looks like the world is being attacked by a very serious Ransomware virus.

so far UK, US, China, Russia, Spain and many more data's being hold to Ransom. its called WannaCry. and affects windows computers.

The infections seem to be deployed via a worm - a program that spreads by itself between computers.

Most other malicious programmes rely on humans to spread by tricking them into clicking on an attachment harbouring the attack code.

By contrast, once WannaCry is inside an organisation it will hunt down vulnerable machines and infect them too.

Some experts say the attack may have been built to exploit a weakness in Microsoft systems that had been identified by the NSA and given the name EternalBlue.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39901382

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

• No one gives a shit about linux.

Except competent developpers. If you see any dev who gives a shit about Windows, call me.

 

[GerbilSoft]

Except competent developpers. If you see any dev who gives a shit about Windows, call me.

I kinda do, because of the number of users. :V

That having been said, the Windows version of my ROM Properties Page shell extension needs thousands more lines of code to do the same thing as the Linux version, so I could probably get releases done faster if I didn't bother with the Windows version.

 

[Deleted-355425]

Except competent developpers. If you see any dev who gives a shit about Windows, call me.

In your opinion,

 

[Deleted User]

Sorry, but Debian and its derivatives, as well as Fedora, Arch, etc., and even macOS which is Darwin-based, are all superior to Win from a technical standpoint. They are Unix-based. Developping on a Unix-based system is a piece of kek (Falcon kek), and there is the almighty Python. Windows has as its major pro that it is widespread, so mainstream devs, companies&co are implicitly forced to dev for Windows. But 90% of servers in the world actually run on Linux.

Servers =/= PCs
It's not bad to develop on Windows and there's a dozen of apps which make it easier. Linux is basically easier to code on beaue it's easier to edit etc. etc.
That still doesn't make me say linux is best OS because BOTH HAVE THEIR FLAWS AND PROS. Jesus christ.
And i'm tired of arguing with Linux fanboys [I would say worse but eh] so I'll just watch how many dumb shit they will post.

 

[GerbilSoft]

Servers =/= PCs
It's not bad to develop on Windows and there's a dozen of apps which make it easier. Linux is basically easier to code on beaue it's easier to edit etc. etc.
That still doesn't make me say linux is best OS because BOTH HAVE THEIR FLAWS AND PROS. Jesus christ.
And i'm tired of arguing with Linux fanboys [I would say worse but eh] so I'll just watch how many dumb shit they will post.

"Dumb shit" like saying Windows was "designed" for gaming when it clearly wasn't in 1985. Right.

I don't understand your programming argument. Both systems have lots of programs (not "apps") to help with software development, and both have lots of text editors.

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

I am not even a Linux fanboy. I tried Ubuntu, then Mint, then Kubuntu, and I ragequitted. I like macOS, Windows 10 and Ubuntu, these 3 are good OSes. But anyways, I'm always defending big companies, it being Canonical, Intel, Nvidia, MS, Apple or Nintebndo, so call me a multi-fanboy if you want :V

 

[SquidgyBean]

I haven't looked through the 17 pages in this thread so I am not sure if anyone has mentioned that you can still get windows 10 for free for anyone that's on lower windows?

 

[MrJason005]

you forgot the /s, use a real distro like arch if you are being serious.

sorry but i like the debian base. since it's the most popular it also gets the most support.

 

[GerbilSoft]

I haven't looked through the 17 pages in this thread so I am not sure if anyone has mentioned that you can still get windows 10 for free for anyone that's on lower windows?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

Technically, it's only valid if you use accessibility features. I don't think they have any way to verify it, though. (And even if they did, you could temporarily enable Sticky Keys or something.)

 

[Garblant]

I haven't looked through the 17 pages in this thread so I am not sure if anyone has mentioned that you can still get windows 10 for free for anyone that's on lower windows?

I think someone talked about that...

(I'm not completely sure though. Also, they keep arguing about stuff and it's kinda annoying tbh)

 

[gamefan5]

So many people here are taking Ls because they keep spouting stuff they know nothing about.
Srsly man, the internet is there to fact-check. Use it before replying.

 

[SquidgyBean]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

Technically, it's only valid if you use accessibility features. I don't think they have any way to verify it, though. (And even if they did, you could temporarily enable Sticky Keys or something.)

They don't verify anything I've been using it for months I kept the install windows 10 file also

 

[KevinX8]

sorry but i like the debian base. since it's the most popular it also gets the most support.

wut I thought you said you were getting ubuntu not debian? deb is pretty nice, it lacks the telemetry of ubuntu and all the corporate shit it has

 

[GerbilSoft]

wut I thought you said you were getting ubuntu not debian? deb is pretty nice, it lacks the telemetry of ubuntu and all the corporate shit it has

What telemetry and corporate shit? Please point out the individual packages.

(If you're referring to the Amazon scope, that was a terrible idea and was removed from the default install as of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.)

 

[Slattz]

Jeez, this thread turned offtopic & cancerous so fast. Tagging @Veho and @Depravo to hopefully sort out this thread.

 

[Garblant]

I still need some help with updating my computer...

I disabled something that lets the computer know that there are updates available, and now I can't remember where I went to disable it...

 

[Boogieboo6]

I still need some help with updating my computer...

I disabled something that lets the computer know that there are updates available, and now I can't remember where I went to disable it...

You could try typing update into cortana and pressing "Check for updates".

 

[Slattz]

I still need some help with updating my computer...

I disabled something that lets the computer know that there are updates available, and now I can't remember where I went to disable it...

Try OOSU10, it should be able to disable/re-enable it

 

[Garblant]

Try OOSU10, it should be able to disbale/re-enable it

Thanks!

 

[sarkwalvein]

Kiddos throwing stones at each other camp.
Looks like some derby football match.
Yet I didn't know so many gbatemp users were hooligans.

 

[TheArcadeStriker]

Holy shit.
welp, hopefully windows 7 is protected against this.