Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:21:03 +0000 From: Xian <ian@codepad.net> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is windows a virus Message-ID: <200501281821.03796.ian@codepad.net> In-Reply-To: <20050128170630.46637.qmail@web50802.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050128170630.46637.qmail@web50802.mail.yahoo.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
I hope I haven't annoyed anyone, sorry if I have. I'll be sensitive in future. Thanks. On Friday 28 January 2005 17:06, dereck wrote: > I know that this is meant to be humorous, and I like > this type of humor. So - this made me smile and I > thank you. > > But you should be aware that historically many > computer professionals considered *NIX to be a virus. > In terms of OS history *NIX has big problems, and its > history is very checkered. I use it, because it is > the most complete and widely available OS. But I find > it hardly "good," either theoretically or practically. > I have a love/hate relationship with it, because the > constant re-implementation of *NIX takes a lot of > human years away from what should be a _re-evaluation_ > of the whole *NIX project. (Yes, beginning with the > use of C and its variants as the base language.) > > The spread of *NIX and its many copycats is definitely > NOT a win-win for the computing industry as a whole. > There is even a downloadable book on the early years > of *NIX, which tells the whole sordid story (in user > emails) of why *NIX has historically sucked. I love > BSD and I hate it. It is the "best" of what is > available. Would that we could do better! > > Enjoy the link below! Note that almost none of the > fundamental problems are fixable - they are products > of the original design. And Dennis Ritchie's > introduction is worth the price of the original! The > man can turn a phrase. > > http://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf > > Dereck > > BTW: I still lean toward Windows as virus :-). It's > definition of how user interface _should_ look is a > scab on the industry. BAH! > > --- Xian <ian@codepad.net> wrote: > > Is Windows a Virus? > > > > No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do: > > > > 1.They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that. > > > > 2.Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing > > down the system as they > > do so - okay, Windows does that. > > > > 3.Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard > > disk - okay, Windows does > > that too. > > > > 4.Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, > > along with valuable > > programs and systems. - Sigh.. Windows does that, > > too. > > > > 5.Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect > > their system is too slow > > (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. - Yup, > > Windows does that, too. > > > > Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are > > fundamental differences: > > Viruses are well supported by their authors, are > > running on most systems, > > their program code is fast, compact and efficient > > and they tend to become > > more sophisticated as they mature. > > > > So Windows is not a virus. > > > > It's a bug. > > > > On top of that Windows cost money while viruses are > > free. > > > > -- > > /Xian > > > > "The important thing is not to stop questioning. > > Curiosity has its own reason > > for existing." > > Albert Einstein > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- /Xian "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead." Albert Einstein
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200501281821.03796.ian>