Re: Is windows a virus

I hope I haven't annoyed  anyone, sorry if I have. I'll be sensitive in 
future. 
Thanks.

On Friday 28 January 2005 17:06, dereck wrote:
> I know that this is meant to be humorous, and I like
> this type of humor.  So - this made me smile and I
> thank you.
>
> But you should be aware that historically many
> computer professionals considered *NIX to be a virus.
> In terms of OS history *NIX has big problems, and its
> history is very checkered.  I use it, because it is
> the most complete and widely available OS.  But I find
> it hardly "good," either theoretically or practically.
>  I have a love/hate relationship with it, because the
> constant re-implementation of *NIX takes a lot of
> human years away from what should be a _re-evaluation_
> of the whole *NIX project.  (Yes, beginning with the
> use of C and its variants as the base language.)
>
> The spread of *NIX and its many copycats is definitely
> NOT a win-win for the computing industry as a whole.
> There is even a downloadable book on the early years
> of *NIX, which tells the whole sordid story (in user
> emails) of why *NIX has historically sucked.  I love
> BSD and I hate it.  It is the "best" of what is
> available.  Would that we could do better!
>
> Enjoy the link below!  Note that almost none of the
> fundamental problems are fixable - they are products
> of the original design.  And Dennis Ritchie's
> introduction is worth the price of the original!  The
> man can turn a phrase.
>
> http://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf
>
> Dereck
>
> BTW:  I still lean toward Windows as virus :-).  It's
> definition of how user interface _should_ look is a
> scab on the industry.  BAH!
>
> --- Xian <ian@codepad.net> wrote:
> > Is Windows a Virus?
> >
> > No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
> >
> > 1.They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
> >
> > 2.Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing
> > down the system as they
> > do so - okay, Windows does that.
> >
> > 3.Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard
> > disk - okay, Windows does
> > that too.
> >
> > 4.Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user,
> > along with valuable
> > programs and systems. - Sigh.. Windows does that,
> > too.
> >
> > 5.Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect
> > their system is too slow
> > (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. - Yup,
> > Windows does that, too.
> >
> > Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are
> > fundamental differences:
> > Viruses are well supported by their authors, are
> > running on most systems,
> > their program code is fast, compact and efficient
> > and they tend to become
> > more sophisticated as they mature.
> >
> > So Windows is not a virus.
> >
> > It's a bug.
> >
> > On top of that Windows cost money while viruses are
> > free.
> >
> > --
> > /Xian
> >
> > "The important thing is not to stop questioning.
> > Curiosity has its own reason
> > for existing."
> > Albert Einstein
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/Xian

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