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Re: Smooth wall 3.0 Tweaks


From: "Alex Howells" <astinus () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:30:35 +0100

2008/7/2  <infolookup () gmail com>:

I am basically looking to see if this product is good or can I deploy other free products and get more out of them.


That largely depends on how much time you've got I'm afraid --
everything which Smoothwall is doing can be implemented in different
ways, using free tools.  Whether you want to spend 2 weeks tinkering
about and implementing your 'perfect' setup is probably a cost:benefit
decision you need to make ;)

The most important question, in my opinion:  does the product do what
you want, is it 99% there?

As to whether the product is good - only you can answer that :) That's
like asking, "How long is a piece of string?" or "What is the best
editor?" -- it will always cause people of different opinions to spout
"It's complete bollocks" vs "It's the best thing ever" and none of
those people are you, so it's pretty irrelevent spouting!


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