Malware for Linux
Bill Sconce
sconce at in-spec-inc.com
Fri Jul 20 17:30:24 EDT 2012
On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:25:44 -0400
"Michael ODonnell" <michael.odonnell at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> Those who use terms like "immune" or "virus-proof" when
> >> discussing Linux do everybody a disservice since neither
> >> is true.
> >
> >Ouch.
>
> Ooops. I forgot about your signature line. ;->
Heh. No problem. It does sound kinda snooty. :)
[... insightful commentary here from MoD ...]
> FWIW, some term that conveys the "process" idea, or the notion
> that "perfect-security-is-impossible-but-we're-better-than-most"
> would be preferable.
Indeed. I agree. A connotation of "Recovering", perhaps?
It's never "done", that's for sure.
-Bill
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