Reply #62: That's a strawman argument if ever I heard one

[txlibdem]

A straw man is a component of an argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.<1> To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing it with a superficially similar yet unequivalent proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position.<1><2>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman

At no point did I imply that programs, hardware nor the user could never interact with the operating system. Nice strawman argument.

af·fect
   /v. əˈfɛkt; n. ˈæfɛkt/ Show Spelled Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1. to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.
2. to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply.
3. (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/affect

I certainly meant definition #3 and #1 with the caveat that the user would have to give permission and perform a manual set of steps to allow any change in other programs -- but the Operating System should never be allowed to be changed based on the user's trust in "Programmer X" he or she found off the internet, nor most "reputable" companies that claim to have actually tested their software prior to release -- you and I know that is the lie of the century.

The posters who bring up objections to the Secure Operating System have a tendency to forget the fact that I am all in favor of user choice and the last paragraph in post #14 shows a method to allow them to choose the programs they want to use. Ditto their tendency to forget that I am all in favor of such bundled operating systems such as Ubuntu, which come with all the program functionality that a person would want. That concept was in the original OP: having all the capabilities you want already built in.

I dont' understand the ferver with which some posters attack the idea of a Secure Operating System. I wonder if they fear for their own job security or is it some other reason...