[sf-lug] didn't try to solve ...

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Bobbie Sellers (bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com):

> The following is a Usenet posting
> 
> On 3/21/19 8:31 PM, dreamer wrote:
> With the subject: Microsoft installs Ubuntu  [Yay] or [Nay]
> 
> > I recently returned to unix shell and have found installing
> >ubuntu through the microsoft store quick and painless.
> >Anyone else have this experience?
> > And if not, what's wrong with it?  Seems too good to be true.
> 
> 
> Then I replied:
>     Well Microsoft has touched it and stained it forever.  You had
> better have some brilliant security technician look at the project
> because Microslut is capturing the information from Windows users
> and selling it to people to decide what you want to spend money on.
>     So since it has been in the abode of evil can it come out
> un-bugged?  I think the chances are about even that it either
> joins you to the Microsoft User information base or that
> your Ubuntu installation is pure.  I am not that security
> technician by any means but find a Linux Users Group
> in your general vicinity and see if they can offer
> consultation.
> 
>     Also what registration does Microsoft require if any?
> End of my reply to Dreamer.
> 
>     Are my concerns over-blown and totally paranoid?

It looked to me like your 'concerns' consisted of 98% editorial content,
with no data.

I'm curious what 'consultation' you imagined that a Linux user group in
the user's vicinity would do.  Sprinkle magic security dust?

Which newsgroup is this on, by the way?