Re: Oh Gawd - Now MX Linux "Security Verification" - NO !!!

On 8/16/26 23:54, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:44:19 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>> On 8/16/26 14:54, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:47:41 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>> WHO told them to do this ???
>>>>
>>>> No, I'm NOT gonna comply.
>>>>
>>>> If the Pixie Girl or equivs appear I *instantly*
>>>> quit.
>>>>
>>>> Evil !
>>>
>>> So a 2 second CAPTCHA 3 a website uses to protect against malicious
>>> attacks ruins your entire day?
>>
>>     Yep.
>>
>>     Over and out.
>>
>>     Oh, and nobody STEALS Linux - it's FREE.
> 
> Steal? Is that the extent of your idea of malicious?

   For the REAL WORLD ... kinda YES.

   Are you assuming some kind of 'download
   apocalypse' thing - a sophisticated
   distributed 'DOS' attack ???

   MIGHT - but mostly WON'T - happen.

   The low/no profit aspects of Linux just
   make it UNINTERESTING to most Bad Guys.

   Note there are also many alternative sites
   where you can get the SAME systems, never
   using the Main Page. Being 'free', anyone
   can copy the latest distros to THEIR sites.

   For cyberterrorists, this is just a lose/lose
   situation. Why waste time ?

   Now M$/Apple - VERY concentrated sweet stuff.
   IS worth attacking from many directions and
   WILL have far-reaching impacts.

> https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/23/0513229/arch-linux-faces-
> ongoing-ddos-attack

   "Ongoing" - but "effective/useful/relevant" ???

   Anyway, sorry, but if I see the Elf girl or
   her clones then I'm OUT of there. Dunno WHAT
   THE FUCK their 'validation' scripts are doing.
   Probably REALLY bad.

   NO !

   Hey, I'll go back to DOS 3.x shit rather than
   put up with this shit.