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Re: Cheaper Snort!
From: Leigh David Heyman <leigh () ai mit edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:35:07 -0500
Playing Devil's Advocate, I'd say that the answer is that there are thousands of Window$ administrators out there, operating in purely M$ environments who know little to nothing about operating, much less administrating a UNIX system of any kind. I imagine then, that it's less expensive to pay for a windows license than the overhead of paying a Windows admin while he/she learns to use, administer, and most importantly, secure a UNIX system-- all this before he/she's even had a chance to actually install and configure Snort. Installing a security device which you don't know how to properly operate can potentially be more insecure than not having the device in the first place. Circumventing the OS holy war then, the agnostic approach is simpler: The best OS, is the one which does the job you need it to, in the most effective and efficient manner. For some of us, GNU/Linux fits the bill more often than not, but I can't assume the same for others. -Leigh ----------------------------- A kind of Batman of contemporary letters. -- Philip Larkin on Anthony Burgess _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
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