Hello Al, I was wandering at the F-Prot website the other day and they have a notice to RAV users that in light of the Microsoft buyout they will provide competative upgrades to RAV users and a very low price. I've been using F-prot under Dos and Windows for years now and like the product. I haven't used it on Linux yet. They supply the scanning enignes for F-Secure and Command Anti-Virus.
Joshua ----- Original Message ----- From: "al johson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 1:40 AM Subject: [TriLUG] Microsoft buys Virtual PC for Mac & Rav Antivirus for Linux > The following is an interesting article from Lockergnome's "Tech Specialist" > Newsletter ---Al Johnson > > Fishy Stench > > http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/06/11/HNrav_1.html > > We know Microsoft buys companies with regularity, and sometimes it's a good > thing for both parties. Great Plains might be one example, given their track > record for exorbitant pricing and inability to deal with smaller businesses > effectively. The Virtual PC purchase from Connectix is a little unsettling > because it gives Microsoft control over a very popular Mac application used > to run Windows within a virtual machine. > > The latest buyout has me snarling, and I'm not so sure that the FTC > shouldn't step in for a better look. GeCAD has endorsed Microsoft's check, > handing over the keys to RAV AntiVirus, which is among the most popular and > highest quality packages available for Linux. Microsoft first step was > fairly predictable... kill RAV. It's not difficult to connect the dots here, > and once you do, I'll bet it turns out to be the cute little Windows flag > waving in the face of Linux. Fair enough, and not anything we don't expect. > > This was an obvious strategic victory for Microsoft, and I certainly can't > blame them for using a "business is business" defense, but that doesn't make > it any less offensive to the millions that are using the software. What > Microsoft plans to do with the technology remains loosely inferred, but I > would hope and expect that it will result in a genuine product, as opposed > to buying a strategic advantage alone. > > As much as I want to despise Microsoft, it takes two to tango. What does it > say about a company that puts their time and effort into a product, only to > sell out when a big check comes along? What about the employees that have > poured their heart into the work? Will they still have jobs? Customers that > have come to rely on the cost effectiveness of the software will now have to > find other, likely much more expensive alternatives. For a company that > "supports" Linux, they sure have a funny way of showing it. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ: > http://www.trilug.org/faq/TriLUG-faq.html > > _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
