Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Monday 06 March 2006 00:10, Masood Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > about 'Re: [gentoo-user] antivirus': > > I dont think linux can get infected by windows viruses. > > Yes, but files accessible from a windows box, but stored on a linux box can > become carriers. If they aren't cleaned, they could infect the next (or > the same) windows bow that asks for them. >
Look what Micro$oft has done to Linux. They make us use anti virus software.Better dump M$ Windows and use GNU/Linux full time. I'm doing the same for past 1 year, and no problem to me. I dont need anti virus. Atleast not now. :) PS: In windows world it's a good thing that one runs anti virus. -- Linux Kernel : 2.6.15-gentoo-r7 GCC version : 4.0.2 (Gentoo 4.0.2-r3, pie-8.7.8) Processor : AMD Athlon XP 2600+ RAM : 1 GB DDR 333 SDRAM CFLAGS USED : -march=athlon-xp -O3 -m3dnow -msse -mmmx -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -momit-leaf-frame-pointer -ftracer -fno-crossjumping -falign-functions=16 -falign-loops=16 -falign-jumps=16 -fno-align-labels -mfpmath=387,sse -maccumulate-outgoing-args CXXFLAGS USED : $(CFLAGS) -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
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