On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Loki wrote:
> Ok, this is going to cause a lot of flames, but I really don't care.. :)
Obviously. ;)
> I attended Defcon and Mr. Marcus Ranum made a complete ass out of himself by
> insulting close to 75% of his customer base with his choice for discussion...
AFAIK, Marcus left during BlackHat- not DEFCON. I hardly see people who
maliciously attack systems they don't own as 75% of his customer base-
perhaps you have different market research techniques?
> so I would also not be surprised if their will be an influx of postings to
> BUGTRAQ concerning new NFR vulnerabilities aimed exactly for that reason.
If there are vulnerabilities it'd be better to get them out in the open,
no?
> On a more "unpersonal" note, NFR in my oppinion bites the big one.. That may be
> a biased opinion due to my heavy involvement and support in the SNORT IDS..
> but.. hey.. I did get to play with it and noticed a lot of problems and issues
> with it.. that also may be due to the fact it that it was an eval.. oh well..
What kinds of problems and issues? Without listing any you make it
difficult to evaluate the context of your negative criticism other than
the fact that the CTO of the company seems to think that the industry
needs to stop pandering to people who break the law and that people who
write destructive code should try to write constructive code instead.
No matter which "side" of the issues you fall out on, it's worth thinking
about the implications of lawmakers coming out with laws versus the
community coming out with social stances.
Paul
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul D. Robertson "My statements in this message are personal opinions
[EMAIL PROTECTED] which may have no basis whatsoever in fact."
PSB#9280
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
