| > > This makes it imperative to patch systems with security patches asap. | > > If | > > i'm under the understanding, virus/worms have been on an increase in | > > the | > > past 6-12 months on Linux systems. Do people think this is because of | > > the | > > more widespread usage of LInux now, or something more sinister (like | > > Microsoft deliberately writing viruses to attack Linux | > | > This seems a bit too underhanded, even for MS. Besides, if their own | > security alerts are any indication, I recon the boys at Redmond are a | > bit too busy addressing their own vulnerabilities to take time to | > exploit any that may be found in Linux... | > | | Too busy? M$ sucks (at bear minimum) several million dollars per | hour every | day of the year (I am being very generous with the math) from | users. Several | million dollars an hour. . . . They can afford to do anything | they want to | do when ever it suits them.
So let them find the security holes and write worms/viruses. My expectation is that they will be plugged faster than Microsoft could ever dream of, and it'll make Linux just that much more resilient! :) Brooks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
