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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by Allan on Thursday 08/Aug/2002, @22:55

I tried this on a couple of systems. I tried it on a Win9x WinXP and a Win2k all of which seemed to do the same as you. People on this site seem to think that running KDE on a windows Machine will make it a linux machine. It wont. You'll still be running windows with just another GUI. Nothing else changes. Running linux apps may be possible .I guess . With a little true hacking. A little too much work for me. I'd rather just run Linux. And if yer just looking for a different GUI try liteStep or Windowblinds..Or something like that, If yer looking to run Linux apps ..Run linux. Typical windows users will not switch the GUI that comes with the system too much work with too much fear. Fear of damaging their precious computers.

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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by Gernot on Thursday 03/Oct/2002, @23:55

Well, - even though I know not a lot about the architecture of cygwin - I reckon there are advantages in running cygwin on a windows machine. Consider this analogy:

There is a huge toolbox, including everything a plumber might ever need. There are wrenches, pinchers, even a variety of shotguns and a high-voltage-laser ...
If a dumbfold plumber (call it an application) is allowed to pick the tools himself from the box, he might run across some real damaging ones ... if you sit an intermediary in between apps and tools, choosing the tools very carefully (the thing you guys call a GUI and just a GUI), "security" will be somewhat "higher".

So - even a GUI can improve the behaviour of a system in terms of security.

Regards,
Gernot.

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