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:SiteReview.org: The Short Life and Hard Times of a Linux Virus
SiteReview.org: The Short Life and Hard Times of a Linux Virus
Mar 27, 2000, 00 :36 UTC (14 Talkback[s]) (8458 reads)

(Other stories by Ray Yeargin)

"Why aren't the existing Linux virii anything more than a topic for columns such as this one? Why don't they affect you in your daily computing in the way that MS virii affect Windows users?"

"There are several reasons for the non-issue of the Linux virus. Most of those reasons a Linux user would already be familiar with, but there is one, all important, reason that a student of evolution or zoology would also appreciate."

"... let's take a look at the way Linux has stacked the deck against the virus."

Complete story.

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I agree with the article wholeheartedly, ...   Good overview, but...   
Bobby D. Bryant
Mar 27, 2000, 01:00:38
 
First of all, can we settle for once tha ...   good point, bad english   
Mike Rasmusson
Mar 27, 2000, 01:20:19
 
First point taken -- I've switched t ...   Re: good point, bad english   
Ray Yeargin
Mar 27, 2000, 04:06:30
 
This is a good article, it is gets right ...   Good article   
rbf
Mar 27, 2000, 05:18:51
 
Just for the record, the correct plural  ...   Viruses   
Peter Roopnarine
Mar 27, 2000, 05:28:09
 
Don't worry, as soon as Linux become ...   Ask just a little more and...   
Shlomi Tal
Mar 27, 2000, 06:13:22
 
I think that linux's inherent virus  ...   Virus propagation   
David Belavy
Mar 27, 2000, 07:00:07
 
Actually I occasionally will use the wor ...   virii   
Jim
Mar 27, 2000, 07:41:31
 
"user" in linux world means everyone who ...   what a nonsense   
tuxick
Mar 27, 2000, 11:10:31
 
All being well, WordPerfect (and other O ...   Re: Good overview, but...   
Anthony Youngman
Mar 27, 2000, 12:54:24
 
Another point to make about viruses is t ...   Thieves pick the easiest car   
Scott Davis
Mar 27, 2000, 13:51:39
 
Ah, you're right. As Linux takes off ...   Re: Re: good point, bad english   
Mike Rasmusson
Mar 27, 2000, 14:03:40
 
Another point I've heard on the lack ...   Not writing viruses...   
James E. LaBarre
Mar 27, 2000, 17:29:19
 
As always, people wants to play chess wi ...   Virus non-sense   
Alastor
Mar 27, 2000, 18:11:29
 
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