--On Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:22:14 -0700 SN ORT
<snort_on_acid@yahoo.com> wrote:
Oh well, since you know Marty so well, you're like
close friends now, maybe you can explain why people
now have to pay for the latest sigs?
Well, I can't explain that, because I *don't* pay for sigs. And they seem
to work just fine.
You can pay for sigs if you want them *instantly*. Or you can wait five
days and get them for free. Or you can write your own.
What philosophy
does this follow again? I'm not faulting people for
trying to make a buck, I'm just saying it's a bit
foolish to rely soley on a free product to protect
your network and expect it to remain free and last
forever.
I think you're living in the dark ages. The future is open source+, which
means open source products backed by professional support and complementary
products - like Sourcefire's RNA, for example.
Open source is a Godsend, but let's be realistic:
another reason to make a great open-source product is
to build confidence, reputation, and then start making
the big $$$$$! This is a natural progression of
things, and sooner or later programmers have to make
money.
Read the blog post that Jason linked to.
Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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