Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Re: [Support] autoinstall of talking arch

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

There's more to Linux security then just the fact that it isn't targeted 
as much as Windows. With Linux being open source, you have a lot of eyes 
looking at the source code, so there are a lot of people looking to 
close those security holes. This doesn't mean security flaws don't get 
exposed and exploited, the shell shock virus from a few months ago, is a 
good example, but there are much fewer holes to be exploited than there 
are in Windows.

That being said, if you use some common sense and keep your system upt 
to date, you'll avoid virtually all malware in Windows. I've been 
running Windows since the late 90's, and I've never had a virus loose on 
my system.

If Linux becomes as popular as Windows then it will get targeted and you 
will probably see more Linux viruses, but I don't think it'll be as bad 
as Windows for the reason above. Also, don't forget, Linux is a kernel, 
so this doesn't guard against malware that can take advantage of 
applications, such as browsers, office suites that support macros, media 
players and so on. The same is true for Windows. Not every virus on 
Windows comes in through the OS.

On 02/16/2015 01:14 PM, Josh K wrote:
> also with users the way they are, wouldn't they infect their own linux
> systems by unwittingly running viruses and stuff just like the windows
> users do? or am I wrong perhaps?
>
> follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982
>
> On 2/16/2015 1:32 PM, Kyle wrote:
> > With things like viruses, compromises of personal data and other things
> > we hear about in the news every day, I could never recommend running
> > Windows in an office setting either. Fact is that Windows was initially
> > designed for gamers and children, whereas Linux and other Unix-like
> > operating systems have been designed with business in mind, and have
> > only recently, say within the last 10 to 12 years or so, gotten to the
> > point where more casual home users can feel comfortable using it. No
> > marketing hype in the world will change my perception of Windows as a
> > toy and nothing more, especially when I can't watch the news without
> > seeing yet another infected ATM, credit card machine or other bank or
> > store related terminal that never should have been running Windows in
> > the first place, but has been compromised because it does, and an old
> > version at that. So yeah, I'm for Linux or BSD all the way, and Linux is
> > the most polished OS I've been able to find that talks to me, unless
> > anyone has any pointers on how to get a *real* BSD (NOT MacOS) talking,
> > in which case, I'm all ears. Man do I want me some BSD! But then again,
> > BSD just doesn't seem to have the hardware support or even the ease of
> > use that Linux now enjoys, so it will still require some shell knowledge
> > at this point, and I can't really recommend it to novice users the way I
> > have been able to get them turned on to the easier non-geek-oriented
> > Linux distros.
> > Sent from my coffee maker
>
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