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AntiVirus No Longer Updating
Since 30th September, I have been getting an email from my RN214 advising me that the "Antivirus scanner definition file update failed due to download failure. Check your Internet connection." I ...
Your point is valid and accepted. Changing ecosystems is never fast or easy.
My point was that when they wanted to get out of the NAS market they could/should have open-sourced the firmware so that we could continue to maintain it ourselves. It was not as if they were going to hurt future upgrades/sales of new NAS devices!
The hardware was, and still is, too good to simply be thrown away because the antivirus tool is too old or that Samba etc have been updated. With access to the source code the user base could have provided ongoing patches and updates to allow users to hold onto their investments with security and reliability until the hardware dies a natural death.
My point was that when they wanted to get out of the NAS market they could/should have open-sourced the firmware so that we could continue to maintain it ourselves.
Maybe. Success there would require a good technical team, with someone willing/able to manage the workflow. AFAICT there aren't enough ReadyNAS users with both the skills and the interest.
While the hardware is rock-solid, the lack of NVME support and graphics acceleration are both significant limitations.
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