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Which is Safer, Windows, Apple or Linux regarding malware?

S

Spring Sprung

Flightless Bird
I think he is trying to say that once a person has heard that linux is
incompatible with this that and the other thing they stay away. Heck, you'd
probably even have to be editing your browser strings on linux.



"Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hn2bnf$1ti$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> "cj" <cj@crackerJax.com> wrote in message
> news:4b94523f$0$15681$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>> Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>> "Drew" <Aylen1957@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:hn1c4s$2nc$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>> Hey Numbnuts, No one here gives a flyin fuck as to the crap you post!
>>>> Any INTELLIGENT computer owner or operator thereof is going to be
>>>> careful of where they go and what they do.
>>>
>>> But 95% of WINDOWS users AREN'T intelligent. That's the problem.
>> Ahh, but have enough intelligence to to stay away from Linux:)
>
> So you equate ignorance with intelligence? God help the human race.
 
F

Frank

Flightless Bird
On 3/8/2010 5:34 AM, Alias wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
>>
>> This became a particular concern in the 1990s, when Microsoft gained
>> market dominance in desktop operating systems and office suites
>>
>> Microsoft software is targeted by virus writers
>> due to their desktop dominance,
>>
>> -----
>>
>> You argue that Market Share has nothing to do with anything, yet you
>> post an article citing market dominance as a major concern.
>>
>
> And the reason you quoted it out of context is? Could it be that
> otherwise it wouldn't suit your purposes?
>
Why are you even in here? You like being made fun of or having your ass
kicked or looking the fool?
All of the above?
Figures!
 
C

cj

Flightless Bird
Gordon wrote:
>
> "cj" <cj@crackerJax.com> wrote in message
> news:4b94523f$0$15681$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>> Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>> "Drew" <Aylen1957@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:hn1c4s$2nc$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>> Hey Numbnuts, No one here gives a flyin fuck as to the crap you
>>>> post! Any INTELLIGENT computer owner or operator thereof is going to
>>>> be careful of where they go and what they do.
>>>
>>> But 95% of WINDOWS users AREN'T intelligent. That's the problem.
>> Ahh, but have enough intelligence to to stay away from Linux:)
>
> So you equate ignorance with intelligence? God help the human race.

God did exactly that. He provided us with people who were/are
intelligent enough to create Windows and Winsows apps for users who know
how to use a computer. For the rest he made sure Linux was around.
Windows and stuck the idiots with LinuX.
 
A

Andrew

Flightless Bird
"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
news:hn83rm$fv1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Andrew wrote:
>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-401104.html
>
> From the article:
>
> "Users of Apache 2.2.14 and earlier are advised to upgrade to Apache
> 2.2.15, which fixes the exploit."
>
> Next?
>

Oh I see now,
You post a 17 year old windows bug that was recently fixed and it requires a
post to this group.
I post a 16 year old apache bug that was recently fixed and your statement
is "next."


--
Andrew
 
F

Frank

Flightless Bird
On 3/10/2010 10:16 AM, Andrew wrote:
>
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
> news:hn83rm$fv1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-401104.html
>>
>> From the article:
>>
>> "Users of Apache 2.2.14 and earlier are advised to upgrade to Apache
>> 2.2.15, which fixes the exploit."
>>
>> Next?
>>
>
> Oh I see now,
> You post a 17 year old windows bug that was recently fixed and it
> requires a post to this group.
> I post a 16 year old apache bug that was recently fixed and your
> statement is "next."
>
>
There is no logical explanation for aliases behavior other than he is
warped brain lying psycho linturd loser.
 
C

C

Flightless Bird
Andrew wrote:
>
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
> news:hn83rm$fv1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Andrew wrote:
>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-401104.html
>>
>> From the article:
>>
>> "Users of Apache 2.2.14 and earlier are advised to upgrade to Apache
>> 2.2.15, which fixes the exploit."
>>
>> Next?
>>
>
> Oh I see now,
> You post a 17 year old windows bug that was recently fixed and it
> requires a post to this group.
> I post a 16 year old apache bug that was recently fixed and your
> statement is "next."
>
>

Whatever you post won't change the fact that, compared to Windows, Linux
is bulletproof.

Next?

