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[Myles Braithwaite]

Not full Active Directory but partial. It's backend is LDAP.

Dave Sullivan wrote:
> Are you running an Active Directory domain controller on Ubuntu, or just
> a Kerberos realm?
>
> On Mon, 2006-28-08 at 04:05 -0400, Myles Braithwaite wrote:
>   
>> What about ClamAV http://www.clamav.net/? It will find Mac OS X (yes
>> there are Apple Virus) and Windows. I am currently using at work on
>> our Domain Controller running Ubuntu 5.10.
>>
>> Greg Tees wrote: 
>>     
>>> Hasn't AVG released their antivirus for linux, anyways?  Or are planning to?
>>>
>>> But yeah, waste of time if you ask me, unless you intend to scan files that are
>>> Windows-bound.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 04:41:40PM -0400, Dave Sullivan wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> If you download or order the 6.06 LTS CD, it comes with a feature called
>>>> LiveCD which lets you play around with it and try it before actually
>>>> installing it. The LiveCD is a fully functional system that doesn't
>>>> modify your hard drive at all.
>>>>
>>>> For your printer and digital camera, unless you have some obscure make
>>>> and model, it will most likely work. Again, this is the benefit of the
>>>> Live CD.. you can test them out before installing it for good. Ubuntu
>>>> comes installed with OpenOffice.org, which is a functional Office suite
>>>> much like Microsoft Office, and supports all of Microsoft's file
>>>> formats, including doc, xls and ppt. There is also an Adobe Reader for
>>>> linux, or you can use open source PDF readers. There's a selection of
>>>> programs that will do this.
>>>>
>>>> As for screensavers and antivirus.. I'm not sure about screensavers. The
>>>> ones that you use on Windows will most likely be incompatible with
>>>> Linux, since its a different system. However, there may be an equivilent
>>>> software that does the same thing. It just requires a bit of
>>>> browsing/asking around. Antivirus isn't typically needed on a Linux
>>>> system. There are free, open source antivirus software packages, but you
>>>> generally don't have to worry about viruses or other malware.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
>>>> That's what we're here for.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Dave Sullivan <demsullivan at gmail.com>
>>>> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DaveSullivan
>>>> http://daves-pgp-key.doesntexist.com/
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 2006-27-08 at 11:46 -0600, james kreutz wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> G'day 
>>>>>
>>>>> My name is James and I'm considering switching to a linux O/S (ubuntu
>>>>> ver.6.06)
>>>>> Because all I've ever known is MS(windows) I'm concerned about
>>>>> How this will affect my programs and applications (please excuse me if
>>>>> I do not use the correct terminology) 
>>>>> By programs and applications I'm refering to things like my screen
>>>>> saver(webshots), antivirus(avg)
>>>>> my printer and digital camera. Also what about opening things like
>>>>> Power Point and PDF documemts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is my contact info; 
>>>>>
>>>>> Email          Borniert at gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Phone         (403) 560 - 2696
>>>>>
>>>>> If someone is willing to send me their phone # I would be more than
>>>>> happy 
>>>>> to pay any long distance charges. Perhaps their is someone In the
>>>>> Calgary,Alberta 
>>>>> area that I could contact to get a better feel for Linux
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> There are friends we can live with, and
>>>>> Great friends we can't live with out.
>>>>>
>>>>> James & Apache
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
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>>>   
>>>