Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Re: [Support] autoinstall of talking arch

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

True, but this doesn't in any way encourage me to go download 
applications from questionable sources. It's also easy enough to turn 
this message off, although then you aren't getting any warnings even 
from questionable sources.

On 02/18/2015 02:20 AM, Kyle wrote:
> According to Christopher Chaltain:
> # Installing applications from official repositories is a choice. There
> # are plenty of other ways to get applications on to your system. If you
> # practice some common sense on Windows, and only install applications you
> # get from reputable sources and keep your software up to date you'll go a
> # lon ways towards avoiding malware on Windows.
>
> But then the problem on Windows is the fact that every time you try to
> install an application, no matter where it comes from or how trustworthy
> or reputable the source is, Windows itself cried "WOLF!" telling you
> that the application you are installing may harm your computer and
> asking if you are sure you wish to install it. Just like in the famous
> fable, the end user eventually becomes desensatized to the consistent
> crying of "WOLF!" and just starts confirming every installation. Since
> crying "WOLF!" is about the best defense against malware that Microsoft
> can muster, the malware will eventually get in as the end user becomes
> so used to confirming the installation that he/she just confirms the
> malware by force of habit.
> Sent from my coffee maker

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Christopher (CJ)
chaltain at Gmail