XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.os.mac.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system
XPost: comp.sys.macintrash
From: mist@cumulus.com
Josh McKee wrote:
> In article <9aydnfjKwY3O1hfZnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@bresnan.com>,
> GreyCloud wrote:
>
>
>>Josh McKee wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article ,
>>> GreyCloud wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Josh McKee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article
>>>>>,
>>>>>Derek Currie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>[ snip ]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Below are a few personal thoughts, for whatever they are worth:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) Windows is really is a far less secure operating system than Mac.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>How much malware exists for Windows on the MIPS platform? The Alpha
>>>>>platform?
>>>>
>>>>Most likely that the hacker could recompile their viruses/malware for
>>>>those platforms and the same results would happen.
>>>
>>>
>>>I didn't ask if it could be recompiled. I asked how much currently
>>>exists. Still waiting for an answer.
>>>
>>
>>I don't know of any vendors currently selling Windows on MIPS.
>>There are no Windows on Alphas anymore. And on the Alphas, windows NT could
not compete
>>against Tru-64 UNIX or OpenVMS for Alphas.
>
>
> Irrelevant.
>
>
>>So the answer is no malware as there are no windows on both of said
>>platforms.
>
>
> Are you saying that there is none? None at all? None for an OS you claim
> is so weak in security? How can this be?
Because they don't exist. I notice your squirming and twisting in the
wind makes it a bit hard to piss on ya.
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And why am I in this handbasket?
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