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John B. Slocomb
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:38:02 +0200, Alias
wrote:
>John B. Slocomb wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:30:37 +0200, Alias
>> wrote:
>>
>>> John B. Slocomb wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:44:41 +0200, Alias
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> John B. Slocomb wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:02:20 +0200, Alias
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On April 29th, the Long Term Support version of Ubuntu will be released,
>>>>>>> a release that Mark Shuttleworth devoted all his time to so that Ubuntu
>>>>>>> will finally shoot Windows out of the proverbial window. Get it at
>>>>>>> http://www.ubuntu.com/ You'll be glad you did.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What can be done with Ubuntu:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Email
>>>>>>> Surf the web
>>>>>>> Burn CDs.
>>>>>>> Rip CDs.
>>>>>>> Listen to music.
>>>>>>> Watch vidoes/DVDs.
>>>>>>> Scan and print.
>>>>>>> Spreadsheets.
>>>>>>> Presentations
>>>>>>> Newsgroups.
>>>>>>> HTML editing.
>>>>>>> Games like Chess, Tetris, all kinds of solitaire, etc.
>>>>>>> Make videos.
>>>>>>> Download photos from a camera and organize them.
>>>>>>> Translations.
>>>>>>> Use a dictionary
>>>>>>> Learn how to touch type.
>>>>>>> Edit images.
>>>>>>> Send and receive a fax.
>>>>>>> Take screenshots.
>>>>>>> Create .PDF files.
>>>>>>> Create and use a data base.
>>>>>>> Instant messaging with over 10 different programs in one including
>>>>>>> Windows Live Messenger.
>>>>>>> IRC.
>>>>>>> Bluetooth.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and much more!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What you can't do with Ubuntu:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Worry about:
>>>>>>> WPA, WGA and WAT raising their false positive ugly heads,
>>>>>>> DRM,
>>>>>>> Viruses,
>>>>>>> Root kits,
>>>>>>> Spyware,
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> Malware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An interesting story, as told by a nonentity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now here is what appeared in the May issue of Linux Format, reputed to
>>>>>> have the largest circulation of any U.K. Linux magazine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From an article entitled "Clam AV, Setting up antivirus"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Despite the myths Linux is far from immune to viruses. Exploits in
>>>>>> cross-platform technologies such as Java and Flash can apply to the
>>>>>> Linux environment just as much as they can to any other operating
>>>>>> system...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before you write off all your previous opinions about the inerrant
>>>>>> security of the Linux environment lets consider some numbers.
>>>>>> Conservative estimates from various sources tend to place the number
>>>>>> of Windows exploits several thousand orders of magnitude higher then
>>>>>> everyone's favorite free operating system...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The reason that Windows has the most vulnerabilities however is mostly
>>>>>> down to the Microsoft market dominance...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In short, that author is saying that Linux is vulnerable to attack and
>>>>>> second that the reason there is so many attacks reported on Windows is
>>>>>> simply because the numbers of Windows computers is vastly greater then
>>>>>> Linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So there you have it. the words of a prominent Linux publication and
>>>>>> opposing it, the words of an unknown individual who hides behind a
>>>>>> ridiculous nickname in order to hide his identity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John B. Slocomb
>>>>>> (johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
>>>>>
>>>>> Whoever wrote the article you didn't give a link to obviously knows
>>>>> nothing about Linux architecture and neither do you. Regarding my nym, I
>>>>> could change it to *anything* and you still wouldn't know if it's my
>>>>> "real identity". For all we know, your "real identity" is Howdy Doody.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Goodness, but you do insist in displaying your ignorance, don't you? I
>>>> gave you the name of the publication, the date of the edition, and the
>>>> name of the article. What else do you need?
>>>>
>>>> The point is that you do use a fake name (that is how the word is
>>>> spelled, by the way) because you apparently fear your audience, for
>>>> some reason. As we are left to imagine what that reason could be, is
>>>> it odd that we imagine that you do it simply because you know that
>>>> you are mouthing lies and are ashamed of it?
>>>>
>>>> John B. Slocomb
>>>> (johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
>>>
>>> Like I said, for all we know your real name is Howdy Doody. And, again,
>>> the writer of the article knows nothing about Linux architecture and
>>> neither do you.
>>
>>
>> Ah, Oh Unknown person, a brilliant riposte. You can't answer so you
>> fall back on insults.
>
>What part of your real name could be Howdy Doody is it that you don't
>understand?
>
>What insults? Oh, yeah, these:
>
>>
>> Given you only have, what was it? Two years of computer experience and
>> your juvenile replies it is fairly easy to see that you are in, what?
>> The sixth grade? Not quite a teenager, right?
>>
>> Ah, to be young again.
>>
>> John B. Slocomb
>> johnbslocomb@gmail.com
>
>I'm probably older than you are.
Frankly I doubt it if for no other reason then you have just reported
your computer experience goes back to 1984, which really isn't that
long ago.
Besides you've already told us that you had, what was it? Two years of
experience with Ubuntu and no other experience?
Now you are an old man. I assume in your next post you will admit to
being 12 years old.
