Why is snort "lightweight"?

["Jesse W. Asher" <jasher1 () tampabay rr com>]

I've seen Snort categorized as "lightweight" and I wanted to understand 
what was meant by that statement.  What makes Snort lightweight versus 
other intrusion detection systems. What makes one heavyweight and one 
lightweight?  Was this categorization even justified?

Thanks!!





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