From: vallor@vallor.earth   
      
   At Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:36:37 -0000 (UTC), RonB  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-29, rbowman  wrote:   
   > > On 29 Jan 2026 00:04:17 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> That's actually how I used to get it installed for people back then. I'd   
   > >> often have a friend or family member who got some hand-me-down PC.   
   > >> Obviously, they understood nothing about it and wondered whether they   
   > >> could get some life out of it. They wanted Windows, but it was always   
   > >> going to be too slow for them, so I suggested Linux. I'd then drive over   
   > >> to the closest magazine store and get a Linux magazine specifically for   
   > >> the installation CD.   
   > >   
   > > The CD is long gone but I have the third edition of 'Red Hat Linux   
   > > Unleashed' from 1998 that came with Red Hat Linux 5.2.  It is 1005 pages   
   > > without a lot of filler.   
   >   
   > I bought several of those books over the years. Never did read one through.   
   > I guess I got them mostly for the CDs (and later) DVDs.   
      
   Mrs. vallor gave me a copy of the Nov. issue of _Linux Magazine_   
   as a stocking-stuffer for Christmas.  They are going strong, apparently   
   thanks to online subscriptions.   
      
   https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2026/303   
      
   November's issue included an article on how to create a virus   
   for Linux.  Fascinating stuff, and a _lot_ about the security   
   measures employed in modern Linux executables.   
      
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