People using Linux for...bad things

[NintendoTogepi]

I was telling my friend about Ubuntu the other day, and the conversation was a lot like this:

Me: "So, do you know what Ubuntu is?"
Friend: "Nope"
Me: "It's an operating system for computers. It's free and you can download it from their website."
Friend: "And why would I want to download it? :confused:"
Me: "Well, it's got a lot of advantages. It's, well, free...it's very customizable, gets no spyware or viruses, open source etc."
Friend: "Really? No viruses?"
Me: "Nope, unless you try extremely hard to get one."
Friend: "Cool...I'll look it up."
At which point the conversation switched topic to the windy, cold, Autumn weather.

Anyway, so yesterday I head over to his house, and he starts up one of his three computers. The little screen pops up and asks "Ubuntu" or "Windows Vista". He selects Ubuntu, and then starts raving about how great it is.

He then tells me once it starts up that it's wonderful for PORN. He said that he had been browsing tons of sites, and didn't have to worry about any viruses! I was a little taken aback, but I started to laugh afterwords. He said that he got viruses and spyware all the time on Vista, but so far didn't get any on Ubuntu.

Anyway, I've been thinking about it, and I bet there's probably a lot of people using Linux only for porn, so that they don't get viruses. :eek:

[Riffer]

(Tongue very firmly in cheek) So Ubuntu is the condom of the computing world?

[Canis familiaris]

At least the eventuality is good. Their PCs are not becoming z0mbies which can potentially affect other PCs.

[artir]

The Ubuntu is for Porn! XD

[armageddon08]

(tongue very firmly in cheek) so ubuntu is the condom of the computing world?
+ 1......:)

[the_darkside_986]

When I saw the topic title, I thought this would be a discussion of using Linux for haxx0rs. Browsing for pr0n is probably the most idiotic thing to do in computer usage, in a list that might include things such as taking a bath with a laptop, but the term "bad things" is a bit misleading.

[t0p]

I bet there's probably a lot of people using Linux only for porn, so that they don't get viruses. :eek:

Oh, for sure! Immunity for viruses is one of Linux's USPs, and there's no one more prone to viruses than pr0n aficionados. Music and movie files are also sometimes laden with viruses, so p2p pirates also use Linux a lot.

And there's the fact that Linux is the OS of choice for hackers. Partly because if its superior networking capabilities.

[Flynn555]

porn rocks

[Archmage]

Browsing for pr0n is probably the most idiotic thing to do in computer usage, in a list that might include things such as taking a bath with a laptop, but the term "bad things" is a bit misleading.

Why shouldn't I use my PC for browsing for porn? You don't need to go far, you are in your private, you have your hands free it is cheap. If the alternatives are going to a sex shop or something similar I would always prefer the PC at home.

[bomanizer]

I fee a song coming... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pn4kZyqVRU) (youtube)

[Northsider]

Pornbuntu in the works?


Browsing for pr0n is probably the most idiotic thing to do in computer usage, in a list that might include things such as taking a bath with a laptop
And why is that? I wholeheartedly disagree with that statement. If you don't like porn, fine...no need to insult those of us that indulge in such behavior.

[chucky chuckaluck]

Browsing for pr0n is probably the most idiotic thing to do in computer usage

oh, come now, even smart people get horney.

[syms]

I think porn sucks, because i always feel very boring of it, and these things sometimes makes me sick, so i never watch porn. I use Ubuntu because its beautiful, no viruses, and im not bored using of it.

[beercz]

I was telling my friend about Ubuntu the other day, and the conversation was a lot like this:

Me: "So, do you know what Ubuntu is?"
Friend: "Nope"
Me: "It's an operating system for computers. It's free and you can download it from their website."
Friend: "And why would I want to download it? :confused:"
Me: "Well, it's got a lot of advantages. It's, well, free...it's very customizable, gets no spyware or viruses, open source etc."
Friend: "Really? No viruses?"
Me: "Nope, unless you try extremely hard to get one."
Friend: "Cool...I'll look it up."
At which point the conversation switched topic to the windy, cold, Autumn weather.

