On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 10:14:10 +0200, Thomas Viehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Marc Haber wrote: >> Because it makes debugging anti-virus software harder, and forces >> maintainers of anti-virus packages to have their own means of >> obtaining eicar.com for testing purposes >Debugging anti-virus software should be done by the maintainers thereof. >Why would a user need this?
A local administrator could use that file to make sure that his security measures are properly in place. >Having an installer just because some organization is too lazy to provide a >license with a 68 bytes is plainly wrong These 68 bytes are very useful. So there should be a way to obtain them. The Debian way >> Well, _I_ find it impolite to say work that has been done by a >> volunteer is "silly". Actually, I find it discouraging to do any more >> future work for Debian >What did you want to package next? An installer that has a debconf prompt for >asking whether eicar.com, eicar.com.txt, eicar_com.zip, or eicarcom2.zip should >be downloaded? If you really want this to evolve into a pissing contest about who does a better job in maintaining packages please compare our package tracking pages before you begin. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
