RE: Alternatives to Nessus, License question

> -----Original Message-----
> Let me start by saying that I understand that Tenable has the 
> right to use whatever license they want for the software they 
> produce.  It's much better that they use the current license 
> than a strictly commercial one.

I agree.  A lot of hard work went into Nessus, and I want to see it
continue to be accessible to the community.  Its one of the few
outstanding pieces of software that is still free.  In fact, the current
license is downright charitable in my opinion.  We are lucky to get such
software for free, even if we do have to wait a week for plugins in some
cases.
 
> However, I think that the current license has some problems 
> that adversely affect legitimate users (who want to follow 
> the rules as Kevin pointed out).  I understand what Tenable 
> is trying to do (prevent other companies who sell appliances, 
> etc, from making money off their hard work) and I agree with 
> that.  I don't agree that users who want to install Nessus 
> from packages should be restricted from using the Tenable plugins.

I also agree here - who cares where you get the executables, as long as
you do the registration through the Nessus web site?  This just doesn't
make much sense to me.  Is it supposed to limit technical support
hassels by limiting the number of outdated binaries in the wild?  Even
if someone made an appliance, you'd still have to register on the Nessus
web site, right?

Mark Lachniet
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