Re: AVG anti-virus

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Raquel wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:06:11 +0200
> steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl> wrote:
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> > Ron Johnson wrote:
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> > > On 10/17/06 03:21, steef wrote:
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> > > > hi list,
> > > >
> > > > AVG (www.grisoft.com) has a in their opinion 'free'
> > > >         
> > > anti-virusprogram > AVG. does debian (i.c. sarge and or etch)
> > > really need such a program? > and, what is free? i cannot find
> > > their source-code on their webpage. >
> > >       
> > > > your comments on this topic are highly appreciated,
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> > > >         
> > > Is this for a mail server that many Windows PCs attach to, or is
> > > this only for your workstation?
> > >
> > >
> > > - --
> > > Ron Johnson, Jr.
> > > Jefferson LA  USA
> > >
> > > Is "common sense" really valid?
> > > For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
> > > whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
> > > are mud people.
> > > However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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> > >   
> > >       
> > ..i am maintainer of two (inter)national maillists for farmers,
> > here in  europe..
> >
> > steef
> >
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> I think that the question is still valid.  Why AVG, which requires a
> lot of work to install and keep current, instead of Clam-AV, which
> can be installed and kept current using aptitude/apt-get?
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>   
you are right. see my allmost last answer to andrew in this thread.

hth.,

steef