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Originally Posted by Ross Hendrie
Because, not everyone in the world is good. It's a hard fact but there it is. How do you know that even one of the people involved in it isnt trying to exploit people? Because you know them well? Sorry Danny but that's not a reason for the world to just abandon Windows and come running to the Linux camp.
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After Rogue's post I'm simply not going to comment anymore.
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Originally Posted by Ross Hendrie
Yeah but the truth is that you do ram it down. And I can understand why Shawn is getting annoyed at you. If someone were to come on looking for help with world peace youd recommend Firefox and Linux to them.
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It'd be a start. If you don't like it don't listen.
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Originally Posted by Bajoran Rogue
Don't you all think this debate is getting out of hand?
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Yes, very much so, and to be honest I'm having some thoughts people probably wouldn't be too happy with but it's something I've been considering for a while and may finally put into action since things are so unpleasant around here now.
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Originally Posted by Bajoran Rogue
Danny, if people want their computers to be filled with spyware and viruses even after you have told them why that is wrong, then just let them. It'd be a better lesson for something to happen like them to lose all their data than you going on at them when they arn't going to change their mind because of what you say.
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Rogue, thanks for saying so. You're absolutely right, and I wish I'd seen it earlier. Thank you very much.
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Originally Posted by Ross Hendrie
Ross, have you tried looking yourself at what goes on with Linux? As that's the only way you are going to see whether your fears are true or not, not just going "OmGz, aNy1 c4N c teh c0dE!!11!!1 AnY1 c4N sUbM17!!1111!" and use your common sense, for the submissions by anyone with maliceous intent to reach your combuter it would first have to go through testing, be avalible for download and then you would have to update your computer with the maliceous code, I don't know whether or not that's the full picture but that's the impression I have got from looking around, perhaps Danny could explain the process in detail.
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Rogue is exactly correct. Again, I must thank you for being a cool head in this argument.