Anyway, so yesterday I head over to his house, and he starts up one of his three computers. The little screen pops up and asks "Ubuntu" or "Windows Vista". He selects Ubuntu, and then starts raving about how great it is.

He then tells me once it starts up that it's wonderful for PORN. He said that he had been browsing tons of sites, and didn't have to worry about any viruses! I was a little taken aback, but I started to laugh afterwords. He said that he got viruses and spyware all the time on Vista, but so far didn't get any on Ubuntu.

Anyway, I've been thinking about it, and I bet there's probably a lot of people using Linux only for porn, so that they don't get viruses. :eek:
Which sites in particular? ;-)

[Don't answer that! Only joking!]

[Dragonbite]

So Ubuntu protects you from virus' How do the porn stars put it on ? ;)

Considering the first industry to make money from the internet is the porn industry, it only seems fitting. Too bad Virgin Galaxy said no to zero-g porn movie.

Hey, I see another Ubuntu derivative; Pornbuntu!

[billgoldberg]

I was telling my friend about Ubuntu the other day, and the conversation was a lot like this:

Me: "So, do you know what Ubuntu is?"
Friend: "Nope"
Me: "It's an operating system for computers. It's free and you can download it from their website."
Friend: "And why would I want to download it? :confused:"
Me: "Well, it's got a lot of advantages. It's, well, free...it's very customizable, gets no spyware or viruses, open source etc."
Friend: "Really? No viruses?"
Me: "Nope, unless you try extremely hard to get one."
Friend: "Cool...I'll look it up."
At which point the conversation switched topic to the windy, cold, Autumn weather.

Anyway, so yesterday I head over to his house, and he starts up one of his three computers. The little screen pops up and asks "Ubuntu" or "Windows Vista". He selects Ubuntu, and then starts raving about how great it is.

He then tells me once it starts up that it's wonderful for PORN. He said that he had been browsing tons of sites, and didn't have to worry about any viruses! I was a little taken aback, but I started to laugh afterwords. He said that he got viruses and spyware all the time on Vista, but so far didn't get any on Ubuntu.

Anyway, I've been thinking about it, and I bet there's probably a lot of people using Linux only for porn, so that they don't get viruses. :eek:

Sure.

I don't get why you state that porn is bad.

I think it's great.

:p

nomgpp flash

[Sealbhach]

http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df9911/df991115.jpg

[nothingspecial]

A pity it doesn`t protect the "performers" from viruses.

[ratmandall]

I fee a song coming... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pn4kZyqVRU) (youtube)

I feel something else coming.

A pity it doesn`t protect the "performers" from viruses.
OH SNAP!

[ooobuntooo]

I bet there's probably a lot of people using Linux only for porn, so that they don't get viruses. :eek:

That's one of the reasons I use it!

[iKonaK]

:lolflag: nice, i wasn't expecting a laugh ....

Ubuntu is good for a lot of stuff :), is not a new thing that u can surf safe on the internet thou.

[zmjjmz]

Although a lot of you may not find porn to be a bad thing (I don't), you must remember that the OP is a devout Christian and a kid as he stated in two other threads, so this kind of stuff is deeply offensive to him.

[cardinals_fan]

Although a lot of you may not find porn to be a bad thing (I don't), you must remember that the OP is a devout Christian and a kid as he stated in two other threads, so this kind of stuff is deeply offensive to him.
Whenever I see people talking about their pr0n collection, I just keep quiet and think to myself "Get a girl/boyfriend" :)

[Canis familiaris]

Whenever I see people talking about their pr0n collection, I just keep quiet and think to myself "Get a girl/boyfriend" :)

or maybe a life?

[zmjjmz]

Whenever I see people talking about their pr0n collection, I just keep quiet and think to myself "Get a girl/boyfriend" :)

I think the same of people who boast about their "grillz".
Usually they have significant others though...

