Why I Use Linux and not Windows XP

I have trouble figuring out why the DAW needs to be on the internet at all. The fact that you can buy a PC for 500 dollars that is more suited for general use (add a little $ if you want to play games) makes me wonder why anyone who takes audio seriously would subject their DAW to the rigors of the electronic wilderness.

I suppose online collaboration is an excuse if your into that, but configure any hardware firewall properly and refrain from web surfing and you've got all the security you need. If you really need to update software, CD's work, or with very little know-how, you can have a small network and deny internet access to-from the DAW, even inserting yet another firewall in between the DAW and the rest of the network.

I think it's got to be very young people that are driving this idea that you should just use your general purpose PC for audio.

I told this to Mastercard when my CC# was stolen and they got more than a little irritated. If my informations at risk, they really need to explain to me, the customer, what advantage I get.

jb