Questions, Comments and Wanderings

amy

I just installed - about three days ago- I am definitely intrigued and confused! Looks like a lot of learning to do - but I love to learn anyway  1.?-What is the best resource to truly understand this OS- from a Developer/Programmer/Security aspect? I want to be able to pop the hood so to speak.
Seems fast and stable so far and Firefox works excellently online even better than on Xp Pro. I really love Windows - I confess - but I love computers MUCH more
I want to learn every relevant OS and I find  very promising.
2.? How secure is  - I mean really? 3.? Can it be altered to perform as it's own security system? Can the code be changed drastically - with the knowledge- to make it a Security Operating System still serving app., surfing the net etc?
It feels good to be Using a computer instead of constantly Saving a computer!:

Been using computers off and on since TI/99 and have recently just gotten heavily back into them - what a world we are making


Originally Posted by thelemech
I just installed - about three days ago- I am definitely intrigued and confused! Looks like a lot of learning to do - but I love to learn anyway

Welcome. I think you will find a lot of help on the  forums. You are asking a lot of good and detailed questions.

1.?-What is the best resource to truly understand this OS- from a Developer/Programmer/Security aspect? I want to be able to pop the hood so to speak.
Seems fast and stable so far and Firefox works excellently online even better than on Xp Pro. I really love Windows - I confess - but I love computers MUCH more
I want to learn every relevant OS and I find  very promising.

There are numerous resources freely available on the web. google is your friend...

2.? How secure is  - I mean really? 3.? Can it be altered to perform as it's own security system? Can the code be changed drastically - with the knowledge- to make it a Security Operating System still serving app., surfing the net etc?

As you know security is relative. In general, IMO, security is much better with a default installation on any *nix compared to  Windows. Both Linux and Windows can be hardened.

In general, the security threats are different between Linux and Windows. With Linux there are currently no significant viruses or spyware. In terms of a server, as with windows, security is with locking down the server.

There are specific distros specifically targeting security. nubuntu, OpenBSD, etc.

If you are interested in security, I liked this book very much :

from : localhost/google is your friend and you will find tons of information on the web as well.

It feels good to be Using a computer instead of constantly Saving a computer!:

Been using computers off and on since TI/99 and have recently just gotten heavily back into them - what a world we are making

Careful, the rabbit hole is deep ...

Careful, the rabbit hole is deep ...[/QUOTE]
I believe it to be bottomless!

Thanks for the reply, I have and will use Google.

2 more questions which Prog. Lang. for  ( the standard/preferred) I am teaching myself Ada, Python and Perl. And has there been success with using  for AI development?

Python and c++

I also have taken a liking to LOLCode

from : localhost/lolcode.com/