Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the no-surprise-there dept.
quakeslut writes "It's Feb. 1st everyone... and all of you who have been reading Slashdot know that today MyDoom.A begins it's attack... according to Reuters, SCO has already been hit hard. Stay tuned for Tuesday when MyDoom.B hits Microsoft..."
How stupid do you have to be?
by
Matrix9180
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· Score: 5, Interesting
SCO had plenty of time to prepare for this. They were well aware it was coming. I personally believe it's a publicity stunt. (which probably wouldn't surprise anybody around here).
What I want to know is how many people infected their computers on purpose and how man just didin't remove the virus after they found it? Most prople won't do a criminal act will but ignoring somebody elses?
Actually, as a private computer techie, I've been removing MyDoom from my client's computers for the past couple of days. It really is amazing how fast it's spread...
As a Linux geek I must admit to a small snicker at SCO's misfortune here, but it is definately not the right way to go about solving the SCO problem. All publicity is *NOT* good publicity, and the last thing we need is the world to think "Linux == Geeks spreading virii". I've been taking pains to point out the spam connection with the MyDoom virus, and I think that's the angle we should persue here. I can only hope that the next looser who DOSes SCO gives us as easy an "its not us" angle.
-- "Mission Accomplished" -- George W. Bush May 1, 2003
Re:Why today...
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Pharmboy
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Sunday isn't even a business day? How much money will they not lose?
There is one basic flaw in your assumption. Granted, for many businesses, this would hold true, but not SCO. Being attacked on Sunday is just as detrimental as being attacked on Wednesday, as it appears they make just as much money when no one is there as they do when the place is fully staffed: nothing.
I am sure they will spin this around and demonstrate how this hurt them terribly, costing them tens, if not hundreds of dollars in potential sales;) Then again, they will blame the Linux community for this, even though its soley from a bunch of owned Windows boxes. This is akin to blaming Smith and Wesson for injuries to the neighbors when you fire your gun in random directions.
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SCO had plenty of time to prepare for this. They were well aware it was coming. I personally believe it's a publicity stunt. (which probably wouldn't surprise anybody around here).
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As a Linux geek I must admit to a small snicker at SCO's misfortune here, but it is definately not the right way to go about solving the SCO problem. All publicity is *NOT* good publicity, and the last thing we need is the world to think "Linux == Geeks spreading virii". I've been taking pains to point out the spam connection with the MyDoom virus, and I think that's the angle we should persue here. I can only hope that the next looser who DOSes SCO gives us as easy an "its not us" angle.
"Mission Accomplished" -- George W. Bush May 1, 2003
Sunday isn't even a business day? How much money will they not lose?
;) Then again, they will blame the Linux community for this, even though its soley from a bunch of owned Windows boxes. This is akin to blaming Smith and Wesson for injuries to the neighbors when you fire your gun in random directions.
There is one basic flaw in your assumption. Granted, for many businesses, this would hold true, but not SCO. Being attacked on Sunday is just as detrimental as being attacked on Wednesday, as it appears they make just as much money when no one is there as they do when the place is fully staffed: nothing.
I am sure they will spin this around and demonstrate how this hurt them terribly, costing them tens, if not hundreds of dollars in potential sales
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