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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_=E2=80=9CWhat_a_Linux_ro   
   24 Jan 26 14:19:50   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-24 12:31, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:   
   > Le 23-01-2026, Carlos E.R.  a écrit :   
   >> On 2026-01-23 12:32, Marc Haber wrote:   
   >>> "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >>>> I never noticed any issue.   
   >>>   
   >>> Those, said in regard to security vulnerability, qualifies as "famous   
   >>> last word". I hope you were mocking us saying that.   
   >>   
   >> Not really. If something happens, it is a bug and I report it. :-)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> I hate to say it, but Windows works that way. Are we worse than them, we   
   >> don't trust our tools to work properly?  >:-)   
   >   
   > Well, on Windows, there is something that's called an antivirus. It's   
   > mandatory. It's useless on Linux except if you have a server designed to   
   > let Windows users download and upload files on it. Maybe there is   
   > something here to consider about trust on Windows.   
      
   Why would I need an antivirus, unless I connect to internet? I don't   
   connect to Internet as root.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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