On Wednesday, September 22, 2004 4:40 AM [EDT], Remi Thomas wrote: > > > > I don't want to still your job and I will add link to clam project > home page in my About window and web site. > > The reason why I don't want UScanIT being GPL is because I use clam > database and also some heuristic test to decide is a suspect file > is a virus or not. This would help virus writter if they know how > to be "transparent" to this heuristic engine. They can reverse > compilation but it'll be harder for them. > >
Security through obsecurity... How comforting. Either use the DB as the authors tell you you can use it, or don't use it at all. It is very simple to understand. How would you like it if you were the ones writing the virus defs and I did the same to you after you told me that it was against the license? -- Brian Bruns The Summit Open Source Development Group Open Solutions For A Closed World / Anti-Spam Resources http://www.sosdg.org The Abusive Hosts Blocking List http://www.ahbl.org ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