[cardinals_fan]

I think the same of people who boast about their "grillz".
Usually they have significant others though...
Very true. However, interaction with actual people is worth having sometimes...

EDIT: To make my point a bit more clear, here's an example. I could just go to debate.com and debate electronically from the comfort of my swivel chair, but I have chosen to join the school debate team instead precisely because I must leave my swivel chair to participate. There is a world outside of the screen, and it is worth an occasional visit :)

[zmjjmz]

swivel chair
I would take my swivel chair with me.

[earthpigg]

a lack of porn is how fanatics are bred.

+1 to your friend.

[Tamlynmac]

What people do with their computers in the privacy of their own home, is none of my business. As long as they don't hurt anyone. Seems logical if someone is going to watch porn on their computer they use an OS that is less susceptible to viruses.

Why does anyone feel the need to judge or evaluate others for their personal preferences? I for one don't care one way or the other.

However, I did enjoy this concept::lolflag:

Dragonbite (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=45283)
Hey, I see another Ubuntu derivative; Pornbuntu! (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=45283)

[zmjjmz]

I think there is a Debian distribution for that.

[cardinals_fan]

I would take my swivel chair with me.
You win ;)

[Northsider]

Whenever I see people talking about their pr0n collection, I just keep quiet and think to myself "Get a girl/boyfriend" :)
I have an extensive porn (~250 GB on my external) collection. Ohh yea, I have been dating my fiance for 5 years too. It's really not a big deal, couples watch porn together all the time.

[Dragonbite]

Pron's an issue at our house because of having an 8, 6 and almost-4 year old. That's why I installed IPCop on an old PC with 2 NICS and it hangs right off of the modem so any and ALL internet traffic is content filtered.

[earthpigg]

It's really not a big deal, couples watch porn together all the time.

+1

ditto

[Ioky]

that would be dumb to use ubuntu as a non-virus protection, though it wouldn't get affected, however, it can be a carrier. So when the boot back to windows, the virus can take affected. This is very hard to get it happen, but it is possible.

[xpod]

Pron's an issue at our house because of having an 8, 6 and almost-4 year old. That's why I installed IPCop on an old PC with 2 NICS and it hangs right off of the modem so any and ALL internet traffic is content filtered.

It`s a similar story here with our girls(3,8,10 & 12) but with the added complication of a 15Yr old son.2 completely separate issues to deal with:)
I used to do similar things with an extra box & the 2 NIC`s but now-a-days i just use the router/s & OpenDNS with it`s own content filtering options,as far as the girls are concerned anyway.
I need to try keep the amount of machines down to a minimum so extra firewall boxes and the like are a big no no now.
My lad has pretty much a free reign on a separate unfiltered connection and as long as he`s not doing "bad things" or indeed spending toooo much time on MSN etc then i really dont mind.All the PC`s around the house are monitored regardless of course.

[3rdalbum]

Well, Ubuntu is great for pr0n - just check in the repositories if you don't believe me!

PornView is an image and movie viewer/manager with thumbnail previews.
Additional features includes thumbnail caching, directory tree views,
adjustable zoom, and fullscreen view. Slideshows allow for unattended
presentation of images for hands-free viewing. Pornview is written
using GTK+.

(hands-free viewing... lol)

Hot-babe is a small graphical utility which display the system activity
in a very special way. When the CPU is idle, it displays a dressed girl,
and when the activity goes up, as the temperature increases, the girl
begins to undress, to finish totally naked when the system activity
reaches 100%. Of course, if you can be shocked by nudity, don't use it!

Some other packages that sound porn-related but aren't:

liboobs - Liboobs is a lightweight library that provides a GObject based
interface to system-tools-backends.

gtkballs - A simple logic game

sextractor - source extractor for astronomical images <redneck> Dang, I gotta get me one of them sextractors!</redneck>

[wersdaluv]

Haha. I was expecting something about cracking stuff. hehe

[tenderone]

Whenever I see people talking about their pr0n collection, I just keep quiet and think to myself "Get a girl/boyfriend" :)

And then you become wrong, because you have the preconception that said person wants a relationship, i guess some use pron exactly because they do not want to be tied up in a relationship :confused:

[steveneddy]

The entire internet full of knowledge and information and he chooses pr0n.

