Mark wrote:
> > I really do wish people would stop constantly whingeing > > about what Clam doesn't do. > > Who is whining? I was just following this discussion, from a distance, > and merely mentioned that precompiled binaries, though uncommon on UNIX > system, are done by MySQL, for instance. It wasn't aimed at you specifically. I picked your response as it was the last in the list :) > > And if you're admins, what do you get paid to do? > > Not to compile stuff, if that's what you think. I get paid to keep > systems running. If in the course of my duties I need to compile, I need > to do that too, of course. But the primary goal is to keep things going, > and stable. And secure, while I'm at it. :) Exactly my point. The purpose of an admin is to keep things running and stable. Whilst the systems, to a large degree, can be deployed and then left to their own devices, a rapidly evolving situation, which is the area where AV detection falls, needs to be kept on top of. Personally, I wouldn't care a gnats fart for an auto updating engine. DB files, yes, engine, no. > It may surprise you, but in a professional environment, having to > recompile/reinstall Anti-Virus engines, on a regular basis, makes some > people at the top floor nervous. Because it means a possible disruption > of mail. Not if everything goes well, of course; but especially for > those occassions where new engines introduce equally new regression > errors, for instances; or simply new bugs. Management|customers pay the wages. They don't need to know the specifics. Nor, in all honesty, should they. As long as they have a cosy little flow chart to keep them amused and happy, and a running and working system, that is all they need to know. And no, it doesn't surprise me. I keep all my customers updated from afar. They never know I have upgraded their systems unless I impart that knowledge to them. I charge to do a job. The specifics of that job are then no longer the customers concern. That is the purpose of contracting|employing someone to do the job. They do not want the hassle themselves. So yes, I do know the problems of a professional environment. And, although it goes down like a lead brick on occasion, I have a simple response and attitude. My way or find someone else. We are paid to do a job, and I am including myself in this statement. Pussyfooting is not a service I offer, however. Matt _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
