RE: Checkpoint Acquisition and the future of Open Source Snort

[Theodore Stout <theodorestout () yahoo com>]

Let's just trust Marty on this one.  He has been right
up until now so why doubt him at this point?

Even though I have had some serious doubts about this,
all in all, Sourcefire and Checkpoint will become
better because of this and somewhere, someplace, the
Pig will be stronger.  I suspose we all just have to
get used to such a large company being involved with
Sourcefire.  It is for the best.  Wayne, Tom, and
Marty have made the right decision.

I doubt that Checkpoint will negatively affect Snort
development and yes Interspect could use a bit more
intergration with Snort rules.  

Theo

--- SN ORT <snort_on_acid () yahoo com> wrote:

> Soo....Two opposing views, who will be right? Time
> will tell my friends!
>
> Cheese!
>
> Marc
>
> --- Paul Melson <pmelson () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Checkpoint Acquisition
> > and the future of Open
> > Source Snort
> >
> > > Oh pullleeeze! I predict that Snort will be gone
> > very soon. Let's seeeeee,
> > a corporate 
> > > "competitor" buys up an open-source and FREE
> > competitor, and things will
> > remain the 
> > > same? Everything will continue to be free and
> > people will continue to
> > develop for it? 
> > > Uh-huh. 
> > >
> > > You know, I actually wouldn't mind paying a bit
> > for Snort, but mostly
> > because it is/was 
> > > a "grassroots program". We support the
> > open-sourced communities. I mean,
> > open-source is 
> > > all about alternatives, ingenuity and a sort of
> > 'family'. Well folks, that
> > is now 
> > > history. I believe Snort has now been 'sold
> out'.
> > > The smartest thing for us to do is start looking
> > for an alternative.
> > > And open-source developers need to start
> building
> > a newer and better
> > system, if you're 
> > > a developer and want some fame and recognition,
> > talk to me! I am no
> > developer, but I 
> > > know enough about just about everything IT, and
> > even some programming
> > skills, and would 
> > > be glad to help. Now is the time to start!
> >
> >
> > You say the sky is falling on Snort, but I doubt
> it
> > for a number of reasons.
> >
> > 1. The GPL will minimally allow the ongoing use
> and
> > development of Snort
> > 2.4.x regardless of what Check Point wants to do. 
>
> > 2. Snort is a well-known brand in the IDS market -
> > that's value Check Point
> > would be foolish to throw away or relinquish
> control
> > of by dismantling its
> > open source engine.  
> > 3. Check Point has not shown itself to be a
> company
> > that buys up competition
> > in order to kill it (with one notable exception -
> I
> > still maintain that they
> > bought Zone to keep Cisco from buying them and
> using
> > Integrity to compete
> > with SecureClient, but that's another story.)  
> > 4. Sourcefire is more than just Snort.  NIDS is an
> > established market, and
> > though Snort is a standard player, it would make
> > more sense to me that Check
> > Point might be pursuing some of the more leading
> > edge stuff Sourcefire
> > offers, such as RNA and Defense Center.  (And
> > between you and me, Check
> > Point would do well to sell the Sourcefire
> > appliances instead of their own
> > starting immediately - InterSpect is a lousy
> engine,
> > and most people know
> > it.)
> >
> > Just my $0.02, but this is much ado about very
> > little.
> >
> > PaulM
>
>
>
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