> Obviously, you are choosing to be dense. The bottom line is that the > particulars regarding this event were published. Whether or not you > availed yourself of that notification is immaterial. There was not > anything nefarious in the ClamAV team's actions. You have obviously > bought into the shibboleth that software authors, distributors, etc > must > adhere to your specifications. Your rantings against them have turned > puerile.
I'm not ranting against anybody. I'm asking if you pondered any other way to obtain the very same result, without putting your finger into somebody else's systems. That's it. I think you're ranting, not me. > Your server(s) are your responsibility. That responsibility includes > keeping abreast of events that might adversely affect them. Obviously, > at least to me, that would include the software installed on said > machines. I subscribe to every major software forum for the software > installed on my machines. It is part of my job description. If you are > too busy to keep abreast of the latest developments regarding your > system, or unwilling to do what is required to keep your system > fully functional and assuming others are dependent upon you doing so, > then perhaps it is time to start looking for a new line of work. This has nothing to do with the correct way a team of supposedly knowledgeable and professional people should follow to solve a problem. I don't believe the way the team choose was the best one, since I have the strong believe that other, equal-cost and less-damaging solution were simply available. I don't understand why you or other keep teaching (the art of) system administration to anybody. Everybody like to manage its own systems the way they like. Even SpamAssassin comes with its own update tool, but this tool doesn't commit the update if something smells wrong and SpamAssasin keeps running with old rules. There is people in the world to whom this is less than an issue. As long as nobody from outside stops their spamassassin, the fact the rules are old is unimportant. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
