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That isn't perfect. Viruses have been written for linux. It is harder to get them to spread, but they still are possible. There have been numerous vulnerabilities in various parts of the ecosystem - X is a nightmare for example.

I actually do run FreeBSD. I'm not so arrogant as to believe that the system is perfect, though there are a number of factors that make it more secure than average.



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