#6116 LOW Never A: Is there virus protecton on an xo?

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#6116: Is there virus protecton on an xo?
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  Reporter:  clash        |       Owner:  clash         
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new           
  Priority:  low          |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
 Component:  design       |     Version:                
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  virus         
  Verified:  0            |    Blocking:                
 Blockedby:               |  
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Changes (by tomvanbraeckel):

  * priority:  high => low


Comment:

 I don't think there's any use for that.
 There are no virus threats for the XO and it's software design is supposed
 to prevent a virus from doing anything harmful. On linux in general, a
 virus scanner is of little use.

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