2009 September 30 archive at Robert Pogson

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Malware

Published by Robert Pogson September 30th, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

With all the problems of that other OS, it is hard to choose what is the worst:

DRM
Bloat
lock-in
lack of interoperability
cost of licences and maintenance
malware

In terms of costs malware has to be one of the biggest. Some folks pay more to delouse that other OS than to license it.

A recent report from Panda suggests that 59% of PCs are infected. Viruslist shows there are a thousand times more malwares for that other OS than for GNU/Linux. Even if it were only the ratio of malware that mattered, it would be smart to run GNU/Linux. We know it is more than that because most of the attacks on systems running GNU/Linux are rootkits resulting from weak passwords. That other OS has so much complexity that finding vulnerabilities in it is a large, growing industry.

If people must use that other OS they should send the bill for securing it to M$.

- Robert Pogson

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.