--
C
 
F

Frank

Flightless Bird
On 3/10/2010 11:13 AM, C wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
>> news:hn83rm$fv1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Andrew wrote:
>>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-401104.html
>>>
>>> From the article:
>>>
>>> "Users of Apache 2.2.14 and earlier are advised to upgrade to Apache
>>> 2.2.15, which fixes the exploit."
>>>
>>> Next?
>>>
>>
>> Oh I see now,
>> You post a 17 year old windows bug that was recently fixed and it
>> requires a post to this group.
>> I post a 16 year old apache bug that was recently fixed and your
>> statement is "next."
>>
>>
>
> Whatever you post won't change the fact that, compared to Windows, Linux
> is bulletproof.
>
> Next?
>
Yeah...keep telling yourself that myth.
 
Z

Zootal

Flightless Bird
>> Whatever you post won't change the fact that, compared to Windows, Linux
>> is bulletproof.
>>
>> Next?
>>
> Yeah...keep telling yourself that myth.
>

Anyone that has used Linux for any length of time knows this. My Windows
boxes crash. Explorer.exe goes away. Something somewhere blue screens it.
It's what Windows does. My linux boxes have never crashed - not once. And
there are many of us out here in the real world that can report the same
results.

You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os? Use
linux.
 
F

Frank

Flightless Bird
On 3/10/2010 12:17 PM, Zootal wrote:
>>> Whatever you post won't change the fact that, compared to Windows, Linux
>>> is bulletproof.
>>>
>>> Next?
>>>
>> Yeah...keep telling yourself that myth.
>>
>
> Anyone that has used Linux for any length of time knows this.

*BULLSHIT*! Security thru obscurity.

My Windows
> boxes crash.

Mine don't.

Explorer.exe goes away.

Mine doesn't.

Something somewhere blue screens it.

Are you talking about Windows 7?

> It's what Windows does.

Mine don't.

My linux boxes have never crashed - not once.

Take yourself on over to any linux help group...then ask yourself why
all of those users are having all of those problems.
Well...?

And
> there are many of us out here in the real world that can report the same
> results.

There are millions of Window users just like me.
>
> You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os? Use
> linux.

I have a very secure desktop OS...Windows 7.
 
A

Alias

Flightless Bird
Zootal wrote:
..
>
> You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os? Use
> linux.

Linux desktops can be cute, too. Windows Vista and 7 are poor imitations.

--
Alias
 
Z

Zootal

Flightless Bird
Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in news:hn9065$kqm$1
@news.eternal-september.org:

> Zootal wrote:
> .
>>
>> You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os? Use
>> linux.
>
> Linux desktops can be cute, too. Windows Vista and 7 are poor imitations.
>

KDE4 is the poor imitation. Idiots - what were they thinking, let's make
KDE look like Vista? It's why so many people are sticking with 3.x
 
D

DanS

Flightless Bird
"Spring Sprung" <spring.sprung@not.an.address.net> wrote in
news:hn321d$p5d$1@speranza.aioe.org:

> I think he is trying to say that once a person has heard that linux is
> incompatible with this that and the other thing they stay away. Heck,
> you'd probably even have to be editing your browser strings on linux.

So what you are saying is that the majority of the people on the planet let
others make up their mind for them ?

I've never edited a broswer string.
 
D

DanS

Flightless Bird
"Andrew" <yogig@no.spam.hotmail.com> wrote in news:hn76ra$44v$1
@news.eternal-september.org:

> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-401104.html

I hate to shoot you down in your moment of perceived brilliance, (that's
not completely true), but did you even read that article ?

Or more importantly, did you read the full article that was linked in the
article you posted ?

Or the actual security bullitin from Sense of Security ?

Wait....don't do it yet.....

You do realize that Apache is a third-party program right ?

And that claiming this as a security issue against Linux itself would be
like claiming some security issue in AOL IM is a MS problem.....

What's really funny, and to me, makes you look not to bright...here's the
security bullitin from SoS......


Apache 2.2.14 mod_isapi Dangling Pointer

Sense of Security - Security Advisory - SOS-10-002 security advisory

Release Date. 5-Mar-2010
Last Update. -
Vendor Notification Date. 9-Feb-2010
Product. Apache HTTP Server
Platform. Microsoft Windows
Affected versions. 2.2.14 verified and
possibly others.
Severity Rating. High
Impact. System access
Attack Vector. Remote
Solution Status. Upgrade to 2.2.15 (as advised by
Apache)
CVE reference. CVE-2010-0425

So, what does it say is the platform this problem is with ?!?!?!?!

