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Your Linux box is different than mine
Even after getting in they would still have to find a way to elevate their permissions.

You need root permissions on your machine to send TCP/IP traffic? Wow, that sounds like a huge security risk if you need to run your browser as root!! I've gone with an arguably safer (and the default) approach of allowing limited rights accounts to send TCP/IP traffic but that is the beauty of Linux, you can do almost anything you want!

Also, even if you did happen to need root to send TCP/IP data, considering that we all need to supply our root passwords to run any package manager, and considering that, were Linux to get massively popular with the... um... not so computer savvy, how long until grandma and grandpa run FREE_DANCING_ELVES.rpm just to see those oh so cute dancing elves? They won't think twice about entering their root password, they had to do that when they installed tux racer, right? You mean FREE_DANCING_ELVES.rpm now has root privileges? Oh. Carry on then.
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Message has been deleted.  nightman45 | 10/19/06
Title should read Windows Zombies  Chad_z | 10/19/06
I say yes it would be attacked more  voska | 10/19/06
Linux HAS the marketshare...  Spikey_Mike | 10/19/06
Got proof?  voska | 10/19/06
Arguing the same side?  TripleII | 10/19/06
Until the hacker's software knows what OS the site is using....  Xwindowsjunkie | 10/22/06
*nix share is already there  JDThompson | 10/23/06
Your Linux box is different than mine  NonZealot | 10/19/06
Mostly true.  enduser_z | 10/19/06
Root the box, no...  handydan918 | 10/19/06
I Guess You Missed Yesterday's News...  Scoid | 10/19/06
Guess you also missed the part where the  Linux User 147560 | 10/20/06
Until the next round  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
even extend the Linux logic  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
driver exploit  JDThompson | 10/23/06
Give it up!  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
Internet Bully's and Hackers  mighetto | 10/19/06
Hummm, Need to get the botnets to run Folding@home  dlauer@... | 10/19/06
Should read, All of problem  Boot_Agnostic | 10/19/06
for a consultant, this is a good thing  nix_hed | 10/19/06
This problem is prolonged by the participants..  Scoid | 10/19/06
Technology VS Process  Redhell | 10/24/06
Punishments need to fit the crime  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
If they were smart  jpump@... | 10/23/06
Is silence golden?  sylerner | 10/23/06

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