Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Cybe R. Wizard" Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.mint Subject: Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:50:11 -0600 Organization: Inner-Dementia-Null Consortium Of Wizardly Dudes Lines: 38 Message-ID: <20160224005011.1487d001@wizardstower.lan> References: <20160222034454.0fba6a46@jspc> <1cimcbp9i9ihdbqhgrns9a5cjg4rpl2e5f@7ax.com> <20160223054200.213dade9@wizardstower.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="6d2dde567b9d41f52fc4be31236b29de"; logging-data="20509"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/1zDaYgM7QHLv1utJ1JPDN" X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.13.2 (GTK+ 2.24.29; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Face: 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 Cancel-Lock: sha1:CJKKm00m8BUiAzQNlWhmQ6eVH5k= Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux.mint:20006 On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:02:07 -0800 stepore wrote: > On 02/23/2016 03:42 AM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > > > 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. > > Nicely said, man. Thanks. > > But my mom uses it without issue. It's a great fit. > ;) > So did my own mom for years before she left this plane. Cybe R. Wizard -- Registered GNU/Linux user # 126326 Registered Ubuntu User (deprecated) # 2136