I'm glad to see this coming from Computerworld...
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| caitlyn Apr 01, 2009 4:24 PM EDT |
...which has never been a bastion of Linux supporters. The cure for all Windows malware is to stop running Windows and as Vaughn-Nichols makes clear, it's not a painful cure at all. I watched the CNN coverage of Conflicker today and the assumption was that if you are running a PC you are running Windows. The only time Windows was even mentioned was in the solutions section, like running Windows update. Grrr... Now, how do we get Mr. Vaughn-Nichols into the mainstream, non-tech media? |
| vainrveenr Apr 01, 2009 5:09 PM EDT |
Quoting:the assumption was that if you are running a PC you are running Windows.... and that is exactly(!!) what Microsoft and its advocates in the mainstream news media prefer that end-users continue to believe. This ties in directly with comments in the 'HLN got it right' thread at http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/28777/. One of the indirect points here and in this latter thread is that Microsoft-allied news media outlets such as CNN most certainly have incentives to minimize mention of Linux as a possible "cure" to Conf[l]icker ! |
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