[ubuntu-uk] Anybody seen this, thought it might be shown, as nobody has mentioned it on here yet.....

[Colin Law]

On 21 August 2013 14:12, Daniel Llewellyn <diddledan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 21 August 2013 11:32, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 21 August 2013 09:34, pete smout <psmouty at live.com> wrote:
>> > On 21/08/13 08:27, Colin Law wrote:
>> >> On 21 August 2013 04:05, Peter Maddison <ponchorat1968 at hotmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> NOTE the keyword -- IF you install it.
>> >>> Unless you NEVER use the OFFICIAL REPO and are totally careless with
>> >>> your system then there's a VERY high chance you could infect your system
>> >>> with ANY virus.
>> >>
>> >> I don't think that is what you meant to say, but I am not sure what
>> >> you did mean.
>> >>
>> >> Colin
>> >>
>> > I think he meant UN-official repos!
>>
>> Even then it  doesn't make sense - unless you never use the
>> UN-official repo .. then your are likely to get a virus.  I really
>> don't know whether he is saying we are most unlikely to get a virus or
>> we are very likely to.
>
>
> And that's the problem with starting with a negative and then negating it!
>
> I believe the intention was similar to the following:
>
> "If you REGULARLY use UNOFFICIAL REPOs and you are totally careless with
> your system then there's a VERY high chance you WILL infect your system with
> a virus of some sort"

At least that makes sense, but I don't think it is true.  I think on
Linux there is /slight/ chance of being infected if you are careless,
whereas on Windows there is a /high/ chance of infection in those
circumstances.

Colin