toomanyjoints69 to Linux for Leftists · 1 year agoHow pracitcal of a choice is red star os for my type writer machine? It doesn't need to do much besides send emails and use vim.message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareHow pracitcal of a choice is red star os for my type writer machine? It doesn't need to do much besides send emails and use vim.toomanyjoints69 to Linux for Leftists · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareloathsome dongeaterAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year agoUse an OS that receives updates
minus-squaretoomanyjoints69OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWhy are updates important for a type writer?
minus-squareloathsome dongeaterAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 year agoIt’s a type writer connected to the internet. You’ll probably want those updates to at least cover discovered security vulnerabilities.
minus-squaretoomanyjoints69OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWhat if it was never given access to anything but my local network? Not trying to ask stupid questions. I know literally only enough to be dangerous to myself.
minus-squareŁumało [he/him]MlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIs that local network isolated from the internet? No connection, or no port forwarding? Either way I wouldn’t recommend it.
minus-squareloathsome dongeaterAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYou can do whatever you want. You said email in the title so I was going off based on that.
minus-squaretoomanyjoints69OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMan you’re roight. I’ll use Hannah Montana Linux instead
Use an OS that receives updates
Why are updates important for a type writer?
It’s a type writer connected to the internet. You’ll probably want those updates to at least cover discovered security vulnerabilities.
What if it was never given access to anything but my local network? Not trying to ask stupid questions. I know literally only enough to be dangerous to myself.
Is that local network isolated from the internet? No connection, or no port forwarding?
Either way I wouldn’t recommend it.
You can do whatever you want. You said email in the title so I was going off based on that.
Man you’re roight. I’ll use Hannah Montana Linux instead