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Pete wrote:
> Doesn't Linux need an anti-virus and anti-spyware.
> Or is it by some miracle immune?

No, it's just that Linux (and *BSD) make up such a small fraction of
desktop & basic user  machines that's it's not worth the time of virus
writers (spam kings, nutty teenage boys trying to get revenge on the
work for not giving them a girlfriend, etc...) to write uni*x-based
viri. So the big part of why is basically economics, superior security
notwithstanding. Same reason as why there aren't as many Mac viri as
well. Were Linux 50% of the market then you can bet there's be a heck of
a lot more viri.
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