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No need for built-in AV in OOo
Why in the world would an office tool need a "built-in" anti-virus??

Security should be part of the original design and not just an after thought. Including an anti-virus program from the same company that created (and won't fix) the vulnerability is nothing more than an attempt fix a problem by adding a fake sense of security.

If MS was really concerned about security, it would actually produce a quality tool that is secure from the ground up. Just like you can't build a safe house without a good foundation (then pretend it is safe by adding duck-tape and a few nails), you can't build a safe office suite by adding a cheap anti-virus package.
Posted by: wackoae   Posted on: 07/05/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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No need for built-in AV in OOo  wackoae | 07/05/08
Reading impaired?  Confused by religion | 07/05/08
What part of "you don't even have to install it" is not "built-in"??  wackoae | 07/06/08
Optional  p0figster | 07/07/08
BTW: Distributing OOo with COTS anti-virus is not a bad idea  wackoae | 07/05/08
Give it up...  Mike Cox | 07/05/08
Drum roll...  D. T. Schmitz | 07/05/08
9.9 - Happy 4th of July Mikey!  BanjoPaterson | 07/07/08
Give it up...  aussieblnd@... | 07/07/08
MSFT is GOD!  Likewow | 07/07/08
Bill "Borg" Gates: RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!!!!  drprod@... | 07/07/08
I detect some satire in your post  dfweigel@... | 07/07/08
no satire intended  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
Don't worry...  John L. Ries | 07/05/08
Wait until the government starts trolling for keywords  croberts | 07/05/08
No end of entertainment  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/05/08
Interesting  tombalablomba | 07/06/08
Government and encryption  Anton Philidor | 07/07/08
It's good enough to stop them...  p0figster | 07/07/08
Interesting  aussieblnd@... | 07/07/08
That's ONE Big Reason Why Cloud Computing's Never Held Any Charm For Me  drprod@... | 07/07/08
What about ...?  daengbo | 07/07/08
That's Sorta Goofball Thinking, I think! wink  i2fun@... | 07/09/08
$50/year?  LBiege | 07/05/08
Please remember it's a bundle  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/06/08
Freedom is better than any model.  peter_erskine@... | 07/06/08
It's money that I want  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/06/08
If Open Office is considered a paid product...  Anton Philidor | 07/07/08
There ARE Buisness models with FOSS  TtfnJohn | 07/08/08
OO has saved my company...  bjbrock | 07/06/08
RE: What could Open Office do with a business model?  JoeRJr | 07/07/08
RE: What could Open Office do with a business model?  s_nick_k@... | 07/07/08
ALL FREE  softwareFlunky | 07/07/08
RE: Open Office Vs. Cloud Computing  gypkap@... | 07/07/08
I TOTALLY DISAGREE  chaz15 | 07/07/08
That's fine...  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
Sun?  daengbo | 07/07/08
Which anti-virus vendor is willing to get on the bad side of Microsoft?  roaming | 07/07/08
Avast?  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
SaaS for the masses, also known as...  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/07/08
Won't work.  Vadim P. | 07/08/08
You may well be right  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
All that money  doctordawg | 07/09/08
How this is similar to shareware  3dguru | 07/11/08

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