Speaking of (un)awareness: This script is inaccurately called a
virus.
On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 11:19:56AM +0200, Kent Nilsen wrote:
> The problem is that these viruses are based on user
> stupidity/unawareness. A script attached to a mail sent to a Linux
> system would do just as much damage to files the user has full
> access to. If a user doubleclicks an unknown attachment in
> Windows, you can bet he'd do the neccesary things to open the
> script in Linux too.
>
> So though I agree that moving to Linux is smart for a lot of people,
> Linux would be just as vulnerable if some spotty teen with a big
> brain wanted to do some damage to Linux users.
>
> Kent
>
> > This is just another reason to stop using microsoft, I bet you can
> > make linux use easier for your employee's, just use X-terminals (from
> > NCD for instance) and make a nice KDE or the like desktop for your
> > user's, corel office should be alright for professional use, paradox
> > is almost finished... So no reason to use ms right ?
> >
> >
>
>
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