Re: [9fans] strange penguins: talking av-scanner kernel support

["Paweł Lasek" <pawel.lasek@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 23:04, Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@metux.de> wrote:
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> Hi folks,
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>
> yet another funny story on linux folks: they're currently talking
> about some special kernel support for antivirus scanners on the
> kernel-dev list. I really wonder where they get there drugs from ;-o
>
> Just suggested to do it all through an 9P-fileserver ... let's
> see what happens ...
>
>
> cu
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The main point of that discussion AFAIK was "What AV software makers smoke?".
IIRC that support is sponsored by AV companies, since trying to make
them understand
that it doesn't make sense didn't help. That probably will be also the
real reason behind the
inevitable refusal of the 9p-fileserver option (unless someone manages
to bash enough heads).

-- 
Paweł Lasek