Yet another reason not to use Windows
I use a mixture of Mandrake Linux and Windows 2000 on the small LAN(Local Area Network) I have set up at home. I was unaffected by Blaster/Lovesan because I patch my boxes regularly and run a firewall.
But this is no reason to be smug. The recent virus/worm attacks have munted the internet for all users, of whatever platform, because Windows is so insecure. As Mike Wendland (“Mac Mike”) says:
So this Mac user is indeed affected, inconvenienced and bothered. I’m unable to access my work e-mail because of this. Too many Mac elitists act secretly delighted that Windows machines are so vulnerable. It’s nothing to gloat about.
— http://ej.typepad.com/macmike/2003/08/macs_are_affect.html_are_affect.html
If you’re going to insist on using Windows, even when Linux is just as easy to use, at least get virus protection and a personal firewall!