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Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads

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On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:29:38 +0100
FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> wrote:

> That does not answer the question!
> 
> Lots and lots of people download now and then.
> Very few of them know that they download from a mirror,
> let alone ever heard of the word torrent.
> 
> You are surprised that many do not download your way.
> I tried to show you, that many people do it their own way,
> just because they never heard about ways you know.
> 
> 
> According to you many people know about torrents, so people not using
> torrents must be dummies (or stupid or whatever).
> You do not say so directly (almost), but the message is very clear!
> 
> This attitude is why Linux is again not very attractive to newbies.
> (the umpteenth time an experienced Linux user neglects that a newbie
> has to learn everything, like they themselves did once upon a time.)
> They (newbies) are supposed to know things they never heard off.
> One or two experiences like this and they are gone  ...
> (maybe even three if they are persistent to learn something new.)
> 
> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
Linux isn't about being a replacement for another OS and it doesn't
even try to be so.  It is a much better OS and much deeper.  It
/REQUIRES/ learning.  It doesn't allow for those unwilling to learn nor
those willing to abrogate their requirements by blaming others.  One
must do the learning, themselves.

If one is unwilling (or for whatever reason, unable) to learn then
Linux is not a good fit.

If you see a word unfamiliar to you it is incumbent upon /YOU/ to look
it up or develop a definition from context.  "Mirror," isn't so hard to
figure out by context and, "torrent," is readily available through
google.

Blaming the helper (especially when it is freely-given help) isn't very
nice no matter the, "have a nice day," at the end.

Were I you I'd offer Mike an apology.

Cybe R. Wizard
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  Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads TimW <tim@mysurname.me.uk> - 2016-02-22 11:03 +0000
    Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 08:01 -0800
      Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 17:31 +0100
        Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 08:59 -0800
          Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 09:50 -0800
            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 10:12 -0800
          Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 19:29 +0100
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              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 20:08 +0100
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            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-02-23 05:42 -0600
              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-02-23 19:34 +0000
                Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-02-23 20:59 -0800
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