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   Message 8,216 of 10,398   
   Roger Nelson to Nicholas Boel   
   Ddge 3.99/SR9/SR16 released and avai   
   11 Dec 17 07:42:56   
   
   On Sun Dec-10-2017 08:40, Nicholas Boel (1:154/10) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    NB> On Sat Dec 09 2017 07:10:52, Roger Nelson wrote to Nicholas Boel:    
      
    RN> I saw that last night.  They simply should remove the links if they   
    RN> aren't going to support Linux.  I'm just now wondering if Torvalds did   
    RN> the same thing to AVG (and maybe some others) he did to a certain   
    RN> video card manufacturer.   
      
    NB> After replying to your message, I kept digging a bit. It almost   
    NB> seems as though some time in the last 5 years *all* antivirus   
    NB> providers that supported Linux ended up either completely stopping   
    NB> the support, or started charging for corporate usage and getting   
    NB> rid of any "free home" versions.    
      
   Without stating why?  That seems ominous, or maybe a better word would be   
   ambiguous.   
      
    RN> I'm on the Internet a lot, so if anything pops up for Linux, I'll post   
    RN> it here.   
      
    NB> Thanks. I would be interested in checking them out, however clamav   
    NB> does indeed work, it just needs to be adjusted to ignore D'Bridge   
    NB> releases if and until they actually make a real fix for it.   
      
   I ran across the same thing you did.   
      
    RN> ...We have everything here: tornadoes, tropical storms, hurricanes and   
    RN> snow.   
      
    NB> I spoke too soon. We have a couple inches on the ground now. I've   
    NB> had a "cold" for the past month, and it seems to never go away when   
    NB> working outdoors in this weather. :(   
      
   The snow is gone now, but it was a nice change for a couple of days.  It's   
   still right at freezing here, but no clouds in sight.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna - (1:3828/7)   

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