Rubbish. Any programmer worth his or her salt can learn how to do stuff like this with a minimum of fuss. And there of plenty of programmers who cut code for Windows for a crust and Linux for fun. Your argument doesn't hold water.
Considering then, that virii such as this take minimal effort, then why is Microsoft so defenseless against them? Poor OS design, maybe?
Perens tries to imply that it was done to defame the OS community, which is weak at best, and tinfoil conspiracy at worst. This attack could easily have come from an idiotic Linux fan. Turning a blind eye to this and trying to blame some unnamed evil defamer is not going to make it go away.
True, but the opinion of the original poster stated that Mr. Perens explicitly blamed SCO, which is what I refuted.
If you truly believe this, I pity you. The Open Source community has a large, often unwitting propaganda network. Slashdot, Newsforge, Groklaw... where do you think the financial backing for these sites come from? Perens' letter was pure propaganda - Occam's Razor cuts through it in a second. Not that I believe you will recognize all this. Your attempt to discredit the grandparent's poster as a Microsoft proponent demonstrates your bias all too clearly.
Open Source a propoganda network? Let's see...
Is it Open Source that's running a massive "Get the Facts" FUD campaign? (and even putting ads on "supposed" Linux sites)
Has Linus Torvalds ever needed to fund a biased study that touts Linux superiority over Microsoft?
And if you think Bruce Perens spreads propoganda and FUD, then I can't wait to hear your opinion of Rob Enderle.
Let's face it, Microsoft is a monopoly - even the federal government said so. Linux is a threat to that monopoly. Linux has no need to spread FUD - they're not the ones with a monopoly (and multi-billion dollar fortunes) to protect.
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Posted by: MrWinston on January 28, 2004 11:59 AMConsidering then, that virii such as this take minimal effort, then why is Microsoft so defenseless against them? Poor OS design, maybe?
Perens tries to imply that it was done to defame the OS community, which is weak at best, and tinfoil conspiracy at worst. This attack could easily have come from an idiotic Linux fan. Turning a blind eye to this and trying to blame some unnamed evil defamer is not going to make it go away.
True, but the opinion of the original poster stated that Mr. Perens explicitly blamed SCO, which is what I refuted.
If you truly believe this, I pity you. The Open Source community has a large, often unwitting propaganda network. Slashdot, Newsforge, Groklaw... where do you think the financial backing for these sites come from? Perens' letter was pure propaganda - Occam's Razor cuts through it in a second. Not that I believe you will recognize all this. Your attempt to discredit the grandparent's poster as a Microsoft proponent demonstrates your bias all too clearly.
Open Source a propoganda network? Let's see...
Is it Open Source that's running a massive "Get the Facts" FUD campaign? (and even putting ads on "supposed" Linux sites)
Has Linus Torvalds ever needed to fund a biased study that touts Linux superiority over Microsoft?
And if you think Bruce Perens spreads propoganda and FUD, then I can't wait to hear your opinion of Rob Enderle.
Let's face it, Microsoft is a monopoly - even the federal government said so. Linux is a threat to that monopoly. Linux has no need to spread FUD - they're not the ones with a monopoly (and multi-billion dollar fortunes) to protect.
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