On 11/7/19 3:04 AM, QRP RX wrote:
I'm using Windows XP, it works great. Linux with X11 is much slower and requires more RAM.
Internet on Windows XP also works ok.
???? There are hundreds of known exploits for Windows XP, exploits for which there are no patches.? If you are still using Windows XP, your computer has undoubtedly already been compromised, long ago, and many times since.? Any personal information you may have had on that computer is now in the hands of many crackers.? Your computer is likely part of one or more botnets, perhaps as a spam server, porn server, or perhaps a bitcoin miner.? If you're OK with that, fine, that's your business.? But it is irresponsible to suggest to anyone else that they continue using Windows XP.
"A computer running XP today is a castle with no moat, portcullis raised, doors flung open, greeting the ravaging hoards with wine spritzers and jam.? And it¡¯s only going to get worse."
???? And that's from an article that is two and a half years old. The article is titled, "If You Still Use
Windows XP, Prepare For the Worst":
???? If you are finding that Linux is slower than XP, it likely means you are running a modern Linux with modern features, on an antiquated computer, and comparing it to an antiquated, unsafe operating system.? If you want to see S-L-O-W, try running a modern Windows on that machine.
???? Again, if you are fine having everything on your computer exposed to the world, that's your business.? But for anyone who wants to keep their computing secure, using Windows XP is a very, very bad idea.
Jim Allyn - N7JA