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Unfortunately, bad news for Linux users
« on: July 15, 2004, 10:00:55 PM »
Sad, but true, the Linux version of Avast costs around $150 dollars :(

I could get a copy of Windows for that much.

I wished there was a free version of the Linux Avast anti-virus software, just like there is with Win32.

More people, including me will stay with Win32 then, because not only Linux  
is a major bitch when configuring modem support, but Linux can get viruses too :(.



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Re:Unfortunately, bad news for Linux users
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2004, 10:05:01 PM »
This is a server based product. A workstation version with very different pricing model (possibly free for home users) will foloow, but it will probably need at least some basic GUI...
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Re:Unfortunately, bad news for Linux users
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2004, 10:27:19 PM »
OK, but I'm still disappointed with Linux, because Linux is finicky when it comes to modems :(.

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Re:Unfortunately, bad news for Linux users
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2004, 02:38:47 AM »
This is a server based product. A workstation version with very different pricing model (possibly free for home users) will foloow, but it will probably need at least some basic GUI...
I look forward to a workstation version and would be happy to be a beta tester for it
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