[clamav-users] Daily 23161 broke Clam

[Joel Esler (jesler)]

The question here is, do we strive to make a package that is installable on more machines, (even ones that are going EOL?), or do we strive to make a package that is the best for security?

If the package maintainers are doing a good job, ClamAV with a higher dependency would install the higher pcre.  The user would be fine.  

The problem with my grand theory is, package maintainers are incredibly slow, largely, and most people would have to install from source. 

We have tens of thousands of new users every month, so it's definitely something we'll have to think about. 

I am still interested in people's feedback, as right now, this thread seems to be about 50/50 (in requiring pcre 7)

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> On Mar 5, 2017, at 06:39, Ned Slider <ned at unixmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 04/03/17 22:54, Joel Esler (jesler) wrote:
>> We cannot be tied to distribution support problems.
>> 
> 
> That's fine Joel. You obviously know your own target audience. If it's not me I can look elsewhere for solutions :-)
> 
> 
>>> On Mar 4, 2017, at 17:44, Benny Pedersen <me at junc.eu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Leonardo Rodrigues skrev den 2017-03-04 23:12:
>>>> is clamav a redhat product ?!?! I don't think so. That being said, i
>>>> see absolutely no point at all on saying clamav should do this because
>>>> redhat does that.
>>> 
>>> good point
>>> 
>>>> Anyone wishing to be updated with a 10+ years rhel install, should
>>>> call redhat for that :)
>>> 
>>> any rpm builded systems are buggy
>>> 
>>>> my 0.02 cents ...
>>> 
>>> anymore left ?
>>> 
>>> i just wish 0.99.3 have clamav-milter supporting OnUnOfficiaLsignature accept|quarantine|reject
>>> 
>>> that will save me to have need for 2 clamd and 2 clamav-milters
>>> 
>>> just my one bitcoin :)
>>> 
>>> clamav-owner please stop breaking dkim
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