RE: linux firewal question (newbie)

["Huger, Alfred" <Alfred_Huger () NAI com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph S. D. Yao [SMTP:jsdy () cospo osis gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 12:08 PM
> To:   kshivers () tis com
> Cc:   HASSAN.KARIM () chase com; Stevesk () sweden hp com;
> Firewall-Wizards () nfr net
> Subject:      Re: linux firewal question (newbie)
>
> > At 06:25 PM 10/13/98 -0400, HASSAN.KARIM () chase com wrote:
> > > It seems that a port to Linux would cost NAI a couple of million bucks!
> NAI
> > > would need quite abit of pressure to decide to put a $2 Million effort
> into
> > > a free OS! Would the effort really be worth it? I mean, companies pay
> > > $10,000 to $30,000 for Gauntlet.... If someone were interested in
> paying
> > > $30K for a firewall, I'm sure they wouldn't mind paying $300-$600 for
> BSDi
> > > which is fully supported (and has a sweet TCP stack if I might add).
        [Huger, Alfred]  
      NAI has no 'official' stance on supporting or not supporting Linux, or
any free OS for that matter. Be build our products on platforms our
customers
        demand them on. If you have a need to have it (Gauntlet) placed on
Linux, or any of the TNS (Total Network Security) products under Linux,
please send me mail and tell me precisely why. I would be happy to to
compile this mail and take it to my management here. 

>  Curious question.  I guess you need to ask such little companies as
> IBM, Oracle, Netscape, Sybase, ... why they're supporting Linux.
        [Huger, Alfred]  Throw Intel and a couple of venture capitol firms
in there
         as well. 


        Alfred Huger
        Director of Engineering (TNS)
        Network Associates Inc.