Ubuntu-Pakistan Less virus reasons.

[Waqas Toor]

Hi khawar

On 12/6/06, Khawar Nehal <atrc.support at gmail.com> wrote:
> I like you last comment.
>
> However I am of the opinion that since 1999 it has been the year of the
> Linux desktop because the OSS has been replacing many machines and is being
> used as a desktop on many more machines.
>
> So if 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 all the way to 2012 are the
> year of the linux desktop so be it.
>
> All I think they are trying to say is they can see a lot of desktops being
> installed left right and center.
>
> As long as M$ asks for money for their desktop then more people shall
> install Linux based desktops until people consider the Linux desktop as
> being the defacto standard circa 2015

its never been any desktop year etc ... windoze is the champ and we
should except it ... most of the people who are turning to linuxes are
some what involved in computers , geeks , admins etc and they will
always becuase they dont like any thing hidden ...


> What you need to understand is that once a person can get ALL of their work
> done on a Linux desktop then they do not need to switch back and run the
> risk of viruses or other junk.
>
> There are 4 main reasons for the lack of junkware and being less popular is
> not the main one.
>
> 1. Open source. Harder to hide in.
> 2. MD5 and Digital signatures for binary distribution packages. Cannot
> change the cd without alerting.
> 3. No single click for attachment execution.
> 4. Unix level separation of user and root admin previlidges.
>
> If you do not believe me then please ask around for people who know the name
> of any Linux virus.

there are many of the ... ccshell , 99shell becuase they are webbased
shells using super user ID 10 (same as system process ID )... and
there are viruses thats why there is ClamAV

> I do agree that it is the Operator. However the distributor has a part also.
>
> If the distributor can get software to work with the least root priveledges
> then good for the lame user.
>
> I just ran Ubuntu desktop and it did not allow su - but said use sudo
> command if I want to run a root level command
>

i use ubuntu a lot ... my workstation is ubuntu and i can use su -

> So I ran sudo bash
>
> As the distributors gain experience they shall make the currently
> bulletproof Linux desktop idiotproof.
>
> Some distributors shall take the lazy approach of making the default user
> root and have no password. Believe it or not.

and again exposing to malware .. where there is security there is authentication

> After 2-3 years people shall be learned enough to use the idiotproof
> desktop.
lets hope for the best :)

-- 
Waqas Toor
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