__/ [ ml2mst ] on Saturday 02 September 2006 09:04 \__
> Scott Nudds wrote:
>>
>>
>> JDS wrote:
>>> "Linux today has less than 2% market share on the desktop. That's because
>>> with past versions of Linux only hackers could get Linux installed and
>>> running right."
>>>
>>> 2%? Who says?
>>
>> Every poll taken that I've seen. And it's not 2%, its <LESS> than 2%
>> Shit Licker.
>>
> - snip BS -
>
> Must really suck to be you, not being unable to get *anything* to work
> on a reliable Operating System.
>
> Shows your overall competence!
>
> Anyway, *plonk*
I liked JDS' post and I skipped Scott's post altogether. The formatting was
enough of a deterrent/warning. To add just one link that backs JDS' words
(he picked all those bits I found irritating):
The short life and hard times of a Linux virus
,----[ Quote ]
| For a Linux binary virus to infect executables, those executables must
| be writable by the user activating the virus. That is not likely to be
| the case. Chances are, the programs are owned by root and the user is
| running from a non-privileged account. Further, the less experienced
| the user, the lower the likelihood that he actually owns any
| executable programs. Therefore, the users who are the least savvy about
| such hazards are also the ones with the least fertile home directories
| for viruses.
|
| [...]
`----
http://librenix.com/?inode=21
|
|
