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| Thread ID: 42258 | 2004-02-05 11:59:00 | More News: The Blame Game begins for writer of MyDoom Virus | Chilling_Silently (228) | Press F1 |
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| 213033 | 2004-02-05 11:59:00 | Yep, its started, Apparently it was Linux users who made the MyDoom Virus, and Linux Users who modified the variants to attack Microsoft . com rather than sco . com (Which is still giving 404's) . There's no proof, of course, but it must be one of the theories at the top of any investigator's list . Not that Linux devotees probably have that much to worry about . Despite the law-suits against users by SCO, sales of computer servers using Linux have soared - up on one estimate by 50% in the past year, litigation or no litigation . The users are putting in place formidable defences . A group called Open Source Development Labs has set up a fund of $10 million with the backing of IBM and a host of other big Linux users . In the meantime, experts are pondering the implications of the MyDoom attack . It is probably the most successful virus in this form of internet warfare, where a wickedly ingenious program persuades thousands of computers to bombard a single website on a particular date . It's hard to see how any website could withstand that kind of clever evil . Read the full story here ( . bbc . co . uk/2/hi/business/3457823 . stm" target="_blank">news . bbc . co . uk) And in other news, Brazil is taking a liking to linux ( . bbc . co . uk/2/hi/business/3445805 . stm" target="_blank">news . bbc . co . uk) |
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| 213034 | 2004-02-05 12:26:00 | I was rather shocked when I read that first article. The article is based on no facts at all. The author even says it himself - "There's no proof, of course...". If this article is based on nothing but a guess, what is it, a gossip column? | segfault (655) | ||
| 213035 | 2004-02-05 13:13:00 | Stephen Evans BBC North America Business Correspondent Is the title of the hak who scribbled those lines. He should stick to the much luv'ed Brit page 3 where his efforts would be more suitable, appreciated and much less read. The BBC would be on a winner too. They would save on the cost of printing his business cards and representation in litigation happy US of A for misrepresentation suits. Cheers Murray ;P |
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| 213036 | 2004-02-05 18:31:00 | The good thing about all this publicity, good or otherwise, is it hightens awareness of Linux. SCOs claims have been depunked one claim after the other ;). | mark.p (383) | ||
| 213037 | 2004-02-05 18:50:00 | Forgot some links- www.catb.org armedndangerous.blogspot.com www.groklaw.net |
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| 213038 | 2004-02-05 19:49:00 | Yes, Ive seen that response to McBrides letter. That Groklaw letter is quite interesting. They are right though, the've labelled the community the bad guys. Not that I condone the behaviour of the virus writer, SCO's website (In a kind of sad yet amusing way) is still down ATM. To label Linux Users as Virus writers is a bit of a joke. IMO, the writers / scripters etc. have other better things to do with their time, such as keeping the kernel and other apps all secure, rather than proving the insecurities of another. There's approx 18 Millions others like myself that use Linux accoding to that? Man.... That's a large number, but not as much as I'd though. </rant> Chill. |
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