On Sunday 24 August 2003 03:20 pm, Charlie wrote: > quoting Bill; Sunday 24 August 2003 12:04 pm: > > Yeah I found it. Thanks. I added my .04 worth. Thats two .02 worth. Im > > under billbeau.
>>> snip > > On Star Date Sunday 24 August 2003 08:18 am, David E. Fox sent this > > sub-space message. >>> snip > > > Here's the url - all on one line of course. > > > > > > http://forums.ibsys.com/viewmessages.cfm?sitekey=bay&Forum=79&Topic=894 > > >6 > > > > > > And my post is there as of now. :) > > I thought the Mac and GNU/Linux responders were a bit too soft on the > whiners that believe the MS propaganda. But thanks for the link. > > This most recent addition to the worm/virus/trojan/exploit of the week > legacy was responsible for the conversion of four more new disciples to the > Open Source Community. They've all started the journey from the darkness > into the light. Thanks MS. > > It happens around here every time the media goes nuts over the latest > attack. Acquaintances and friends that had wanted nothing to do with > GNU/Linux in the past have decided that there could possibly have been some > merit in my previously expounded position regarding Mandrake (specifically) > Linux-vs-Windows. > > Most of that position has to do with the fact that my system is always up > and I'm able to use it, and they quite often aren't. :-) > > Keep the nasties comin'! We'll pick up refugees that are capable of > thought; and those that aren't won't be on the network anyway, because they > won't even listen to advice to keep their Anti Virus software updated, or > install required security updates. > > The latter would be the; "But the computer should do that for itself! It's > too HARD!!" weenies. > > Regards; > Charlie One of the most interesting things about the recent Microsoft double whammy was that the mass media articles identified them as being exclusively a Microsoft Windows problems that did not affect Linux and Mac users. Better yet, the association of "Microsoft" with "evil" was frequently contained in the headline. As Martha Stewart would say, "And that's a good thing." -- cmg
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