Subj : Re: Atari 400; meh.
To   : candycane
From : Mhansel739
Date : Sun Jul 30 2023 08:29:22

CC>  Ni> IMO, a computer is a tool to do work, and I don't think the OS sho
CC>  Ni> in the way of running a program that you want or need to use.
Yes, it is a tool that you should be able to run what you want on. The
issue is that most people, unlike most of us here that are in IT and
understand risks, etc., do not understand those risks. They will load
software that will harm their systems (aka virus, malware, ransomware)
and potentially harm the network they are on. I get where y'all are
coming from - get out of my way Windows or MacOS and let me run the damn
software - I know what I am doing. But if someone else was doing that,
somehow, for whatever reason, the backlash would come back on the OS
manufacturer as to why they did not protect against bad actors. Stupid
circle of blame!
--Matt

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