Re: [Emerging-Sigs] Downloading older versions of snort

[Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com>]

I'm working on it as we speak:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/snort/files/OLD%20STUFF%20THAT%20YOU%20SHOULDNT%20USE/?


On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Mike Cox <mike.cox52 () gmail com> wrote:

> Logan, very good points, I agree fully.  Let's set our timers for two
> weeks ... no, make it four to be fair .. and then we can reassess.
> Does this seem reasonable?
>
> -Mike Cox.
>
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Logan Anderson <loggiew () gmail com> wrote:
> > If you don't want to respond ad nauseum about this then perhaps you should
> > give him more than an hour to consider how to do what he has said he will
> > do. Not having an active repository of old code is not closed source. Give
> > him a minute to look at solving the problem. Let's try to be polite and
> > supportive of the open source community rather than run them down while they
> > are trying to help.
> >
> > Logan
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Mike Cox <mike.cox52 () gmail com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Joel Esler <jesler () sourcefire com> wrote:
> > > > On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Mike Cox <mike.cox52 () gmail com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Joel.  Ultimately I would like to be able to
> > > > download/compile/run/analyze snort 2.8 versions thru the current
> > > > version.  Do you  have links?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > They aren't publicly available, I'll have to dig them out from storage
> > > > somewhere.
> > > >
> > > > I guess I could start my own repo of snort versions going forward (I'm
> > > > guessing this is OK since it would be publicly available and Snort is
> > > > Open Source) but I don't think it would come in handy form for another
> > > > two to five years.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Like I said before, maybe we can put them up somewhere for reference and
> > > > people can get to them.  I need to think about what's the best way to do
> > > > that (considering our backend hosting, etc)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Maybe someone better at Sourceforge/github/etc.
> > > > could do this and/or Sourcefire could assist since they have all the
> > > > code (and aren't scared of the past or being fully Open Source).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand your "fully Open Source" comment.  We've never hid
> > > > anything.  Our code has always been open source, and as long as Marty is
> > > > around, always will be.
> > >
> > > Awesome!  So where is the historical code?  (Seriously, not trying to
> > > be a jerk  but where is it?)
> > >
> > > Joel, I'm sorry, I apologize for being somewhat demanding and I
> > > totally understand that once SF went public/got external
> > > funding/pressures/etc. that priories changed.  We all have to make a
> > > buck when we need it.  I was just hoping that such a great product
> > > like Snort, which claims to be "Open Source" would be more willing to
> > > share the source of past releases instead of to trying to "bury/hide
> > > the past".  There is a lot to be learned from the past and the
> > > evolutionary process is great and understanding/reflecting/analyzing
> > > it is always good for the Open Source lifecycle.
> > >
> > > I'd rather not continue this thread ad nauseam and what I'm looking
> > > for is is simply historical code for an allegedly Open Source product.
> > > If this is not convenient (or amenable with shareholders) I am happy
> > > to transition to Open Source products that will accommodate my needs .
> > > Please let me know.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -Mike Cox
> > >
> > > > --
> > > > Joel Esler
> > > > Senior Research Engineer, VRT
> > > > OpenSource Community Manager
> > > > Sourcefire
> > >
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