cross-platform virus

[Sasha Tsykin]

John wrote:
>> there is a middle group who know enough to keep their system up to 
>> date but don't knwo enough to be careful for a virus, or fix it if 
>> they're caught with one. If they keep their system up to date then 
>> they will be sudoing at least once a week.
> 
> Mac users are quite used to being asked for their passwords for software 
> updates and other aministrivia.
> 
That is because Mac OS is a Unix too, and follows free Unix's in many 
things, as well as using their code. However, only about 5% of computers 
are macs, so we can't really rely on Ubuntu's user base being mac 
predominantly, as that would make it impossible to fix bug no. 1.

Sasha