<cut> including >ones who work for anti-virus companies. Jack Clarke, European product >manager at McAfee, said, "So we will be seeing more Linux viruses as the >OS becomes more common and popular." > >Mr. Clarke is wrong." > >Source: > >http://securityfocus.com/columnists/188 > >--
i'll offer a slightly different take... i believe we will in time see more efforts at virii for linux/os x/<name your fav new os> as they become more popular simply because there are those who enjoy seeing what holes they can find or simply enjoy destroying for destruction's sake. but i believe it will simply be more effort - not more successful virii, especially as long as updating is as (usually) painless as it is now. linux will eventually have it's own crises to deal with as new areas are discovered and explored. some may well bring linux downa notch or two, but this community has the benefit of open communication and remarkably fast response; any attack should be a short blip on the radar before it fades and we all move on.
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