Sad, really.

[Canis familiaris]

the entire internet full of knowledge and information and he chooses pr0n.

Sad, really.

+1

[nick09]

Well if they can get away with it, then they can.

[jimi_hendrix]

why must we waste electrons for junk like porn?

[hanzomon4]

hey, women like porn too and watching it, together, as a couple is great fun.

[jimi_hendrix]

hey, women like porn too and watching it, together, as a couple is great fun.

:(

[leafdog]

hey, women like porn too and watching it, together, as a couple is great fun.

What you do in private is none of our business

[bwhite82]

I third the motion for Pr0nbuntu. Make it a USB distro with tor/privoxy installed default (so no targeted ads), a customized firefox with adblock, entirely encrypted, every known multimedia codec installed (even the pr0n-tailored ones).

[ODF]

Well, I used to watch porn with my ex girlfriend ... was some nice experiences.

She's my ex since thursday :(:( 3 years.

[uberlube]

......doesn't Ubuntu have a porn viewer program in the repos?

[jimi_hendrix]

this thread is disturbing

do we need this?

[Canis familiaris]

this thread is disturbing

do we need this?

No we dont need this kind of there where half the people are just...umm...oh forget it...

[nerd0795]

No we dont need this kind of there where half the people are just...umm...oh forget it...

This thread just made my day :roll: *Thinks twice about eating now...* :(

[init1]

Very true. However, interaction with actual people is worth having sometimes...
Human interaction? Wasn't that superseded by the internet? :D

[Christmas]

So what, porn is a bad thing? :D

[Hangwire]

I really laughed this time XDD

[paul101]

did you look for stains on the chair before you installed ubuntu?

even worse: did you check the keyboard?

[Kernel Sanders]

Internet Porn FTW! 8)

[Saint Angeles]

hey, women like porn too and watching it, together, as a couple is great fun.
maybe if you were good in bed, you wouldnt need porn.

this thread is retarded

[paul101]

maybe if you were good in bed, you wouldnt need porn.

+1

[nerd0795]

did you look for stains on the chair before you installed ubuntu?

even worse: did you check the keyboard?

Now I'm grossed out o_o

[gjoellee]

If you have a windows emulator installed you may get viruses, however I installed Ubuntu because it is so much better then Windows!

[paul101]

a recent survey says that X percentage of people watch "pron"


now, how on earth did they figure that out? does it come up in the Richter scale, is there an earthquake every morning when everyone opens up to page 3 of the sun?

[gjoellee]

maybe if you were good in bed, you wouldnt need porn.

this thread is retarded

I agree. Just get a partner and do it in the bed, boat, car, plane, sofa.... ;)

[Kernel Sanders]

maybe if you were good in bed, you wouldnt need porn.

this thread is retarded

Are you serious? The fact that couples may enjoy watching porn means that one or both partners are crap in bed? :/

So ONLY people who are crap in bed watch porn?

Just astounded really :shock:

[Northsider]

I have an extensive porn (~250 GB on my external) collection. Ohh yea, I have been dating my fiance for 5 years too. It's really not a big deal, couples watch porn together all the time.

I feel the need to quote myself...because this needs to be said again. Porn in of itself is not a bad thing, and healthy, sexually active couples watch it together all the time. Porn watching is not correlated of the amount or quality of sex one is getting. (though maybe it is to a lot of the people on this thread apparently)

[razerbug]

The only reason people get viruses is stupidity.

I've used windows since 3.1 - I can go to any site I like, I know I've got firewalls and protection that does the job. Never had to re-install windows, never had a virus, trojan, nothing. Linux and OS don't get many viruses because not many people bother to write for them... iHumans are all plug into Steve Jobs and wouldn't hurt each other anyway ;P - and Linux users tend to be smarter than the people who would do the damage in the first place, so Hackers only get their lolz attacking silly office zombies using what ever IT gave them.

