Re: anti-virus software for Gnu/Linux
On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 22:28, Greg Folkert wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 21:18, Paul Johnson wrote:
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> > On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 10:42:09AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 22:51, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 08:51:03PM -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote:
> > > > > I have read several opinions regarding AV for Gnu/Linux. The last
> > > > > one is Rick's rant
> > > > > <http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=virus>.
> > > > > However, the information is dated.
> > > >
> > > > Nope, it's not. Rick keeps up to date.
> > >
> > > Yes, it is a timeless kind of a writing. But I believe is going to do
> > > some "sprucing" of it. Kind of like doing some spring cleaning and
> > > changing the drapes. Otherwise just refactoring it.
> >
> > Rick keeps his page up to date, this is a non-issue.
>
> I agree it is a non-issue, but I sent info to him about the comments his
> page received and a part of Rick's response:
>
> On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 11:40, Rick Moen wrote:
> >Quoting Greg Folkert (greg@gregfolkert.net):
> >
> >> Just an FYI... someone thinks your info is sub-par.
> >
> >Thanks, Greg.
> >
> >I've often been tempted to throw away that entire page and start >over:
> >It's become a tangle of poorly organised points and special cases, >and
> I
> >think it could be done a lot better. At the same time, there's a
> >clear
> >essay somewhere in there, struggling to emerge, and doing a new
> >version
> >that does justice to the topic would be a lot of work, and require
> >time
> >that I doubt I have at the moment.
> --SNIPPAGE--
>
> So, as you can see, I still communicate with him. He is very
> knowledgeable and sometime overly detailed (which is a very good problem
> to have indeed)
>
> Hopefully Rick forgives the personal intrusion.
Hopefully...but dont count on it ;o)
http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=netiquette#outmail
-davidc
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