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I went to try the (relatively) new version 3 today. After filling out
the form, I was given a few platforms for the binary to choose from.
Turns out Nessus 3 only works on the horrible Red Hat (-esque) Linux
distributions (or FreeBSD). I've always used Gentoo and OpenBSD. Gentoo
has a hard masked package for it, but it doesn't work yet. I'm sure I
could hack away at the RPM, but that seems messy and unnecessary. How is
the schedule looking for supporting other Linux distributions?

Are there any updates on <gulp> OpenVAS? Seems like that was a knee-jerk
reaction that is fading away. I hope not, because if it works as
planned, it will be our only hope to break the chains of locked-in
distribution support.

Another pet peeve - if I want to download a binary again (or for another
OS) I need to complete the form each time. If you want to keep track of
downloads, try to make it a little easier (perhaps an account for access)?

Though I for the most part agree with the point that Nessus was being
used by some evil people for profit on other's labor, this may have been
a drastic step. How has the new system benefited Tenable? Was there ever
consideration to use another type of license that would allow the
release of source code, but not the use for profit by product integration?

Thanks,

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Randal T. Rioux | Procyon Labs
IT Security R&D and Consulting
Virtual: www.procyonlabs.com
Physical: DC / Baltimore
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