[NTLUG:Discuss] New Virus & OSS

[Steve Baker]

Greg Edwards wrote:
> This new virus that has showed up is getting Linux some bad press.  A 
> news report says that it's suppose to launch a DNS attack against SCO on 
> the 1st and then shutdown on the 12th.  Then the report went on to 
> mention the SCO vs IBM (and Linux) fight.  This guy then tried to 
> suggest that some OSS advocates and Linux community supports could be 
> behind it.

NPR reported that another varient is showing up that'll attack Microsoft's
web site.

It's a terrible thing - whoever did this was severely misguided.  The bad
press we'll get because of it will harm our case - not help it.

DDOS'ing SCO isn't going to hurt them anyway - who ever is going to their
site?   Nobody's buying their product - that's for sure.

Someone with enough media 'presence' should announce an initiative
between Linux users/developers to try to stop the DDOS attack.  Dunno
what we could actually *do* - but showing a token effort would get us
a lot of positive press...possibly more than the negative press we
are getting now.

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