On 07/26/2010 03:15 PM, Doug wrote:
On 7/26/2010 4:00 PM, Leen de Braal wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 15:29, Greg Freemyer wrote:
11.0 was EOL today 11.1 will EOL in December 11.2 next May (I'm pretty sure).
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Eeeep :-P Thanks for clarifying this Greg. It was something lurking in my mind, but I hadn't taken time to look into it yet....
Not so much a problem to keep well running servers running, until you need something new (like clamd now has the habbit to stop working when the version is too old).
C.
The deal with clamd (whatever it is) is exactly what drove me to look at Linux in the first place--the idea that M/S would implement something like this to force you to upgrade at their ridiculous prices, or to pay a rental payment after a certain period of time. It's now the anti-malware programs that do that, and of course, you can't run M/S without anti-malware. But for Linux to start down this bitter path is atrocious! (Another thread has already illustrated this problem vis-a-vis KDE-3.)
But Doug, Clamav is OpenSource and free. It's an antivirus package for Linux and, while it can be used on a single-user desktop, it's really intended for use on SMTP MTA servers. Clamav's end-of-life process merely enforces good security practices, since older versions might not flag current malware. Further, even if you run your installation past your distribution's end-of-life you can always download and install Clamav manually. Hint: It's trivially easy to do. Hardly a bitter and atrocious path. Relax and accept the Tao of OpenSource. Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org