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Hello ALL,
Have we forgotten the roots of LINUX? It is Open Source Software.
If there is something or some function that someone needs or wants
then that someone would then in turn make up for that short fall in
the program and redistribute that update so that ALL can benefit from
the improvement/improvements.
As for the problem of not being Mission Critical it all loops back to
the same problem that I just stated.
It does not have a dedicated support staff to write updates and fixes
for this or any other issue. It is mostly done on a volunteer basis.
It probably sounds like a cop-out as it is. However If you think you
can code something better then do so and release it to GNU so that ALL
can benefit.
Cary
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Marcus J. Ranum
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 8:18 AM
To: Steven Choi; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: NAI Security Advisory: Vulnerability in NFR
2.0.2-Research
>I am getting frustrated.
Me too! We've posted about 15 messages to this list about
how mediocre Linux' packet capture routines are. We've put
stuff in the documentation, and we've done everything except
deliberately _force_ our software not to be able to build
on Linux. Why? Because there are always people who try it
and then post:
>I have installed NFR on Linux and it appears to keep missing packets
>even on my low bandwidth network.
We're sorry it doesn't work well but it's Linux' problem,
not ours. :( Linux is a fine operating system, yaddayaddayadda
but its packet capture code is pathetic. Read it and weep.
>My issue is whether to consider NFR a mission critical tool
Linux isn't a "mission critical" operating system, is the problem.
That's why we've gone out on a limb and risked pissing off the
faceless hordes of Linux fanatics by telling them that their
favorite O/S can't run with the big dogs. Try one of the BSD
derivatives, read the release notes, and you'll have less
problems.
On the other topic, Mudge's filters are a bit buggy (the
current versions) and he's in the process of furiously
writing N-code as we speak.
mjr.
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Marcus J. Ranum, CEO, Network Flight Recorder, Inc.
work - http://www.nfr.net
home - http://www.clark.net/pub/mjr
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