Hows about a link to that board. On Star Date Monday 25 August 2003 01:01 pm, Anne Wilson sent this sub-space message. > On Monday 25 Aug 2003 11:21 am, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > *** Anne Wilson Mon, 25 Aug 2003 10:40:00 +0100 : > > > Well it's a start. I wish I could say the same for the media > > > here (UK). All I've heard is 'Internet virus' and 'email virus' > > > > With the infamous 'I LOVE YOU' it was like that in Germany. All > > mass media told Joe User about the 'Internet Worm', never > > mentioning that it only affected certain systems. > > > > It's different now. I watched 2 major news shows which explicitely > > stated that the new attacks only affected Microsoft products. One > > even featured an 'expert' of a well known computer magazine stating > > that users of the (quote) Open Source Operating System Linux > > (unquote) are not affected. He closed his statement "At least a > > minority of computer users may sleep quiet these days. And tomorrow > > ask your boss which system he uses!" > > Like it <g> > > > This last sentence was my favourite! I wrote a mail to the expert > > and thanked him for this statement. > > I'm doing my best. I found that bbb.co.uk have a bulletin board, so I > started a thread there, being very careful not to sell linux as such, > just pointing out that it is a combination of M$ and user ignorance > that enables the fast spread. If you have time, feel free to join in > the thread and give me some support. > > Anne
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