[markp1989]

I was telling my friend about Ubuntu the other day, and the conversation was a lot like this:

Me: "So, do you know what Ubuntu is?"
Friend: "Nope"
Me: "It's an operating system for computers. It's free and you can download it from their website."
Friend: "And why would I want to download it? :confused:"
Me: "Well, it's got a lot of advantages. It's, well, free...it's very customizable, gets no spyware or viruses, open source etc."
Friend: "Really? No viruses?"
Me: "Nope, unless you try extremely hard to get one."
Friend: "Cool...I'll look it up."
At which point the conversation switched topic to the windy, cold, Autumn weather.

Anyway, so yesterday I head over to his house, and he starts up one of his three computers. The little screen pops up and asks "Ubuntu" or "Windows Vista". He selects Ubuntu, and then starts raving about how great it is.

He then tells me once it starts up that it's wonderful for PORN. He said that he had been browsing tons of sites, and didn't have to worry about any viruses! I was a little taken aback, but I started to laugh afterwords. He said that he got viruses and spyware all the time on Vista, but so far didn't get any on Ubuntu.

Anyway, I've been thinking about it, and I bet there's probably a lot of people using Linux only for porn, so that they don't get viruses. :eek:

that was one of my selling points when my friend was converting, hes now 100% linux, by his choice not mine. so i guess it worked lol


wasnt what i expected when i saw the tittle bad things, i was thinking more of people using a bus powered usb hard drive , putting live ubuntu on 1 partition, and using the rest of the hard drive for data, then booting from it to steal data from windows computers, i have a usb hard drive set up like that, for data recovery, nothing sinister

[Samueltehg33k]

yeah i hear that alot from peeps and on youtube comments >.<

[zmjjmz]

The only reason people get viruses is stupidity.

I've used windows since 3.1 - I can go to any site I like, I know I've got firewalls and protection that does the job. Never had to re-install windows, never had a virus, trojan, nothing. Linux and OS don't get many viruses because not many people bother to write for them... iHumans are all plug into Steve Jobs and wouldn't hurt each other anyway ;P - and Linux users tend to be smarter than the people who would do the damage in the first place, so Hackers only get their lolz attacking silly office zombies using what ever IT gave them.
Completely and utterly wrong.
There are two reasons why Linux (or some distros at least)/OSX don't get viruses (not trojans, they still get those):
1: The default user does not have root permissions
2: The user must choose to execute a file, it cannot autorun.
Windows is missing these, and is thus inherently insecure, although this can be fixed with tools such as NoScript and suDown.
I recently got an XP machine going, and a friend of mine advised me that so long as I don't download porn or torrent illegal things I should be fine (I just use the machine for LabVIEW anyways), but obviously the friend of the OP wanted to go for porn so Windows wouldn't of been an option for him (outside of configuring suDown which is truly a PITA)

[t0p]

There is a world outside of the screen, and it is worth an occasional visit :)

Who told you that? I don't believe it!

*glances at the world outside the screen*

Nah, nothing there.

[crazyness003]

Hi Mom!

[t0p]

Porn in of itself is not a bad thing, and healthy, sexually active couples watch it together all the time.

All the time?! That must be a little embarrassing in the supermarket!

[toupeiro]

I don't really care what a person does in their personal time with their computer. Its not my position to judge them. Obviously this person spends an extensive amount of time looking at porn on his/her computer. He/she is going to do that regardless of what operating system he/she runs. If Ubuntu allows him/her to do it safer, then it does a better job than his/her previous OS in that respect.

[jimi_hendrix]

IDEA:

whend M$ releases windows 7 they should go to all the p0rn sites they can find and see how many viruses it picks up...

knowing them though they would just make windows 7 backwards compatable virus wise...

[easybake]

I think people are missing out on the huge boost this could give linux if more people knew about it. It would be just like how VCR sales exploded when people found out they could watch porn in their homes without having to go to porn theaters (gross).

