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Re: Nessus - open or closed source?
From: Robert BARABAS <dc () ktk bme hu>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 16:43:53 +0100
2005. november 4. 08.44 dátummal Serg B. ezt írta: Hi, Yes, the third version of Nessus is not going to be released under GPL. (search for Renaud Deraison's pronouncement) However, a fork is available by Tim Brown, called OpenVAS / GNessUs /. As the previous name implies it is a GPL fork. :) You can find out more about that at their site, http://www.openvas.org/doku.php . Best regards, DC
Hi All, I don't recall where I read it, but... Something about Nessus going into proprietry market and that future releases of the scanner will not be available under GPL licence. Could someone confirm that or...?
-- Robert BARABAS Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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