From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261552AbTL1P1O (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:27:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261563AbTL1P1O (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:27:14 -0500 Received: from pcp01184054pcs.strl301.mi.comcast.net ([68.60.186.73]:15496 "EHLO michonline.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261552AbTL1P1N (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:27:13 -0500 Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:27:11 -0500 From: Ryan Anderson To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: is it possible to have a kernel module with a BSD license?! Message-ID: <20031228152711.GE17870@michonline.com> Mail-Followup-To: Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <3FE9ADEE.1080103@baywinds.org> <20031227145102.GA14464@hh.idb.hist.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031227145102.GA14464@hh.idb.hist.no> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [snipping a bit to keep this succint] On Sat, Dec 27, 2003 at 03:51:02PM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote: > > About: > > This project provides a kernel module which provides 3rd-party > > applications with an interface for file access control. It was > > originally developed for on-access virus scanning. Other uses include a > > "On access" seems to be exactly the wrong moment for a virus check - > that way you are getting the check delay at the worst moment, when > the user actually want to use the file. > > Consider doing virus checking on write only, viruses spread > only at that time. So, when I stick my nicely virus infected floppy/cdrom/etc into your machine, and your write-only virus scan gets disabled by my module patching virus... So, when I stick my nicely virus infected floppy/cdrom/etc into your machine, and your write-only virus scan gets disabled by the module the virus loads... -- Ryan Anderson sometimes Pug Majere