This could give linux the help it needs in becoming more mainstream.



... couples watch porn together all the time.

I would bet it's more like "One half of a couple watches porn all the time."

[Archmage]

Every thrid man watch porn videos on a daily basis.

[razerbug]

Completely and utterly wrong.

1: The default user does not have root permissions
2: The user must choose to execute a file, it cannot autorun.
Windows is missing these, and is thus inherently insecure, although this can be fixed with tools such as NoScript and suDown.
)

yes you are but we won't hold it against you ;)

1: they don't in windows if you set it up right
2:the user has to chose to execute in windows to... in fact if you don't turn it off windows triple checks your sure and some times still says no...

you also have to dumb enough to go to very seedy sights (there is plenty of free p0rn which dosn't attack you - bad for business) or blatantly obvious fake warez sights, with an unprotected system, and again, okay the execution of script.

Which brings me back to my point: computers get viruses because the user A) didn't defend against B) didn't think before clicking OK

Like I said, Windows since 3.1 on a 386mhz machine, a windows computer ever since, currently on Vista, never had to reinstall, never had a virus or spyware, and feel perfectly comfortable moving around the net.

[razerbug]

I think you can tell the happy computer user from the hardcore geek here :D

Half are discussing the pro's and cons of p0rn (and virrulently pretending they don't enjoy it ;) )

and the other half are arguing tech facts - I'm definitly on a Linux board then :)

[SupaSonic]

Well to each his own.

On the other hand, 'bad' things don't (only) include porn. I've heard Backtrack Linux is packed with hacking/sniffing/whatever utilities. I'm no expert in this sort of stuff, so I really don't know if it's any good.

Linux is versatile. And it's a good thing no matter how much porn you've seen.

[Northsider]

2:the user has to chose to execute in windows to... in fact if you don't turn it off windows triple checks your sure and some times still says no...
Ohh really? The first time my XP computer got nuked (hmm, maybe 5 years ago)I visited a site and then noticed an MSI open in the taskbar installing some crap. Hmm, I don't recall clicking on anything to install. Vista has made some leaps in this regard (to the chagrin of less experienced windows users who find it utterly annoying), making you acknowledge a program running in administer mode.

[aktiwers]

Pornbuntu - new release coming soon!

[earthpigg]

Pornbuntu - new release coming soon!

this!

[wulfhound]

Not only that, but you don't have to worry when you go to software pirating sites, or worry that keygens are going to kill your computer.

Not that I condone those sorts of things...

[zmjjmz]

yes [stuff] net.

Well all that requires -- setting it up right. Now, the default configuration isn't set up right, is it?
Internet Explorer as the default browser, administrator as the default user, etc.
Now on Linux (or at least Ubuntu), NoScript may not come pre-installed on Firefox but it's safe enough, and the default user is _not_ an administrator or root account.
Now most people will use the default configuration because quite frankly most people don't want to pt effort into changing the defaults. This is the where most viruses get in -- unwillingness to change defaults to something safer.
So it doesn't matter whether or not you've been using Windows since you were in the womb, it's still susceptible to viruses.

[ooobuntooo]

Not only that, but you don't have to worry when you go to software pirating sites, or worry that keygens are going to kill your computer.

amen!

[M!K3_$]

If you are using a windows OS, if you are worried about malware, virtual machines (http://www.vmware.com) are one way to cirumvent this problem. You can watch all the pr0n you want and then just delete the VM and carry on.
I use it for testing torrented files to make sure they are safe and honest.

Or you could just use Ubuntu (or any linux distro) and laugh in the face of malware.

-M

[Dragonbite]

If you are using a windows OS, if you are worried about malware, virtual machines (http://www.vmware.com) are one way to cirumvent this problem. You can watch all the pr0n you want and then just delete the VM and carry on.
I use it for testing torrented files to make sure they are safe and honest.

Or you could just use Ubuntu (or any linux distro) and laugh in the face of malware.

-M

Or set your VM as read-only so it operates like a Windows LiveCD.

