Re: The time is right to evangelize Linux...

From: Lenroc (lenroc_at_NOSPAMFORYOU.hotmail.com)
Date: 08/15/03

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    On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 02:36:07 +0000, LJ D said:

    [Followup set to alt.linux]

    > Yeah, I know what you mean. I have had several calls from winxp users
    > asking me for help. But I think these same people, if they were using
    > Linux, Mac, Unix, etc wouldn't pay any more attention to security
    > patches or fixes. Don't know how to solve that part, but definitely very
    > glad of Linux's inherent immunity to this type of attack, at least
    > until it becomes very popular.

    Good point. I can just see it now. Somebody calls me and says "I just got
    an email from someone named root@localhost who says I should do a better
    job with my iptables. What's an iptables?" 

    -- 
Lenroc
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