security of the universe repository

[Ric Moore]

On 12/19/2012 09:58 PM, Chandra Amarasingham wrote:
> Thanks Amichai,
>
> I had browse through that link as well as searched around the internet
> again...I found this link
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1199641.html
>
> The last sentence seems to imply that the Main repository does get more
> attention (perhaps significantly more) attention from ubuntu.  I would
> like to see an anti-virus (anti-malware, I don't know these terms well)
> program included in Main, that way there is some protection from other
> sources....I would think that it makes sense for Anti-virus to be part
> of the "base" system.

Knock on wood, I haven't had the need since the 9 floppy Slackware days. 
Paying attention to firewalling is the Linux biggie... virus's not. Fear 
the script kiddies trying to gain root access instead.

If you're overly concerned you can turn on all sorts of file protection 
schemes. SELinux was developed with the assistance of the NSA. Give that 
a whirl, it's in the repos. If someone intrudes on your machine, 
jackboots and Dobermans are automatically airlifted by black helicopters 
to beat their brains out, while delivering them to a cell at Gitmo, 
bruised and bleeding. Windows has nothing like that... we have the cool 
toys. <cackles> Ric


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