John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
wrote:
>John B. Slocomb wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:30:37 +0200, Alias
>> wrote:
>>
>>> John B. Slocomb wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:44:41 +0200, Alias
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> John B. Slocomb wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:02:20 +0200, Alias
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On April 29th, the Long Term Support version of Ubuntu will be released,
>>>>>>> a release that Mark Shuttleworth devoted all his time to so that Ubuntu
>>>>>>> will finally shoot Windows out of the proverbial window. Get it at
>>>>>>> http://www.ubuntu.com/ You'll be glad you did.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What can be done with Ubuntu:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Surf the web
>>>>>>> Burn CDs.
>>>>>>> Rip CDs.
>>>>>>> Listen to music.
>>>>>>> Watch vidoes/DVDs.
>>>>>>> Scan and print.
>>>>>>> Spreadsheets.
>>>>>>> Presentations
>>>>>>> Newsgroups.
>>>>>>> HTML editing.
>>>>>>> Games like Chess, Tetris, all kinds of solitaire, etc.
>>>>>>> Make videos.
>>>>>>> Download photos from a camera and organize them.
>>>>>>> Translations.
>>>>>>> Use a dictionary
>>>>>>> Learn how to touch type.
>>>>>>> Edit images.
>>>>>>> Send and receive a fax.
>>>>>>> Take screenshots.
>>>>>>> Create .PDF files.
>>>>>>> Create and use a data base.
>>>>>>> Instant messaging with over 10 different programs in one including
>>>>>>> Windows Live Messenger.
>>>>>>> IRC.
>>>>>>> Bluetooth.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and much more!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What you can't do with Ubuntu:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Worry about:
>>>>>>> WPA, WGA and WAT raising their false positive ugly heads,
>>>>>>> DRM,
>>>>>>> Viruses,
>>>>>>> Root kits,
>>>>>>> Spyware,
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> Malware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An interesting story, as told by a nonentity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now here is what appeared in the May issue of Linux Format, reputed to
>>>>>> have the largest circulation of any U.K. Linux magazine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From an article entitled "Clam AV, Setting up antivirus"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Despite the myths Linux is far from immune to viruses. Exploits in
>>>>>> cross-platform technologies such as Java and Flash can apply to the
>>>>>> Linux environment just as much as they can to any other operating
>>>>>> system...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before you write off all your previous opinions about the inerrant
>>>>>> security of the Linux environment lets consider some numbers.
>>>>>> Conservative estimates from various sources tend to place the number
>>>>>> of Windows exploits several thousand orders of magnitude higher then
>>>>>> everyone's favorite free operating system...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The reason that Windows has the most vulnerabilities however is mostly
>>>>>> down to the Microsoft market dominance...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In short, that author is saying that Linux is vulnerable to attack and
>>>>>> second that the reason there is so many attacks reported on Windows is
>>>>>> simply because the numbers of Windows computers is vastly greater then
>>>>>> Linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So there you have it. the words of a prominent Linux publication and
>>>>>> opposing it, the words of an unknown individual who hides behind a
>>>>>> ridiculous nickname in order to hide his identity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John B. Slocomb
>>>>>> (johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
>>>>>
>>>>> Whoever wrote the article you didn't give a link to obviously knows
>>>>> nothing about Linux architecture and neither do you. Regarding my nym, I
>>>>> could change it to *anything* and you still wouldn't know if it's my
>>>>> "real identity". For all we know, your "real identity" is Howdy Doody.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Goodness, but you do insist in displaying your ignorance, don't you? I
>>>> gave you the name of the publication, the date of the edition, and the
>>>> name of the article. What else do you need?
>>>>
>>>> The point is that you do use a fake name (that is how the word is
>>>> spelled, by the way) because you apparently fear your audience, for
>>>> some reason. As we are left to imagine what that reason could be, is
>>>> it odd that we imagine that you do it simply because you know that
>>>> you are mouthing lies and are ashamed of it?
>>>>
>>>> John B. Slocomb
>>>> (johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
>>>
>>> Like I said, for all we know your real name is Howdy Doody. And, again,
>>> the writer of the article knows nothing about Linux architecture and
>>> neither do you.
>>
>>
>> Ah, Oh Unknown person, a brilliant riposte. You can't answer so you
>> fall back on insults.
>
>What part of your real name could be Howdy Doody is it that you don't
>understand?
>
>What insults? Oh, yeah, these:
>
>>
>> Given you only have, what was it? Two years of computer experience and
>> your juvenile replies it is fairly easy to see that you are in, what?
>> The sixth grade? Not quite a teenager, right?
>>
>> Ah, to be young again.
>>
>> John B. Slocomb
>> johnbslocomb@gmail.com
>
>I'm probably older than you are.
Frankly I doubt it if for no other reason then you have just reported
your computer experience goes back to 1984, which really isn't that
long ago.
Besides you've already told us that you had, what was it? Two years of
experience with Ubuntu and no other experience?
Now you are an old man. I assume in your next post you will admit to
being 12 years old.
John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)