viruses

Linux users keep on criticizing Windows about how crappy the os is. We keep on hearing how Linux worked on rj45 sized device, booted on 2 seconds blah, blah.

Some people migrated to Linux not just because of viruses, but were furious why their pcs bought in 2006 did not work with vista.

Microsoft cleared the air July 5 on its obligations to GNU General Public License Version 3 support, declaring it will not provide support or updates for GPLv3 under the deal it penned in November with Novell ...

Why Linux...? You might be surprised >> Posted by: schestowitz 1 minute ago 1.0 Scale of 1 to 10 Read: 0 Propped: 1 Prop it Imagine being able to surf the web freely without worry of viruses, trojan horses, ...

The best way to stop the spread of e-mail-based viruses is not to let them into your system.

Linux.com: "One of the main reasons to move away from these program was Windows. Instability ... and lots of viruses is something a small upcoming business can do without."

I recently bought my dad a new 20" iMac and today I set it up for him. This has been a long time coming, going back at least three years that he has suffered under viruses and adware on Windows systems that ...

In the most part, Linux is engineered in a fashion that makes it hard for viruses to run. Also, because more PCs currently run Windows, it is more worthwhile writing viruses for the Windows platform.

However, there are many reasons you might want a virus scanner on your Linux PC:

One of the great things about Macs is that there are no viruses for them. You may have heard this and been sceptical - well, it's true.

Free Software Magazine: "So, more and more people today are installing GNU/Linux (specifically, Ubuntu) on their laptops: it doesn't matter if you can't play many games on it, it's much much faster, it doesn't get attacked by viruses and Trojans every other minute, it's free, and well, it's a good idea to install it even just to have a look at it..."

"We're seeing the stand alone desktop PC as a colossal failure in schools." says Paul Nelson, "Often infected with viruses and subjected to student abuse, these systems can quickly turn into a useless but expensive pile of junk in the back of the classroom."So what's the verdict, should Linux get a shot at teaching our kids?