X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FROM,KHOP_RCVD_TRUST,KHOP_THREADED,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <504C2D61.6080407@dancol.org> References: <20120905202710.GA10452@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <50489C52.3030608@hones.org.uk> <50489E19.5010208@cs.utoronto.ca> <1346983618.8580.28.camel@YAAKOV04> <504C2D61.6080407@dancol.org> Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 13:22:56 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Problem during C source code compilation From: Earnie Boyd To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com 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. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple