Re: [Hampshire] Linux & Virus Infections

Top Page
Author: Hugo Mills
Date:  
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Linux & Virus Infections

Reply to this message
gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x5714a100.hantslug.org.uk.3632': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Sat Oct 24 23:28:59 2009 BST
gpg: using DSA key 20ACB3BE515C238D
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 10:56:41PM +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Hugo Mills wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 08:19:42PM +0100, Stephen Davies wrote:
> >
> >> /. has a posting about how Linux can be infected with virii when using Wine.

[snip]
> >    Can we *please* put an end to the misguided "viri", the ignorant
> > "virii", and the simply painful "virri"?

>
> I wondered how long it'd take for your response to arrive Hugo!
>
> Anyway, wikipedia agrees with you so it /must/ be true!


There used to be an excellent and learned article on the subject on
perlmonks.org (from which at least some of my arguments were drawn),
but it seems to have gone away, sadly. At least, my bookmark to it no
longer functions.

Hugo.

-- 
=== Hugo Mills: hugo@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk ===
  PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk
                   --- Ceci n'est pas une pipe:  | ---