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Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu 18.04 used for general business

Protection goes a little farther than that, directories or folders have their own sets of permissions and if memory serves devices which are above directories in the hierarchy can have their own permissions as well. 

On Tue, 8 May 2018, Krishnakant Mane wrote:


Date: Tue, 8 May 2018 01:37:03
From: Krishnakant Mane <kkmane riseup net>
To: kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com>,
    "orca-list gnome org" <orca-list gnome org>
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu 18.04 used for general business
On the security side I might just add that Linux follows some standards which make it practically next to impossible for making virus.
The thing is that there are sets of permissions for every file aka read, write and execute.
although downloading software that you don't trust may damage either your user account or entire OS, there is no such Windows style virus where the thing can automatically "infect " your machine and self execute without you even knowing it.
As Kendle properly pointed out, if you know what you are doing, then you are very secured.
This is unlike Windows, where no matter how much you know, there is still great possibility of some thing automatically infecting your OS, even when you just insert pen drive or that sort. 

Happy hacking.

Krishnakant.


On Tuesday 08 May 2018 10:18 AM, kendell clark wrote:


 Hi

 I?ll second this, adding that I personally prefer the mate desktop, but
 either mate or gnome work equally well, and gnome has some online
 integration with services like google drive and iCloud that mate currently
 doesn?t have. The only thing that Linux does not do very well, and this is
 my own personal opinion is syncing apple media players like iPods and
 iPads, although it can be done with apps like gtkpod, gtkpod has some
 accessibility issues. Depending on your business Linux might serve you
 very well or it isn?t even an option. I will add that for most general
 business tasks, word processing, calendaring, email, web browsing Linux
 works well. As for viruses, you are extremely unlikely to get malware if
 you use software available from your local software app, like software
 boutique for ubuntu or the official repositories of whatever Linux distro
 you pick. It is still theoretically possible, but you have to work hard at
 it to manage it. Software package managers like apt verify packages with
 unique hashes and won?t allow you to install software that doesn?t match
 those hashes by default, though this can be worked around if needed, it?s
 not a good idea to do so unless you know what you?re doing. Opinions
 differ on orca?s suitability as a day to day screen reader, my personal
 opinion is that it works very well. It has bugs like all software does,
 some of them annoying, but joanie does a fantastic job, and not just of
 fixing orca bugs, but bugs in other pieces of accessibility software.
 Linux also has apps for other disabilities, like onboard on screen
 keyboard and magnifiers, the best integrated into the gnome desktop and
 the compiz window manager.

 Thanks

 Kendell Clark

 *From: *Christopher Chaltain <mailto:chaltain gmail com>
 *Sent: *Monday, May 7, 2018 6:16 PM
 *To: *Krishnakant Mane <mailto:kkmane riseup net>; sonfire11 gmail com
 <mailto:sonfire11 gmail com>; orca-list gnome org
 <mailto:orca-list gnome org>
 *Subject: *Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu 18.04 used for general business

 Linux is safer then other operating systems, but it isn't virus free.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware

 I find Gnome to be your most accessible option, but I do know Mate is a
 very popular desktop, especially among the blind.

 On 05/07/2018 07:03 AM, Krishnakant Mane wrote:

     Hi,

     Firstly, ubuntu or any GNU/Linux brand for that matter is virus free.

     There is a lot of stability and ease of working.

     You can try GNUKhata an accounting software if your business is
     big enough.? <testing.gnukhata.in> will give you the live demo.

     If the work is very small and you want a stand-alone software, you
     can try GNUCash, although I must warn that a lot of features are
     primitive/ missing.

     Another thing about? Ubuntu is that there is a lot of us who help
     people do their computing with total comfort.

     Now a days a lot of huge and medium enterprises are using Ubuntu
     in their offices.

     I would recommend using Ubuntu-mate 18.04 for best accessibility.

     Spreadsheets are also working pretty much fine as far as
     accessibility is concerned.

     You may have to spend a little while to learn Orca.

     Things like alt for menus and cut copy paste shortcuts are same.

     Alt + f4 will close the application.

     Most names of the menus in programs are also same.

     So go ahead and feel those advantages for 0 cost!

     happy hacking.

     Krishnakant.

     On Monday 07 May 2018 04:58 PM, sonfire11 gmail com
     <mailto:sonfire11 gmail com> wrote:

         Hi,

         I will soon be a business owner. I want to know the benefits
         of using Ubuntu 18.04 over Windows 10 for general business
         scenarios. What are the pros/cons? What is better from an
         accessibility perspective? What financial record keeping apps
         are accessible? What about presentations?




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