles on huge istes and magazines are paied articled. Marketing service is working its job.
:: zoka, at 01:42 pm on Wednesday, 07. July 2004
open-source browsers are -inherently- more secure than Internet Explorer? Who wrote that crap? I think someone should look up the definition of "inherent", whack themselves in the head, get off their open-source high-horse, and look at Opera, iCab and Safari.
:: J. King, at 06:21 pm on Wednesday, 07. July 2004
<cite>Who wrote that crap?</cite>
Author's name is at the bottom of the article ;-)
I am not sure if the word or the meaning annoys you.
English is my second (or rather forth?) language and I can't really see what is wrong with "inherently". My dictionary says, it is a synonym for "essentially". "Open-source browsers are essentially more secure than Internet Explorer" - sounds good to me.
As an open-source browser (Firefox) user, why would I look at Opera? Why pay for an ad-free version of Opera, if I can have a browser with similar (or better?) features for free?
Let's not start "Firefox vs. Opera" discussion, but rather stick with "Anything vs. IE" topic.
http://jking.dark-phantasy.com/writings...cates.html
:: Sasha, at 10:01 pm on Wednesday, 07. July 2004
Essential in the sense that a thing cannot exist without said property. The author, in other words, is implying that open-source browsers are by their very nature more secure than Internet Explorer; they are more secure because they are free software.
In practice you could say this about anything, because just about everything is more secure than Internet Explorer, but a browser is not secure just because it's open-source---other comercial implementations manage just as well, if not better.
I wasn't about to start an "Opera vs. Firefox" discussion. I prefer Opera and I respect Firefox, but that's not the point. The generalisation of the author (and I did see his name----it was more an exclamation than anything) was probably a slip, but it's a pretty big slip of semantics. English isn't my first language, either, but that one sure threw me for a second. You never know how someone with little experience in computer technology could interpret that.
:: J. King, at 10:46 pm on Wednesday, 07. July 2004
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