[FutanariKitty]

maybe if you were good in bed, you wouldnt need porn.

this thread is retarded

I'll ask my girlfriend's opinion on the subject.
Right after I'm done giving her a screaming orgasm.

*duck*

[earthpigg]

I'll just leave this here. (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=kDebwTnsud0)

[master5o1]

Who cares whether someone uses Ubuntu to 'safely' look at porn --- It's another user, so it's all good.

[Christmas]

Yeah it's true, in Windows (at least XP) it's harder to stay secure unless you have both service packs installed, a firewall and an antivirus software running in the background. Even though you may catch some virus without having to click anything OK. And if you only have XP + SP1 it's best to stay offline until you get SP2 and firewall enabled. You don't even have to visit a malicious website to get infected.

Let's compare that to Ubuntu: you can visit any website at any time, without the worry of getting infected. And you can use any Linux browser, like Firefox, Epiphany or Konqueror. Opera is pretty secure from what I know but since it's closed-source...

[NE Key]

I think people are missing out on the huge boost this could give linux if more people knew about it. It would be just like how VCR sales exploded when people found out they could watch porn in their homes without having to go to porn theaters (gross).

This could give linux the help it needs in becoming more mainstream.

I heard it argued some years ago that one of the biggest driving forces in developing the internet and web sites was the porn business.
Their requirements for bandwidth, moving images, sound etc. provided the impetus for development of faster links and better multi media software.
Also the creation of "site-blocking" software.

As you log-on to watch an on-line sermon from your favourite evangelical preacher, remember why the technology was developed !

To put it another way; Should one refuse to have anything to do with antibiotics, radar and the jet-engine because their development was accelerated by the needs of the Second World War ?

[razerbug]

Well all that requires -- setting it up right. Now, the default configuration isn't set up right, is it?
Internet Explorer as the default browser, administrator as the default user, etc.
Now on Linux (or at least Ubuntu), NoScript may not come pre-installed on Firefox but it's safe enough, and the default user is _not_ an administrator or root account.
Now most people will use the default configuration because quite frankly most people don't want to pt effort into changing the defaults. This is the where most viruses get in -- unwillingness to change defaults to something safer.
So it doesn't matter whether or not you've been using Windows since you were in the womb, it's still susceptible to viruses.

But Linux dosn't work straight out of the box, so the point it's almost mute to compare it to OS's that do. I'm an advanced computer user who uses all major OS's and even I had to get help setting up the basics like wireless networking and even the touch pad... Security when you can't more the cursor is pointless

You've just made my point for me however: As you say Windows is susceptible to viruses, and as you put it I've been "using windws since I was in the womb" ... and I've used IE till chrome came out... and I've never had a virus, never had to reinstall, never had half the problems I've had with OSx and Linux.

So my point was the user is the major security risk and even these 'satanic evils of insecurity' that is Windows and IE, can be perfectly secure for a life time if you inject some common sense into how people use their computers.

[the_darkside_986]

Pornbuntu in the works?


And why is that? I wholeheartedly disagree with that statement. If you don't like porn, fine...no need to insult those of us that indulge in such behavior.
Dang it I mean browsing pr0n in a WEB BROWSER. It makes all security professionals cry. At least use wget or something that has no JavaScript enabled by default. I work in IT and everyone uses iexplore.exe and that does bad things to the PC and network even when they are not running as Administrator :( And this has affected Mac users in the past (malicious "codec" downloading prompts).

But I guess GNU/Linux users, we don't have to worry about all that :guitar:

[zmjjmz]

But [stuff] computers.
I'm afraid an "advanced computer user" should understand why Linux doesn't work, and that is hardware incompatibility.
If you were to use compatible hardware (or buy Linux pre-installed, like you probably did with Windows) Linux would work out of the box.
Linux has always worked out of the box on my computers, all 12 of them.
Oh, and see the post above mine. I know that IE gets viruses, and even if you only visit very large and trusted websites, you would still be vulnerable to attack (http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/25/1358234) providing you don't use Firefox/K-Meleon/Opera and NoScript (or an equivalent).

