I've always thought that it is a spectacular feat of the MS marketing machine that computer viruses are depicted in the mainstream press as attacking "personal computers" or just "computers" with never mention the Microsoft software the is the real security issue. I'm quite sure that this is not an accident.
dave -----Original Message----- From: Steve Dibb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:34 AM To: BYU Unix Users Group Subject: Re: [uug] Fascinating supposed rumor about SCO and Microsoft > Nothing inflammatory, just some kind of Linux promo (giving companies we > actually support a bit of free advertising, maybe also the PLUG and the > UGG) that makes it clear that Linux Torvalds created Linux and that it > has no direct Unix ancestor. Raising community awareness is a good thing. The problem I've noted with "reliable news sources" such as TV, newspaper, etc., are that they cover watered down versions of the stories that aren't (obviously) as technical as most geeks are, but at the same time they strip the important principles. For instance, the new "worms" going around are mentioned as computer viruses, when the reality is, it only affects users of Microsoft Windows and Outlook Express. Now *that* would be a funny ad campaign -- 'be virus-free, use *insert software here*', and then point out (calmly, not foaming at the mouth) that Microsoft's shoddy and world-wide accepted software is the reason for all the problems. I think just pointing out an alternative is a good idea, and then simply explaining why. I'm all for a little evangelism. Let's pass out flyers on campus. :) Steve ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
