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

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 3/22/19 3:10 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> 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?
     No of course not.  They might be able to detect un-Linux like 
activity though when the individual
goes online.
>
> Which newsgroup is this on, by the way?

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	bliss
	


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