Bug#407063: wine in desktop task?

[Per Olofsson <pelle@dsv.su.se>]

Robert Millan wrote:
> [ Sorry for the late reply, but ideas don't always flow the way you'd want ]
> 
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 10:10:14PM +0100, Per Olofsson wrote:
>> Even if such malware wouldn't damage the system, it could still do
>> things like sending spam and infecting other computers. That would
>> probably work in wine.
> 
> Now I really wonder, is that *our* problem?  It doesn't reflect badly in *our*
> users, only in users of Windows.  There are ethical reasons why seeking this
> would be a bad thing, but working to prevent it, to the point that we have to
> give up on legitimate features, is really what we want?

Isn't it our problem if our users' systems get turned into spam proxies
and botnets?

> If that cost is too high for Microsoft to break compatibility for the sake of
> reducing the virus problem *in their own platform*, why would the cost (i.e
> letting our users run viruses than can only harm our rivals) be too high for
> us to provide this compatibility in our platform?

Spam proxies and botnets harm all users. Even worms that only infect
Wine and Windows harm all users because of wasted bandwidth.

-- 
Pelle