Dearest Tibor,
You wrote:
}- .....
}- It's not easy to defeat a "denial of service" attack. However,
}- defeating a virus whose aim is getting down computer systems
}- worldwide as many as possible while destroying their data,
}- should not be a challange for a normally equipped brain. The
}- name of the pill is DIVERSITY!
}- .....
Excellently, eloquently, and wonderfully put, expletives and all!
Thanks very much for saying something that REALLY needs to be
said. And said. And said. And said again. I too get very, very
tired of these virus warnings that mean absolutely nothing to me
(since I run DOS) *ESPECIALLY* here on the Survive PC list, which
is *supposed* to be devoted to legacy hardware and *DOS*. If
there are people here who are running Windows by choice or by
force, let them call Micro$oft (Ha!) or go find a Windows list to
discuss their virii and other Windows problems. *THIS* list is
supposed to be for discussion of DOS. Just in the last 2 days I
have recieved 26 emails warning me about the ILOVEYOU virus - I
don't care, and enough already!
You are absolutely correct, it doesn't take an "expert" to
understand that diversity would solve this problem, and normally
intelligent person *should* be able to understand this - but
plenty of experts agree with you (and me) that diversity would
solve this problem quite nicely.
Bob George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
}- The name of the pill is EDUCATION. Your short-sighted
}- attitudes don't help a bit.
Hahahahahahahahahaha! My experience is that the last thing the
"point and drool" users of Windows want is to be educated about
computers and software and how they work. I have even had
Windows users tell me this. They don't care anything about being
educated or understanding their machine or OS, all they care
about is what it can do for them - and of course they are the
first ones to holler when something goes wrong. It got so bad
that I have quit working on Windows machines completely - I got
very tired of trying to explain to people how not to crash the
machine only to have them do the same stupid thing the next day
and crash it again and call me back to fix it! I long for the days
when one needed some intellectual rocks in ones pockets to use a
computer. If "mom can't do it" mom has no business there. Since
we are using the old cars and driving analogy: three-year-olds
have no business driving! They can't reach the peddles or see
out the windsheild!
Pippi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
}- It's just too bad you're tired of virus warnings and tired of
}- MS windows discussions, it's here, it's staying, and you'll
}- have to get over it.
As far as I'm concerned the Survive PC list IS NOT an appropriate
place for such discussions. Period. There are plenty and more
than plenty of Windows lists out there.
}- When you develop an operating system even idiots can use while
}- they get their work done, then I'll listen to you.
Hmmmmm. She said the magic word, didn't she? Idiots! And how
much work will they be getting done while their computers are
disabled by a virus, ILOVEYOU or otherwise?
There is a price to dumbing something down so much that an idiot
can use it and letting three-year-olds drive.
Thanks very much Tibor :)
Boanne
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