I don't watch CNN, but I don't recall every hearing such a clarification on ABC,CBS,NBC, or FOX. I wonder how MSNBC reports virus related news....
dave -----Original Message----- From: Matt W. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 1:15 PM To: BYU Unix Users Group Subject: Re: [uug] Fascinating supposed rumor about SCO and Microsoft I confess that I watch a lot of news. Over the past 2 years, when ever I have seen a virus notice on CNN or CNN-HLN, it states that it only affects MS OSs. They also do an occational mention of linux. Matt W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tucker, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'BYU Unix Users Group'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:43 AM Subject: RE: [uug] Fascinating supposed rumor about SCO and Microsoft > I've always thought that it is a spectacular feat of the MS marketing > machine that computer viruses are depicted in the mainstream press as > attacking "personal computers" or just "computers" with never mention the > Microsoft software the is the real security issue. I'm quite sure that this > is not an accident. > > dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Dibb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:34 AM > To: BYU Unix Users Group > Subject: Re: [uug] Fascinating supposed rumor about SCO and Microsoft > > > > > Nothing inflammatory, just some kind of Linux promo (giving companies we > > actually support a bit of free advertising, maybe also the PLUG and the > > UGG) that makes it clear that Linux Torvalds created Linux and that it > > has no direct Unix ancestor. > > Raising community awareness is a good thing. > > The problem I've noted with "reliable news sources" such as TV, > newspaper, etc., are that they cover watered down versions of the > stories that aren't (obviously) as technical as most geeks are, but at > the same time they strip the important principles. For instance, the > new "worms" going around are mentioned as computer viruses, when the > reality is, it only affects users of Microsoft Windows and Outlook Express. > > Now *that* would be a funny ad campaign -- 'be virus-free, use *insert > software here*', and then point out (calmly, not foaming at the mouth) > that Microsoft's shoddy and world-wide accepted software is the reason > for all the problems. > > I think just pointing out an alternative is a good idea, and then simply > explaining why. I'm all for a little evangelism. Let's pass out flyers > on campus. :) > > Steve > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
