On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 16:07, Aron Smith wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 12:49, robin wrote: > > ed tharp wrote: > > > > >On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 11:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > >><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. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >I don't think soooooo.. > > >http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And since the modifications the NSA make are Open Source, this means > > that in effect we have some of the cleverest and most paranoid > > programmers on our side. Beats McAfee any day. > They are so sneaky ...they claim that they don't exist > > and you can't find them either
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