On Thursday 27 March 2008, Florian Philipp wrote: > This is getting OT but I still want to ask: > Is it really necessary to run an anti-virus on linux? I just want > to hear some opinions on that topic because I thought security > fixes for your software are the way to go for fighting virae on > linux.
FWIW: I have been using Linux workstations for over 10 years now without any virus protection. Not a single accident. On the other hand, if you run a Linux server (say a mail server) for a mixed environment you definitely want a virus scanner on your server to protect your Windows clients. Uwe -- Informal Linux Group Namibia: http://www.linux.org.na/ SysEx (Pty) Ltd.: http://www.SysEx.com.na/ -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
