Re: Antivirus/Antispyware/Antiadware for linux?

From: Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net)
Date: 11/17/04

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    To: Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:31:18 -0600

    On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 08:28 +0000, Juha Siltala wrote:
    > On 2004-11-16, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
    > >
    > > On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 22:50 +0000, Juha Siltala wrote:
    > >> On 2004-11-16, Rick Friedman <RickFriedman@vfemail.net> wrote:
    > >> > Paul Johnson wrote:
    > >>=20
    > >> >> But F-Prot sucks by default because it is nonfree. Check out clamav
    > >> >> instead. http://www.clamav.net/
    > >> >
    > >> > Hmmm... except F-Prot for Linux for the workstation is free for persona=
    > > l=20
    > >> > use.
    > >>=20
    > >> That's not free. They just don't charge you any money.
    > >
    > > Of course it is.
    > >
    > > $ dict free
    > > [snip]
    > > {Free cost}, freedom from charges or expenses. --South.
    > > [snip]
    >
    > That's hardly what free/nonfree refers to in the context of Debian
    > software, and I'm sure you know that.

    But it *does* matter to us. There are many apps which are money-
    free, but not libre, which means that it can't be put in the
    official package system. (acroread and Blackdown are 2 examples
    that leap to mind.)

    Ask anyone on debian-legal if the difference between libre &
    money-free is relevant to Debian. 

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