Viruses from ubuntu list

[Hudson Delbert J Contr 61 CS/SCBN]

i thought we were supposed to practice restraint using terms like m$, 
windoze and such i got roasted on this list for just the same thing 
in a similar rant. pests that have heretofore not been a problem on
linux desktops will probably lead to creeping pervasiveness. part of
the growth of open source as an alternative to mainstream software
is that alternative overtime turns into a mainstreamer and as such
becomes subject to the same trypes of distractions and events that
brain-dead wintel boxes suffer from. these will just take the form 
that the platform finds amenable - its unavoidable at this point.

linux will start to suffer some of the same stuff that win9x/2k/xp
suffer from bloat code due to the increasing number of users who
dont want to know whats under hood and avoid looing as much as possible.

wait until linux clients become corporate 'commodities' or 'utilities'
then one will see a more pronounced proliferation of these symptoms.

get over it. its part of the deal. we have to grow up as the OS
not just the ubuntu distro but open source in general.

ubuntu's charter is admirable but certainly not unique historically.

i like it but there are no panaceas without some accompanying pandora's box.

-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com]On Behalf Of Jon Dixon
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:33 AM
To: Duncan Anderson
Cc: Ubuntu User's List
Subject: Re: Viruses from ubuntu list


Duncan

I believe that these emails come from the forums, as opposed to direct
from email clients.

Please feel free to correct me if you know otherwise folks.

Jon

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 15:33:11 +0200, Duncan Anderson
<duncangareth at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello Everybody
> 
> Ever since I joined this list I have been receiving these irritating
> little Windows viruses. The last one I received was from
> "info at gs1.ubuntuforums.org". This leads me to believe that these are
> coming from someone on the list. If anyone on the list is using M$oft to
> access the internet, then they only have themselves to blame for picking
> up stupid email spamming viruses. It is rather irritating to keep
> receiving them even though I have no fear of the stupid things because I
> don't allow any of my systems to access the net via M$oft. If any of the
> list members are using M$oft, please get a virus checker or something,
> or, even better, lose the Windoze.
> 
> cheers
> Duncan
> 
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