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H_TeXMeX_H:
Linspire or Lin$pire is by far in no way a newbie distro ... it is complete bullshit that noone should EVER use ... not newbies, not anyone. It is probably even worse than Window$ or at least as bad ... worthless, useless, retarded ... don't use it or recommend it to anyone unless you really really hate them.

Refalm:

--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Linspire users? Jesus Christ, I thought that looked like an OK newbie distro but then they go and do a Microsoft.
--- End quote ---

Linspire now gives you a choice to either run root as default or use the user account.
Most people will select the first version.

mobrien_12:

--- Quote from: Orethrius ---The problem isn't the proof-of-concept (and for now, that's all it is), it's the fact that the register is mishandled in the first place.  
--- End quote ---


Yeah.  I think a slashdot poster phrased it best.

"Linus did not create a patch for the virus. Linus created a patch for the Linux kernel, to fix a bug which happened to have been discovered by looking at the virus."

Jack2000:
I think he should add an option to "swich off"
that fix and/or the  way register is handled

mobrien_12:
Jack, the option is simply not to apply the patch.  

Even then, why would you not want to apply the patch?

It's not like this damn thing is even a threat.

I'd rather have a working kernel than a broken one that won't run a virus that would never be a threat to me anyway.

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