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Re: [LUG] McAfee

 

On 06/09/07, martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
I think what concerns me most about these small footprint, free offerings
is where the revenue comes from to fund good quality and timely Virus
patches. Not so much a problem for AVG (since they have a stream from
business users) but ClamWin and Comodo has me scratching my head...
 
Not sure about Comodo, but ClamAV is an open-source project. It theoretically doesn't need funding. But you'll probably find that NASA or someone similar have been sponsoring it to save themselves billions in licensing costs...

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