“When the Indiana Department of Education began installing PCs
running Linux in schools last year, it installed open-source
antivirus software on servers to scan incoming e-mail. But it
didn’t bother installing antivirus software on the desktop
computers.“‘I hate to admit this, but I wasn’t
worried,’ said Forrest Gaston, a consultant managing the project
for the state. Despite heavy student usage of the Internet,
Gaston’s optimism has so far been borne out: ‘It hasn’t been an
issue,’ he says…”