a simple answer, a lack of penatration into the home and business markets. When and if Linux ever becomes on par or a serious contender to the Windows home and business markets it will then become a target. If I'm going to go to the trouble of attacking a system I'm going after the one with the greatest install base. Its logistics. ... and don't worry, Linux will become a target at some point as its install base grows. At 17:31 1/19/04, you wrote: >Hi, all. >As someone who has been a windows user for 5 or so years, it was only in >the last 2 or 3 years I have seen a gradual increase in >companies who put the everdreaded spyware and adds on their sites. I have >watched helplessly as this business has grown steadilly, >and frankly, I am worried that soon, Linux will be the next culpret as far >as privacy invation and spying. I know a lot of you on >list have raved about how secure and better Linux is than Windows, and I >might agree with you, but my question is, how is it that >Linux is not getting bombarded with all this excess trash such as cookies >that tracks people's movement on the internet? If you'd >like, email me privately at: jesman598 at triad.rr.com with your responses, >as I do not wish to clog the list. >Thanks. >Jes > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
