On Friday 25 October 2002 22:36, RichardA wrote: > H.J.Bathoorn, Friday 25 October 2002 18:29: > > I've got a P133 running Smoothwall very nicely. > > Smoothwall has a GPL download and even if you decide not to install it: > > their docs and faq's are well written and clear. > > When a GPL project is forked, it's usually for technical reasons. IP-Cop > was forked from Smoothwall because of the anti-social attitude of the > Smoothwall founder, Richard Morrell. Search Google groups for his name and > settle down for an entertaining, if expletive-laden, read. > Many of us use Linux for moral, as well as technical, reasons. I chose not > to use Smoothwall. > That sounds really uptight and moral. Ah well.
All true and proven, but none the less Smoothwall is an excellent product, well documented and with no unnescesary frills. Agreed Morell's attitude and diplomacy does remind me (very loudly) of a British Football hooligan but AFAIK IP-Cop stopped fairly short in it's own tracks and S-wall(latest version) is still to be gotten GPL-wise. And because (you're right) it does sound uptight and moral: I don't have to like the guy to admit he may be right! It would help though, a bit of sympathis....oh so what, a little "couleur locale"!:o) Good hunting, Harm.
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