Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 11, 2006 11:04 PM
There is a big difference between Linux/other opensource OSs and Windows wrt to viruses (i.e., non-worms -- programs that spread because you execute a program containing them), and that is under Linux and friends there is almost zero reason to run some random execute that is floating around on the internet.
I get pretty much any utility at all I want straight from the source, complete with all the code). It is either an apt-get of a signed binary package or a compilation from the original source (although last time I had to do that was years ago). Seriously, when was the last time any of you running Linux or friends ran a questionable executable on your machine?
Now how about on Windows? Was that closed-source freeware zip program obtained off of some unknown mirror last month just a zip program? How about that SSH client? Or those cool screensavers?
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 11, 2006 11:04 PMI get pretty much any utility at all I want straight from the source, complete with all the code). It is either an apt-get of a signed binary package or a compilation from the original source (although last time I had to do that was years ago). Seriously, when was the last time any of you running Linux or friends ran a questionable executable on your machine?
Now how about on Windows? Was that closed-source freeware zip program obtained off of some unknown mirror last month just a zip program? How about that SSH client? Or those cool screensavers?
'nough said!
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