Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to package rs

2006-11-09 Thread Jim Redman
vocal members of this list at least, Scott Adams seems to have the right idea (http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/): "Let me begin by saying I don’t debate with advocates. An advocate says that everything is right about one position and everything is wrong about the other side. You might as wel

Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to package rs

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
Chris, Christopher X. Candreva wrote: On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Jim Redman wrote: Your opinions, seem to be the prevalent attitude of the vocal members of this list - if you don't suffer, it wasn't worth it. I would disagree, in that I don't see it as suffering. Forgive me if I

Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to package rs

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
etter if they create a secure, stable, successful, packaged configuration and everyone (which happens to also include me!) benefits from their knowledge. Or does that sound like flamebait? Jim -- Jim Redman (505) 662 5156 x85 http://www.ergotech.com ___

Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to packagers

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
there is a problem and so that a solution is required. Thanks, Jim -- Jim Redman (505) 662 5156 x85 http://www.ergotech.com ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html

Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to package rs

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
solid, foolproof installation would help people to avoid security problems - like having gcc on a firewall. In this case, if such an install existed you might not have been tempted to build from source and so closed one more hole on your system. Jim -- Jim Redman (505) 662 5156 x85

Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to packagers

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
James, James Kosin wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jim Redman wrote: Of all the packages I install (Fedora), clamav is the only modern package that fails to install and just work. <<-- snip -->> Jim You are ranting to the wrong group of people. ClamAV

Re: [Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to packagers

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
Steve, Steve Holdoway wrote: On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:12:03 -0700 Jim Redman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] My take on your post is that installing software blindly on a multi-user system is at best irresponsible. On a workstation on your desk, the effects of your actions are limited

[Clamav-users] Cherishing my ignorance - An appeal to packagers

2006-11-07 Thread Jim Redman
orum questions related to the lack of simple installation). Thanks, Jim -- Jim Redman (505) 662 5156 x85 http://www.ergotech.com ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html