[olug] Terminal clients for a Ministry

[Rob Townley]

there are many serious threats out there that are not detected by any
antivirus software.  But it is still a good idea to use multiple
LiveCD av / rootkit detectors.

There are exploits for both ie and ff and any browser or browser
plugin that crashes.  Browsing is dangerous.


Browsing web as admin? - wipe the machine.

were machines completely patched for everything that touched something
from the web?




On 1/22/10, Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote:
> They want to use it for browser, email, office software, and some music. I
> have tried getting my friend on Linux because its free and he doesn't have
> to worry about malware, spyware, and viruses. I know for a fact that the
> server that they have is unprotected with out virus protection and he was
> told if he doesn't turn Internet Exploder to do any browsing he will not get
> a virus I didn't believe that. Is it true. Someone let me know. he might be
> full of it.
>
> Kelly williams
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> There is a Ubuntu Christian Edition that you could burn for him...includes
>> some bible study software.  There are also online groups like
>> linux4Christians.  There was a book a few years back by Don Parris called
>> Penguin in the Pew ( download version is $6 from lulu.com ) about why
>> churches should convert to free open source software.
>>
>> You could demonstrate by running two systems in similar conditions --
>> one windows with no anti-virus and one ubuntu christian or other linux
>> distro for a week and let him see the results of which is compromised
>> quicker.
>>
>> It is a difficult task to do....I've tried a little with no luck even
>> though I'm the tech person at the church I attend...I need the minister
>> and
>> Board of Trustees to approve it.  Hopefully I can get the minister
>> on-board
>> soon.
>>
>> Free as in Salvation! and you can legally share it.
>>
>>
>> < Political comments follow >
>>
>> Does the minister or your IT friend condone stealing?  Using any pirated
>> software or software without valid licensure/documentation could get them
>> in
>> trouble from a legal point of view.  Edubuntu has many child-centric
>> learning applications built in.
>>
>> MS is used by most of the world.... the bible talks about how we are
>> supposed to be apart from the world and worldly things.
>>
>> Using Windows is like not repenting.....Viruses and mal-ware are a lot
>> like
>> sin.
>>
>> An unclean computer (insecure Windows) is like an unclean soul.
>>
>> The devil (MS) wants to control all the world.
>>
>> We are supposed to try and be more like Jesus who was free of sin.  We are
>> human and can only attempt that.  Linux is as close as an operating system
>> can get to being similar.
>>
>> </ Political comments off >
>>
>> I'm hopeful this helped.
>>
>> --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [olug] Terminal clients
>> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
>> Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 3:42 PM
>>
>> I have a friend that is IT for a ministry. We are in the process of taking
>> the old machines that have Windows and turn them into terminal clients and
>> I
>> suggested that we use ubuntu for the client but he wants to use Windows. I
>> have tried talking him into using Linux server and you don't need all the
>> security software. I need input or advice.
>>
>> Kelly Williams
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