On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:20:46 +0200, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Wednesday 09 July 2008 19:11:27 Jim Henderson wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:21:55 -0400, Brian K. White wrote:
This is why they're just not a problem here. They can not proliferate like that.
So of course it makes sense to let the infected files lie dormant until someone uses a system like Windows to access them.
This doesn't seem like a good idea to me, but what do I know - I've only been using computers for nearly 30 years now.
And in all those years, have you ever come across any system other than windows that needed a virus scanner?
I don't believe symantec does on-access scanning for the S/390 either, and the Sun machines in the world seems to have gotten along fine without it
Yeah, I didn't need one on my Timex Sinclair either. Or my C64. Or my Apple II. Those systems tended not to be networked. S/390 is kinda hard for virus developers to access to actually create a virus for it. It's not something you can just go down to your local computer store and purchase for a reasonable price, after all.
Let's face facts, shall we: you have been thoroughly indoctrinated by your windows experiences, and now you want to take that along with you.
It's just not needed
It's not needed *today* perhaps. That doesn't mean it will *never* be needed. I've been a Linux user for nearly 12 years now. Do I use virus protection? No. Why? Because, like you said, it's not needed. However, I also am *careful* about what websites I visit and what programs I run. As more and more "typical" users use Linux, *perhaps* this is something that will be needed. Perhaps not. That doesn't mean it's not an option worth exploring. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org