And another Ubuntu convert!

Derek Broughton derek at pointerstop.ca
Thu Jan 22 01:21:01 UTC 2009


Mark Haney wrote:

> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>> John Hubbard wrote:
>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>   
>>>>     I have been using Linux, Red Hat and Ubuntu every day since 1996
>>>>     and I have yet to see a virus. I think a fear of a virus on Ubuntu 
>>>>     is unfounded.
>>>>     
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staog
>>>
>>     I do not believe that thing in the wikipedia either.

LOL.  I like the first line: "This article does not cite any references or 
sources."
> 
> Oh?  Well fantastic, I have some lovely beachfront property in Kansas
> I'd like to sell you.

Hmmm.  You seem to be the gullible one.
 
> Are you serious?  I remember that virus.  It was not unexpected, but
> certainly spurred the development of antivirus software for linux.

Actually, it spurred fixing the exploits in the kernel.






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