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20 Years of Virii

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the vaccination-please dept.

DenOfEarth writes "News.com has an article outlining that it was around twenty years ago that a computer security reasearcher coined the term 'virus', and how the things have been running amok. Interestingly enough, when said researcher applyed for research funding to look into a blanket solution to this possible 'virus' problem, he was turned down."

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  1. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  2. I know what you're thinking... by Sheetrock · · Score: 0, Redundant
    'Virii' is not a word.

    However, while it is an improper Latin conjugation of 'virum', it is the proper term for a collection of computer malware (recognized since 1996.)

    --

    Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
    -- Dr. Spock, stardate 2822-3.




  3. English lessons. by Phanatic1a · · Score: 0, Redundant

    'Virii' is not the plural of 'virus.' 'Virii' is not even a word.

    There is 'vari' in Latin, but it's the nominative plural of 'vir,' meaning 'man.' There's also a Latin form of 'virus,' 'viri,' but it's not a nominative plural, it's a genitive singular.

    For there to be plural 'virii,' there must first be a singular 'virius.' There isn't. The proper plural of 'virus' is 'viruses.'

  4. Virii is _not_ a word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The plural of "virus" is neither "viri" nor "virii", nor even "vira" nor "virora". It is quite simply "viruses", irrespective of context. See here

  5. It's VIRUSES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Not Virii.

  6. Heres a soloution. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Get google to eat them

  7. Dupe!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    But it's Thanksgiving, so it's okay to have seconds.

  8. Virii and Viruses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's interesting to note that the article itself uses the word "viruses", and yet the poster thought he was being a smart ass by using the word "virii."

  9. Queue the flood of pedantic posts re: "virii" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Prediction:
    Every man and his dog will post about how "virii" is not the correct plural of the word "virus". Lame!

  10. Re: Lets get this out of the way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant
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  11. Re: Lets get this out of the way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Shithead. You will burn^H^H^H^Hget ass-raped in hell. Yes, I agree it's VIRUSES. DON'T WIDEN THE FUCKING PAGE, though.

  12. As you know, the plural of virus is viruses by hacker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There is no such word ' virii ', and in fact, the plural of ' virus ' is ' viruses ', not 'virii'. Read on for more details about the proper way to use the word ' virus '.</fud>