And also, I find it hard to swallow that people only get viruses because they are breaking the law. And even if that were so, that still doesn’t excuse the operating system or browser or email client one tiny bit for not being secure enough to use on such basic primary functions without risking everything!

And while it is theoretically true no operating system is out of reach of viruses it is also true that properly structured operating systems such as Linux are not a fertile breeding grounds at all for such invaders and in fact act to contain and block the spread of such things. And further, while one can try to excuse MicroSoft for being the biggest as a reason it is most attacked by viruses, the truth is that the diversity of Linux and the individuality brought about by the sheer flexibility of choices in setting up the machines running under Linux, instead of the enforced conformity of Microsoft, is a barrier itself against viruses right out of the get go, creating a diversity that a virus can not be designed to embrace, and underlines one of the many design error reasons why MicroSoft is and remains virus central.

So, while the sage security advice here is in all effect, “If you don’t want viruses, don’t use your computer”……That final conclusion definitely isn’t for me! It’s more like an epitaph for Microsoft users.

Allow me to suggest, if you don’t want viruses, and if you want to use all the capabilities of an operating system without such fears, switch to Mandriva Linux, a very MicroSoft-like distribution of Linux that will have a very familiar feel to it. You will discover lots of choices in similar applications to those you have been running under windows, and also discover they are all free. Check it out.

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