http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life The web for me is a hobby where standards and best practices are daily bread. Security is a concern that everybody must be aware of its details for IT in general, and the web in particular, to be a safer place. My life, on the other hand, is that of a regular Lebanese citizen where politics and social issues are discussed on a daily basis. I hope you enjoy reading my blog and make sure to drop me a comment about any topic you find interesting. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:15 +0000 http://www.lifetype.net <p> <img src="/gallery/1/previews/microsoft_logo.jpg" border="0" hspace="5" width="120" height="96" align="left" />Check this website out and see why Microsoft is so &quot;scared&quot; from the Open Source community and Open Source products. In the last week of October 1998, a confidential Microsoft memorandum on Redmond's strategy against Linux and Open Source software was leaked out to the public. Read the memorandum and more... </p> <p> <a href="http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/halloween/" target="_blank" title="Microsoft Halloween Documents">http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ </a> </p> http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life/archive/87_microsoft_halloween_documents.html http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life/archive/87_microsoft_halloween_documents.html http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life/archive/87_microsoft_halloween_documents.html victor General Linux Web Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:19:21 +0000 Victor's Blog about the Web, Security and Life Linux happens to be my favourite Server Operating System. Why as a server? Simply because Microsoft Windows is still, by far, the best Personal Operating System for a PC. There are major advantages and disadvantages for Linux and Windows and this category is dedicated to list them and explain each and every one of them. <br /><br />As a teacher at a University, I am always faced with the same question: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Why do you dislike Microsoft Windows?</span> Well, I don't dislike Microsoft Windows. I like Microsoft Windows for the personal PC's, I dislike Microsoft Windows for servers. On the other hand, I like Linux for Servers and I tend to like Linux for PC's as well but I still use Microsoft Windows up to this moment on my PC.<br />This category will discuss, in depth, my main reasons for liking and disliking each and every OS, in general, and Linux vs Microsoft Windows, in particular. Liking and disliking is not a matter of taste in this case. It is rather a matter of analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each Operating System before making a decision. This decision, however, remains unstable since daily life releases and general patches might weigh the balance on one side more than the other or, in some cases, take off some weight from what was already existing.<br /> <br /> In general, my advice is as follows: if you have a PC, use whichever OS you like and feel comfortable with as long as you abide to what the provider asks you to do regarding security and privacy. If you have a server, then you must use the Operating System that provides you with peace-of-mind, stability, reliability, and above all, security. <span style="font-weight: bold;">For me, the server OS of choice is Linux. </span><br /><br />I currently use RedHat Linux and have tried FreeBSD and Mandrake at some period in time. I am still, however, loyal to the RedHat family (currently Fedora).<br /> <br /> http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life/archive/4_why_linux.html http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life/archive/4_why_linux.html http://www.victorsawma.com/1_victors_blog_about_the_web_security_and_life/archive/4_why_linux.html victor Linux Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:15:29 +0000 Victor's Blog about the Web, Security and Life