[ILUG] OT: vista anti-malware software for Irish charity

[Niall Walsh]

Quoting Rory Browne <rbmlist at gmail.com>:

>> The machines currently have anti-virus software (probably pre-installed)
>> but I've yet to discover just when the existing licenses will run out.
>> They want to let people use usb-sticks to store their own files so the
>> machines do need to run some local anti-virus.
>>
> Personally depending on the nature of the charity, I would contact the
> existing supplier. Assuming it's a genuine charity, and not the "Niall Walsh
> beer fund", or something registered as a charity for tax reasons, they might
> be open to discussion.
>

Sorry that I don't really want to disclose the actually charity but it  
is a genuine charity.  There's no way I would have gone OT to ilug for  
my (or anyone elses) beer fund!

I had a couple of off list replies suggesting AVG and Avira as "free"  
options and now the on-list links from Paul.   Below is why I don't  
think either AVG or Avira are viable options without at least entering  
into a dialog with the vendors for permission to use them.   All of  
the "non-commercial" offerings I've come across so far, though I only  
checked out the main contenders, seem to really mean (and legally  
specify) non-commercial personal individual home use.

I guess there is no easy option and your (Rory's) advice of entering  
into a dialog with the existing supplier (and/or others) is the best I  
can do.

Niall

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This seems to rule out the use I described.

No link for Avira's agreement but thanks to wine I verified that I  
would not be happy to just use it thanks to the following:
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