[ubuntu-uk] Imagine if Linux become massively popular?

[Byte Soup]

On 13 June 2013 16:33, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 13 June 2013 14:56, Byte Soup <bytesoup at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 13 June 2013 14:11, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> > Hey don't tar me with that brush, im no windows advocate! I just thought
> if
> > I were a crim (and im not) I'd look at the most popular platform.
>
> This *is* the red herring. It's what I attempted to logically
> demonstrate as false with the reasoning that followed.
>

Ok we'll agree to disagree :-P

>> * OS X has not been compromised. There are no OS X viruses in the
> >> wild. (Yes, there are Trojans, but that's different - they don't
> >> spread unaided.)
> >
> > You sure about that? I had a quick google and found this for example
> >
> >
> http://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/viruses-and-spyware/OSX~Sabpab-A/detailed-analysis.aspx
>
> #1 It's a Trojan, not a virus. Trojans do not & cannot infect on their
> own; they need to be installed.
>
> #2 It's based on a flaw that's now fixed & it no longer works.
>
> >> * Apple owners are richer than PC owners because Apple kit is more
> >> expensive than PCs.
> >
> > I think that's a bit of a sweeping statement there?
>
> Falsify it, then?


> I'd say it's a valid general observation.
>

Again we should agree to disagree :-)


>
> >> * Why? Because OS X is secure by design. Windows is not.
> >
> > I dont disagree there, unix and linux have way better security.
>
> They /can/ have. It can be turned off or not configured, as in Puppy Linux.
>

I thought it was just me, I tried puppy linux a little while ago on an old
PC and after I install it I noticed everything running as root and had a
bit of a "wtf" moment. Definitely not a good distro imo for that reason
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