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List:       nfr-users
Subject:    Re: Linux for NFR *testing*
From:       Yakov Kravets <ygk () nb ! com>
Date:       1999-06-22 19:31:10
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"Marcus J. Ranum" wrote:
> 
> >it would be nice if could just compile and run anyway, at least the
> >non-commercial version. Why should this do any harm to nfr?
> 
> Because, unfortunately, people compare the research/Internet
> version of our product against the packaged commercial offerings
> of our competitors. Not only is it a strike against us that
> they're comparing a toolkit to a complete product (if you want
> a complete ID product, buy a commercial NFR!) but they sometimes
> make that comparison on a platform that further undercuts us: Linux.

   Marcus, you're being very kind and by doing so you're
shooting
yourself in the foot. Not only do you make source code
available to
play around with but you also make it available on almost
any u*ix
platform. That's very generous. Show me another IDS vendor
that
does that. People don't get the fact that NFR compiles on
Linux
doesn't mean one should really use it because it's not
suited for it.
   What you have to do , IMHO, is release NFR appliance asap
and make
it available for 30 day eval. like everybody else does, drop
Linux
support completely and people stop complaining.

ygk.

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