> -----Original Message----- > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Estes > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 03:57 > > > > The vet I take my pets to doesn't accept email, because of all the > > viruses etc., he was always getting. He doesn't seem to realize that > > running Windows is the cause of the problem and he wouldn't have to > > worry about that, if he ran Linux. > > That's because Linux only has a very small segment of the market. If > Linux > gains a larger market share, then the idiots that write viruses will begin > to write viruses for Linux.
But they'll still be writing for a splintered market because "Linux" is not a monolith. There are many different kernel versions out there, different distributions with different methods of handling stuff (including "standard" file locations, packaging, etc.). For that reason alone, there'll be far fewer people interested in writing Linux viruses. Far less bang-for-the-buck or return for effort expended. Even if there are determined people who go ahead and create Linux viruses for specific segments of "Linux", those won't cause a fraction of the problems that they cause on Windows platforms, except for the few and the stupid who run their Linux boxes as user "root" all the time. ... and they _deserve_ what they get. Cheers, Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
