User: Martin Keegan

Re:Unix isn't invulerable

On: Another Windows Macro Virus Wreaks Havoc

I noted with interest your point about a "homogeneous network environment to infect". This only goes to show how important diversity in OSes is.

I remember a writeup of the Melissa virus in a decidedly non-techie UK Sunday paper, which hit the nail on the head saying "In computing as well as in biology, monocultures are a bad thing"

Re:intent can be easily fabricated by law enforcem

On: Internet Freedom Act

Oh grow up. Practically every crime in English legal systems is composed of an action and an intention (or recklessness, or knowledge - at any rate, SOME mental element). Saying "you can't use intent as a clause in law" is absurd to the point of puerility.

Impressive paranoia, BTW. Have you considered becoming a legislator?

Counterproductive

On: Music Industry scores the closing of www.lyrics.ch

They got archive.uwp.edu shut down around 1996.
All that happens is that you get more numerous
and less comprehensive sites distributed
round the Net, which makes them even HARDER
to combat.

I'm with the Web on this one.

Conspiracy Theory

On: Linux.com Finally Has Content

I'm not normally one for conspiracy theories,
but the content of that website is appalling,
to say nothing for the style. Mr Update? Hello?
It looks like it's deliberately bad.