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On 7/5/2013 11:12 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> I since did some googling and it seems I am right and he just thought I |
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> was some know nothing guy he could sell some service too. Anyway, has |
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> anything changed to make Linux more prone to viruses than it used to |
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> be? I read a percentage somewhere that said like 99% of viruses are |
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> windoze only. Is there a indisputable source of information on this? |
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Linux is inherently more secure than Windows, but it isn't so much more |
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secure that only 1% of all viruses can attack it. Virus developers don't |
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have a financial incentive to develop Linux viruses (not enough Linux |
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users, most Linux users knowledgeable about computers, and moral reasons). |
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Timur Aydin |
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