Quoting Simon Hobson <li...@thehobsons.co.uk>:
And as already pointed out. 1) I am not alone in thinking that the notices weren't as obvious as they could have been.
Correct that they should have updated the FAQ for this. But you should have also been on the mailing list, in which case you would have not only known, but been able to give your feedback prior to the event happening since they did ask for feedback about this.
2) There were other options besides killing my system.
Yes, but no other _good_ options. That's like saying you shouldn't have shot me with that gun, because you could have used a knife or hit me with a rock instead...
What I wasn't expecting was someone nipping in and killing the software !
It happens... Even Microsoft has done it... And that was after paying them for the product...
As it is, using the backups that sometimes do seem like a lot of hassle, I've been able to roll back the AV database to yesterday and carry on. Yes I know I won't get updates, but scanning with yesterdays database is better than not at all.
Only if _YOU_ know that is the case and _YOU_ made that risk assessment for yourself. Not if someone else forced that situation on you without your knowledge or consent. -- Eric Rostetter The Department of Physics The University of Texas at Austin Go Longhorns! _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
