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

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FredW wrote:
> "Why/ How many/ would not change mirrors to something better if there
> were such a slow download?"

> That is because the vast majority of people knows only one (1) download
> site and have no idea that there are more download sites, nor have they
> any desire to find out (by trial and error) whether those unknown other
> download sites are faster or not and why they should care.
> Question asked, answer given.

But not the correct answer in the specific case of the Mint download page.

When you want to download a Mint .iso by accessing the Mint dl page, 
selecting your choice of .iso such as Cinnamon 64 with codecs, then you 
are presented an upper section with md5, release notes, announcements, 
torrent link and a lower section with dozens of mirrors of which you 
MUST pick one from the list of many.  There's no other way.

It is not necessary that you notice that the word mirror is mentioned so 
many times on that page, but it IS necessary that you notice that you 
have a LOT of choices where to download from.

> You look micro, I talk macro.

I don't know exactly what that means, but I DO understand the concept of 
people not seeing things the same way.

> That's the difference.


-- 
Mike Easter

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Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2016-02-22 03:44 -0600
  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
            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 10:43 -0800
              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 20:08 +0100
                Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 11:53 -0800
            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
              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-02-23 21:02 -0800
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            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2016-02-22 13:55 -0600
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      Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 08:49 -0800
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