On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Miguel de Leon wrote: > Picked this up from a list. Any reactions? > > Miguel
OMG??? He does not know what he's talking about. swimming at his FUD pool, I can see that his intentions are sincere but half-truths and plainly wrong comments abound. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:10 AM > > > Hi BB and all, > > > > >> A better/progressive solution is to not support Micro$oft and use > > 'alternate' secure software/browsers (Linux, > > > Macintosh, Opera... etc.) (snip). > > > > This solution might provide a temporary fix - at least until Microsoft > is > > completely destroyed, and our ingenious virus authors are forced to > target > > the next platform on their lists... at which time we will go through the > > whole exercise again... who will we destroy next time just for the sake > of > > it? - Macintosh perhaps, or maybe IBM? > > > > Taking out the obvious, that the root of this problem is the criminal > > element who prosper from writing virus code... the next issue is that of > > viral distribution, and contrary to the belief that a 'better' option is > to > > use alternate software, it is in fact this very alternate software that > is > > responsible for, and distributes 99% of computer virus programs > world-wide > > (should be no surprises here). > > > > To explain how this works... > > > > Most computer virus authors target MS Windows, because Bill Gates is the > > enemy of every man, woman and child on this planet (or so they would > have > us > > believe) - for this reason, the most secure Internet servers in the > World > > are Microsoft Servers... because they are so frequently attacked and > > targeted that if they are not secured, they are more often than not > > compromised and destroyed. > > > > The least secure Internet servers, which also happens to be more than > 90% > of > > all web and mail servers, are those running Linux or SCO because of the > fact > > that virus authors are not targeting these platforms (yet), so Linux > admins > > can happily allow a virus to pass through their system without it > causing > > any damage... of course in so doing they also allow thousands of their > > customers to receive the virus... but hey, just ask any Linux ISP... > it's > > not their problem, because Bill Gates is a demon and anyone who runs his > > software deservers to be infected (it might surprise a few people but > this > > really is the cultural mindset in some sections of the IT industry). > > > > Unless something is done about all of this, perhaps the ultimate irony > will > > occur when MS becomes either bankrupt, or so totally locked in security > > protections that the threat of a virus is totally eliminated... in which > > case, where do we think these wiz-kids will go... simply fade into the > > ether? - of course not... they will start producing virus for other > > platforms, and around the merry-go-round we go again. > > > > Rgds, Don > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Promise to Quit > Nicotrol will help > http://us.click.yahoo.com/5vN8tD/AqSDAA/ySSFAA/9rHolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
