Antivirus in FC3?

[Felipe Alfaro Solana]

On 20 Mar 2005, at 20:29, Craig White wrote:
> Homogenous UID mappings are easily achieved through NIS or LDAP
> implementation or simply replicating /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow
> & /etc/group from computer to computer - perhaps a bit beyond the scope
> of a home network but certainly achievable.

Right, but NIS/LDAP requires a lot of infraestructure which increases 
complexity. Of course, they can be useful in medium/large networks, but 
I think it's a bit overkill for a small network. Thus, I prefer Samba 
as it doesn't require any additional infraestructure.

> The point was however, Gene has stated emphatically that he has never
> owned a Windows system but he uses Windows networking protocols to
> create network connections on his home network. That is indicative of
> many people who believe that they are 'MS Free' but still, perhaps
> unwittingly, embrace Windows technology.

Well, we're slaves of ourselves, and slaves of technology :-)
However, Samba is free and is good enough to be considered, I think.

> We are less MS Free than we think we are.

Freedom, much like security, is a process. We're trying the best we can 
and, speaking by myself self, I'm feeling more free everyday.