Is Windows a Virus?
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No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses (viri?) do:
1. They replicate quickly -- okay, Windows does that.
2. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so -- okay, Windows does that.
3. Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk -- okay, Windows does that, too.
4. Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
5. Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows, too.
So it seems Windows is a virus, but there are some fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, run on a wide range of hardware, have fast, compact, and efficient program code, and tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.
So, Windows cannot be a virus. :-)
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The GPL is some sort of a virus, as each copy of a GPL-covered program must have a copy of the GPL with it.
This is not really a bad thing, though, as it makes it very easy to find a copy of the GPL. I'd guess that most computers have a copy of the GPL on them, even if their owners have never heard of Free Software.
I always had this idea about making a software that scan the computer for virus and malware.
An example of the result would be:
malware/Spyware detected Skype.
- Wiretaps communications
- Adds that spy
- backdoor
Imagine scan result on windows.
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