Add 2nd antivirus scanner

Glenn Steen glenn.steen at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 10:04:16 IST 2007


On 13/09/2007, Brent Addis <brent.addis at pronet.co.nz> wrote:
>
(snip)
> > It looks as if they have removed the links to the old free product. I'm sure
> > many here have it still, but it is getting to be a real resource hog. I cannot
> > provide a link, as I can't post it if the manufacturer has decided to remove
> > their link. Sorry.
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > I'm pretty sure the free one was never actually designed to be free the way it was being used here. I seem to remember it being a linux desktop only version, while the mail server / file server versions were not free.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Brent Addis
> >
> >
> But the included license said free for any use AFAIR. I will have to look at
> the license in my archived copy.
>
> -----
>
> I'm looking at the license from when I was running it, and I don't see that anywhere. I also however don't see any mention of it being for a workstation only, however it may be assumed that you know that by reading what (was) on the website. I'm no lawyer so I don't know how that would apply in the grand scheme of things.
>
(snip)

This tired ol' debate? There is a piece on that in the (now mostly
obsolete) wiki page.
The thing was that the license provided clashed with what they claimed
on the web page, as well as what their representatives claimed in mail
communications.

Once they realised what was happening, and that they didn't make any
money on that, they changed things to the current, rather useless
"free" thing which, although very similar, isn't the same thing.

AFAICS, that is about all there is to say about it. Once 7.1 begins
behaving as badly as 7.0.1 does (when updating), it goes out the
window.

Cheers
-- 
-- Glenn
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