Shannon Roddy wrote: > Nashid Hasan wrote: > >> Isn't it ironic that Microsoft resorts to Linux to save its own face? > > > Actually, it is not the first time this has happened. About a year or > so ago I remember reading an article where MS did something similar > using Linux. Only I don't remember what it was now... > >> >> And I hope last week's blackout opens up people's eyes that its about >> time that we look seriously into M$ alternatives (Linux, FreeBSD, >> etc.). >> > > Soon, very soon I hope, M$ will cave in under the weight of the > monster they have created. I will buy a keg or two for the LUG when > M$ dies due to Linux. > > When I was in CA the other day, I had lunch with a friend who works > for the USDA in Petaluma, CA. She told me that they recently upgraded > all of their computers (nation wide) about a year ago. They then > upgraded to XP a month or so ago. Guess what... >10,000 USDA > computers were infected with slammer. I forget the exact number that > she told me, but it was in the teens.
Oops.... I meant blaster.... There are so many microsoft worms that I get them confused sometimes :-) > > Shannon > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
