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Re: Problem during C source code compilation
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:47 AM, Daniel Colascione wrote:
> On 9/7/12 1:17 PM, Fausto Arinos Barbuto wrote:
>>> You need *a* firewall and *an* antivirus, but not necessarily *those*
>>> specific products. If you're serious about using Cygwin, you'll
>> want to
>>> find alternatives that aren't BLODA.
>>
>> You are right on spot as for that, but unfortunately Zone Alarm (my
>> 2nd firewall option) is also BLODA. I can easily live without McAfee
>> (and I'm seriously decided to replace it by another non-BLODA product),
>> but really good, *non-leaky* firewalls aren't that easy to find. I
>> will see what I can do.
>
> You realize that Windows comes with a perfectly good firewall, right?
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with that thought.
> I really don't think people need the security bolt-ons they think they
> need. All they do is slow things down and cause problems.
>
Fear of the unknown is a great sale pitch. What I really dislike are
those who distribute things like virus protection embedded in their
own product installation. I upgraded Java and ended up requesting an
install of McAfee.
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