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[snip] > > I highly recommend the newer one. I don't believe > > there is any time bomb, and > > I'm not sure if they require money after 6 months, > > although it is certainly > > worth what ever it is they charge. I subscribe, so > > haven't actually purchased > > a shrink wrap one. I think they get more money by > > just donating so that is > > what I did. > > Here is part of the reason why I believe there are > only 6 months to register: I log into MNF and am > greated with this text: > > "UPDATES: Don't forget to register your firewall to > receive your free updates for 6 months. These updates > are critical to keep your security product up to date > and to maintain a high security level. These updates > consist of improvements to most features, security > fixes and more." > > Like I said updates are critical. And while this > product may be worth every one of the 200,000 pennies > spent on it, I need a FREE product since I basically > have a 0 penny budget at the moment. > > It seems to me that if updates for SNF are free that > may be the way to go. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to > go with MNF, but I can't afford the price at the > moment and will need eternal updates. it seems as if they try to get people to pay for the mnf updates, however, I dont think you will have to do so in order to get the updates. first of all, i just checked a mandrake updates mirror and there is a seperate directory for mnf, that one could simply use (add to urpmi etc.) without mandrake even knowing it. second, this mnf is basically a (heavily modified and stripped down) version of mandrake 8.2. for which updates are freely available. see also snf, which has a similar relationship to 7.2, with many packages in the snf update directory being a simlink to the 7.2 updates. all in all a rather unclear situation, as by reading the mandrake website one would think you have to pay for security updates. JP
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