[ale] Is this BS?

[John Heim]

He's not a Windows marketer, he's just somebody on a list who said it 
wwas dumb for people to switch to linux for security because linux isn't 
more secure than Windows.

I already gave up arguing with him because he said things like, "You're 
not really going to get a ton of viruses in Windows if you're careful." 
How are you going to argue with that?

I have no doubt that the guy is both quite knowledgeable and sincere. I 
think he's arguing in good faith. I just think he's absolutely and 
totally wrong. It's funny how even something that should be as clear cut 
as which operating system is more secure comes down to how you shade 
things and what you consider important. I guess with all this stuff, 
politics, religion, technology ... you just have to let the marketplace 
of ideas settle things eventually.

I sure would have liked to kick his ass though.



On 05/24/2014 08:14 AM, Wolf Halton wrote:
>
> Looks like the windows marketer was just trying to start a fight. Does 
> windows server still come out of the box with NetBIOS enabled? Game over.
>
> On May 22, 2014 8:10 PM, "William Bagwell" <rb211 at tds.net 
> <mailto:rb211 at tds.net>> wrote:
>
>     On Thursday 22 May 2014, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
>     > As long as we are talking most people,  do most Linux users know
>     better
>     > than clicking on the attached file to see your refund due to a
>     > non-exisitng account?  What happens if a windwos users does it? What
>     > happens if a Linux users does it?
>
>     Have clicked on hundreds of links in spam messages through the
>     years to
>     either warn Windows users on non technical lists, or occasionally
>     just to
>     amuse myself. User name 'Nice Try' and password of 'a**hole' is a
>     particular
>     favorite:)
>
>     > Still looking for the "to see the
>     > amount due from winning the Google lottery, just sudo su - and
>     provide
>     > roots password, then extract this file /temp, run tar xzf
>     refund.tar.gz,
>     > cd /temp/refund then type ./pownme.sh"
>     >
>     > How many linux virus are there in the wild?
>     >
>     > root kits you have to be wary of.
>
>     Doubt this one was, but I did stop clicking just as a precaution.
>     http://alt-config.net/MickyLinux.jpg
>     --
>     William
>
>
>
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