__/ [ [H]omer ] on Sunday 10 June 2007 01:35 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that AB spake thusly:
>> On 2007-06-09, Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>> "Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple
>>> operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to
>>> Symantec"
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/3xq9ln
>>>
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/OpenOffice-worm-hits-Mac-Linux-and-Windows/0,130061733,339278379,00.htm
>>
>> I wonder where I can get some.
>
> Dunno. I've been trying to get one for ten years, without success.
I wonder if OpenDocument format eliminates this issue at one level or
another. Microsoft converts binary to OOXML (talk about promoting an agenda
of increased lockin) in order to 'improve security' (El Reg).
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