The Times of India: Sobig Worms Give Linux Some Wriggle Room

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 12, 2003

[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]

“Recently, when six versions of the Sobig worm wreaked havoc on
Miscrosoft systems worldwide, the decade-old debate between
Microsoft and Linux users in India was reopened.

“According to predictions by the New Scientist, the next version
of the Sobig worm, expected this month, will not only overwhelm
networks with infected mail but also lead to a massive rise in
spam.

“The race between the Microsoft Windows platform and the Linux
open source operating system (where viruses are kept localised and
can be controlled by local solutions) now seems to be turning into
an ideological tussle between academia and the corporate
world…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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