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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:26:53 -0500, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
* J Sloan
[Jul 08. 2008 15:00]: Jim Henderson wrote:
The fact that someone created one shows that someone's exercising some forward thinking about this...Linux hasn't been a target because it's a small segment of the desktops out there. As the desktop market grows, the need will likely grow as well.
Yep. I hear you. My UNIX Mac OS X laptop has been totally infested with virus files since OS X started grabbing so much of the desktop market. ;D
The main reason for all these Windows virus infestations is due to the Windows scripting engine and how Windows programs handle files.
I'm not say that UNIX/Linux desktops won't have issues with the cyclones of air between the keyboard and the chair just click, click, clicking on things but if the apps and os themselves have intelligence built into them to at least punch the user in the face with a warning that what they're doing isn't such a good idea .. we won't face near what the Wintendo crowd does. We won't get infested just by having the damn things on a network.
Possibly, but are you willing to bet on that to the point of saying that protection is *totally* unnecessary? I'm not. I'd rather have a good AV solution that includes on-demand access and not need it than not have one and need one. It's kinda like car insurance. You hope you never need to use it, but if you're in an accident, you are glad that you paid the premium. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org