[SWLUG] Re: Wow, seen this on Slashdot?

Dick Porter dick at acm.org
Sun Jan 30 19:12:16 UTC 2005


On Sun, 2005-01-30 at 18:12 +0000, Rhys Sage wrote:
> Linux, being free, has a problem in that malicious
> code could possibly be secreted within the structure
> of a distribution - code that might not be identified
> until it's initiated which could happen some years
> down the road. Linux also has a wide userbase of
> people with no money and loads of spare time. This is
> the same type of userbase that creates Windows viruses
> - and no link is implied here between Lunix users and
> virus writers.

There has to be a fortune database for gems such as this!

- Dick





More information about the Swlug mailing list