[Novalug] Is Google Chrome going to threaten Linux?
Mackenzie Morgan
macoafi@gmail.com
Wed Jul 8 22:38:03 EDT 2009
On Wednesday 08 July 2009 10:29:10 pm ethan@757.org wrote:
> 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?
Why not use LTSP + thin clients, then setup the group policies on the LTSP
server using PolicyKit?
--
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
apt-get moo
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