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I haven't seen any Windows kernel patch that breaks applications too.Originally posted by Urban Ranger
OTOH, I haven't seen any Linux kernel patch that breaks applications.
SP2 didn't have big changes to the kernel, silly."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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I'm sure you know your computer history -- one of the infamous errors of Apple was not offering backwards compatability, while Wintel did.Originally posted by Agathon
Really? None of my apps have broken due to updates. There were a few ones that didn't make the transition from OS 9 to the Classic Shell, but none I ever used."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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I'm sure you know your computer history -- one of the infamous errors of Apple was not offering backwards compatability, while Wintel did.
For what? Crappy old apps from the 80s?Only feebs vote.Comment
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And once again a promising thread has been taken over by the Windows vs Apple people. Rehashing the same posts over and over
Can't you guys do it by PM and leave the rest of us alone?
And I agree with Che on IE7. Another Explorer to take into account while building sites. That's gonna make four of them
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There are no Windows "kernel" patches, because Windows is one big blob.Originally posted by Asher
I haven't seen any Windows kernel patch that breaks applications too.
SP2 didn't have big changes to the kernel, silly.
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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We can always hope that it's a back port of Mac IEOriginally posted by Hueij
And I agree with Che on IE7. Another Explorer to take into account while building sites. That's gonna make four of them
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(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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There are no Windows kernel patches, because the Windows kernel is more of a microkernel than, say, Linux. Linux's kernel dwarfs the NT kernel in size, as it's monolithic.Originally posted by Urban Ranger
There are no Windows "kernel" patches, because Windows is one big blob.
It is therefore anything but a "big blob", it's a tiny component. The "big blob" is the Linux kernel, which is why it has many, many times more security vulnerabilities than the Windows NT kernel.
You still do not seem to comprehend this."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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What file or files comprise the Windows kernel, Asher? kernel32.dll in the WinXP System32 directory is just shy of 1 MB. My vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-24mdk kernel in my /boot directory is about 1.3 MB, though I do have 70 modules inserted into it as well. Is there any way to get some sort of "like for like" size comparison?"If you doubt that an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters would eventually produce the combined works of Shakespeare, consider: it only took 30 billion monkeys and no typewriters." - UnknownComment
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Is that why a flaw in IE lets an attacker own your Wintel box?Originally posted by Asher
It is therefore anything but a "big blob", it's a tiny component. The "big blob" is the Linux kernel, which is why it has many, many times more security vulnerabilities than the Windows NT kernel.
What I don't comprehend is how MS fanboys can be so detached from reality. They must all live in the same MSverse.Originally posted by Asher
You still do not seem to comprehend this.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Is that why a flaw in IE lets an attacker own your Wintel box?
Last I checked, IE wasn't part of the Windows kernel.
You're the one using IE security holes to argue that the Windows kernel is one big blobWhat I don't comprehend is how MS fanboys can be so detached from reality. They must all live in the same MSverse.
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I was using OSX the other day. I managed to crash it twice, and the apps I was using (ImageReady & Dreamweaver) three times. Mac
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Boy, the flame-baiters are out in force.
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Internet Explorer does not run from the Windows Kernel...Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Is that why a flaw in IE lets an attacker own your Wintel box?
I'm starting to wonder if you even comprehend what a kernel is. It honestly would not surprise me if you didn't know, your computer knowledge that you try to present here is obviously superficial.
I think you need a reality check yourself -- see your response about Internet Explorer vulnerabilities as a retort to a slam against Kernels.What I don't comprehend is how MS fanboys can be so detached from reality. They must all live in the same MSverse."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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