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!

So, now by your (il)logic that you have displayed, this *IS* an MS
problem, right ?
 
D

DanS

Flightless Bird

>>>> Whatever you post won't change the fact that, compared to Windows,
>>>> Linux is bulletproof.
>>>>
>>>> Next?
>>>>
>>> Yeah...keep telling yourself that myth.
>>>
>>
>> Anyone that has used Linux for any length of time knows this.
>
> *BULLSHIT*! Security thru obscurity.

That doesn't matter. Security is security.

Your claim can not be proven until Linux numbers rise (and this can not
be disputed).


> My Windows
>> boxes crash.
>
> Mine don't.

Neither do mine.


> Explorer.exe goes away.

I only use Explorer as a file manager.


> Mine doesn't.
>
> Something somewhere blue screens it.
>
> Are you talking about Windows 7?
>
>> It's what Windows does.
>
> Mine don't.
>
> My linux boxes have never crashed - not once.
>
> Take yourself on over to any linux help group...then ask yourself why
> all of those users are having all of those problems.

Take yourself to any Windows help group, then ask yourself why all of
those users are having those problems.

What's your point...you can't count posts here for problems with Windows
because your in a help group for people that *are* having problems, yet
people having problems with Linux and posting in a help group are
indicative that Linux as a whole is garbage ?

More great (hypocritical) logic.
 
D

DanS

Flightless Bird
Zootal <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> wrote in
news:Xns9D37881E938DCnospamspamzootalnosp@216.196.97.131:

> Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in news:hn9065$kqm$1
> @news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> Zootal wrote:
>> .
>>>
>>> You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os?
>>> Use linux.
>>
>> Linux desktops can be cute, too. Windows Vista and 7 are poor
>> imitations.
>>
>
> KDE4 is the poor imitation. Idiots - what were they thinking, let's
> make KDE look like Vista? It's why so many people are sticking with
> 3.x

I'm wondering, how does it 'look like Vista' ?

I mean, there's only so much you can do with a window'd GUI. And you can do
far more in Linux than Windows by way of customization. But what's your
beef...the Main Menu ?

Would you prefer removing the bottom panel and using Cairo Dock....then
what, it would look too much like OSX ?
 
Z

Zootal

Flightless Bird
DanS <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote in
news:Xns9D37B2E158FC4thisnthatroadrunnern@216.196.97.131:

> Zootal <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9D37881E938DCnospamspamzootalnosp@216.196.97.131:
>
>> Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in news:hn9065$kqm$1
>> @news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>> Zootal wrote:
>>> .
>>>>
>>>> You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os?
>>>> Use linux.
>>>
>>> Linux desktops can be cute, too. Windows Vista and 7 are poor
>>> imitations.
>>>
>>
>> KDE4 is the poor imitation. Idiots - what were they thinking, let's
>> make KDE look like Vista? It's why so many people are sticking with
>> 3.x
>
> I'm wondering, how does it 'look like Vista' ?
>
> I mean, there's only so much you can do with a window'd GUI. And you
> can do far more in Linux than Windows by way of customization. But
> what's your beef...the Main Menu ?
>
> Would you prefer removing the bottom panel and using Cairo
> Dock....then what, it would look too much like OSX ?
>

Are you familiar with KDE 3.x and the changes made to KDE 4? Vista and
Windows 7 changed the start menu -> programs to restrict it to a small
retangular portion of the screen, instead of having your programs open up
across the desktop. I've found this makes it much more difficult to find
things in the start menu->programs, especiall if you have a lot of stuff
there. They did the same thing in KDE4. As a result, a lot of people have
either stuck with KDE 3.x, or moved to xfce.
 
A

Alias

Flightless Bird
Zootal wrote:
> Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in news:hn9065$kqm$1
> @news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> Zootal wrote:
>> .
>>> You want a cute desktop? Use Windows. You want a secure stable os? Use
>>> linux.
>> Linux desktops can be cute, too. Windows Vista and 7 are poor imitations.
>>
>
> KDE4 is the poor imitation. Idiots - what were they thinking, let's make
> KDE look like Vista? It's why so many people are sticking with 3.x

I tried and didn't like KDE4. I much prefer Ubuntu Gnome. Beryl was out
long before Aero.

--
Alias
 
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