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to: Geo
from: Don Hills
date: 2005-10-24 11:57:24
subject: Re: Why Is Microsoft Afraid of Google?

From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)

In article , "Geo"
 wrote:
>
>You don't really think it's a good idea for a public library to allow you to
>run "executable websites" on their systems do you? I think
it's more likely
>that in the near future security concerns are going to shut much of this
>nonsense down.

What we really need for that sort of application is a secure OS, or failing
that a true thin client that becomes a blank slate between users.

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Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
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