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RE: linux firewal question (newbie)
From: "Huger, Alfred" <Alfred_Huger () NAI com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:29:18 -0700
-----Original Message----- From: Joseph S. D. Yao [SMTP:jsdy () cospo osis gov] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 12:08 PM To: kshivers () tis com Cc: HASSAN.KARIM () chase com; Stevesk () sweden hp com; Firewall-Wizards () nfr net Subject: Re: linux firewal question (newbie)At 06:25 PM 10/13/98 -0400, HASSAN.KARIM () chase com wrote:It seems that a port to Linux would cost NAI a couple of million bucks!NAIwould need quite abit of pressure to decide to put a $2 Million effortintoa free OS! Would the effort really be worth it? I mean, companies pay $10,000 to $30,000 for Gauntlet.... If someone were interested inpaying$30K for a firewall, I'm sure they wouldn't mind paying $300-$600 forBSDiwhich is fully supported (and has a sweet TCP stack if I might add).
[Huger, Alfred] NAI has no 'official' stance on supporting or not supporting Linux, or any free OS for that matter. Be build our products on platforms our customers demand them on. If you have a need to have it (Gauntlet) placed on Linux, or any of the TNS (Total Network Security) products under Linux, please send me mail and tell me precisely why. I would be happy to to compile this mail and take it to my management here.
Curious question. I guess you need to ask such little companies as IBM, Oracle, Netscape, Sybase, ... why they're supporting Linux.
[Huger, Alfred] Throw Intel and a couple of venture capitol firms in there as well. Alfred Huger Director of Engineering (TNS) Network Associates Inc.
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- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Kevin T. Shivers (Oct 14)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Joseph S. D. Yao (Oct 07)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) David Lang (Oct 09)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Christopher Nielsen (Oct 09)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Darren Reed (Oct 14)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Kevin T. Shivers (Oct 14)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) David Lang (Oct 14)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Kevin T. Shivers (Oct 14)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Joseph S. D. Yao (Oct 14)
- Re: linux firewal question (newbie) Joseph S. D. Yao (Oct 16)