Oh, and your sig is incorrect (shouldn't an "advanced computer user" know basic sh?), it should be
rm -rf /internetz/*

[earthpigg]

Oh, and your sig is incorrect (shouldn't an "advanced computer user" know basic sh?), it should be
rm -rf /internetz/*

i would love nothing more than for someone to come in here and say:


dude wtf, /internetz is where i kept my porn and, while skimming the thread, i thought that command would make my porn open faster :( HOW DO I GET IT BACK?!

[Tomosaur]

Linux - For porn and more.

[paul101]

i think we should put a tax on porn. its bad for you; it makes you go blind


:lol:

[aktiwers]

I'm afraid an "advanced computer user" should understand why Linux doesn't work, and that is hardware incompatibility.
If you were to use compatible hardware (or buy Linux pre-installed, like you probably did with Windows) Linux would work out of the box.
Linux has always worked out of the box on my computers, all 12 of them.
Oh, and see the post above mine. I know that IE gets viruses, and even if you only visit very large and trusted websites, you would still be vulnerable to attack (http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/25/1358234) providing you don't use Firefox/K-Meleon/Opera and NoScript (or an equivalent).

Oh, and your sig is incorrect (shouldn't an "advanced computer user" know basic sh?), it should be
rm -rf /internetz/*

dude wtf, /internetz is where i kept my porn and, while skimming the thread, i thought that command would make my porn open faster :sad: HOW DO I GET IT BACK?!

[zmjjmz]

dude wtf, /internetz is where i kept my porn and, while skimming the thread, i thought that command would make my porn open faster :sad: HOW DO I GET IT BACK?!

I want...



a shrubbery!

[anaconda]

Yeah it's true, in Windows (at least XP) it's harder to stay secure unless you have both service packs installed, a firewall and an antivirus software running in the background. Even though you may catch some virus without having to click anything OK. And if you only have XP + SP1 it's best to stay offline until you get SP2 and firewall enabled. You don't even have to visit a malicious website to get infected.


Currently windows XP should have SP3 installed..

[edge_one]

So Ubuntu is the condom of the computing world?

:lolflag:

[nu2this]

Technology is neither good or bad it's how the user uses it.

[zmjjmz]

Technology is neither good or bad it's how the user uses it.

What if you have a gun that specifically seeks people and murders them?
Will using it at all be considered evil?

[cammin]

What if you have a gun that specifically seeks people and murders them?
Will using it at all be considered evil?

No

[nu2this]

What if you have a gun that specifically seeks people and murders them?
Will using it at all be considered evil?

Somebody has to program the gun, be it Linux or Windows, my guess would be that it'd be a human. I'd also guess the windows gun would get a virus & crash :biggrin:
The Cylons so far do not exist & that'd be a whole 'nother thread.

[zmjjmz]

Somebody has to program the gun, be it Linux or Windows, my guess would be that it'd be a human. I'd also guess the windows gun would get a virus & crash :biggrin:
The Cylons so far do not exist & that'd be a whole 'nother thread.

I'm willing to bet the gun will use a VxWorks variant and be programmed in LabVIEW for a RTOS.

Nobody would use an x86 processor in a gun like that, it'd be wasteful.

[crazyness003]

OKay! Now that we steered away from the whole porn issue, and (as the title says) "People using Linux for...bad things" we should talk about how some people use its open-sourceness to create other linux distros and sell them...I consider that bad.

But then again, the porn thing is not that bad.

Oh and you could so get maleware in Linux. Like for example get some sort of script that you have to copy and paste in a text editor, then make it executable, then run it in your terminal, so that it deletes you root partition (like how it says in everyone's sig) and trick you into typing your root password at a sudo or gksu prompt...

[scratches head]

on second thought, anyone who does that, deserves it.

"Look both ways before you sudo"
Parents should teach their kids this. Right before the "Drugs are bad" talk and after the "Hands where i can see them" talk.