Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"krw" wrote in message

My switch was to Linux (Mandrake, now Mandriva). Not perfect,
but what is? Bottom line is my computers have never been so rock
solid stable. And I don't spend time or money on things like
anti-virus applications.

True, though don't be surprised if Linux starts getting infested
with malware.


It is a matter of time. EVERY operating system has holes. Some are
just harder to find. The reason Windows has so many attacks is the
infantile minds of those that rite virus and worms. They have such a
hate for Gates and Microsoft they spend hours, day, even weeks of
their time to "get" them.

In a perfect world, we would not need anti-virus software, policemen,
etc.


Qualified agreement. Difference is Linux grants rights only equal to
those of the user. If you're dumb enough to grant administrator
privileges to something unknown then it is your fault you got hosed, not
the OS.