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Mac and Linux viruses?

  • None; By R. Fennimore (Posted by otis_2 on May 1, 2006 4:29 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial; Groups: Linux
I'm getting a little tired of reading all of these articles by supposed "experts" suggesting that Mac and Linux systems are becoming as vulnerable to malicious code (viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, etc.) as Windows because they are gaining in popularity. That the only reason Windows is targeted so much is due to their market share of desktop operating systems. What a pile of rubbish!

[I would suggest that the user of a GNU/Linux system who has lost his/her data due to a run-in with some malicious code is, in fact, vulnerable to that malicious code. Additionally, the fact that it is much more difficult to contract malware using a GNU/Mac/UNIX system does not mean it is impossible. Even so, I can agree that some of the hype is exactly that - mere hype. - dcparris]

An update to my last post (Dec 12) entitled: "The official line on HP support for Linux?"

  • N/A; By otis_2 (Posted by otis_2 on Dec 14, 2005 6:16 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial; Groups: HP
If you throw enough sphagetti at the wall, perhaps some of it will stick! :)