RE: SNORT and Linux 8.0

["Shaffer, Paul D" <paul.d.shaffer () lmco com>]

I normally just read and don't post much to this list, simply because I do not consider myself an "expert" in this 
crowd.  Despite about three years of using Snort professionally, I have little offer here.  "Michael" is obviously 
reading and posting to this list, as evidenced by his truly inane question.
 
So "clearly(?)" I would not offer benefit of the doubt in the higher level consultancy realm.  Do those types subscribe 
to this list?  Even some techies find it annoyingly verbose at times (As am I - annoyingly verbose, that is).  My 
conclusion was of the scarier type.  So...
 
If I'm right, hopefully now Michael has taken a step back, looked at some FAQs, read a doc or two and started off in 
the right direction.  And if we are lucky, we'll be the better for it, list, clients and all.
 
I apologize for the original flame, but in my defense it "was" Monday morning with a full inbox...
 
How many drinks, Erek?
-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net]On Behalf Of robert 
schwartz
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:27 AM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] SNORT and Linux 8.0



Please, this is clearly some style of "management consultant" or "efficiency expert" not a technology consultant so 
give him a break.  There are a lot of consultants that are not technology consultants out there doing "Business Process 
Re-Design" or other cruft.  They want to know if "version X" of product "Y" works on platform "Z" so they can add a 
decision layer to the technologists recommondations.  We've all seen this sort of thing before from management.  And in 
a Windows world, software versioning and operating system revision / patch levels are very important for application 
compatibility, so for someone unfamiliar with Open Source this is a very logical question.  The answer is:
 
Question:  Does anyone know what version of Snort will run on Linux 8.0?
Answer:  YES
 
Although the answer probably won't help much until a better question emerges.
 
If this person IS a technology consultant however, then this is truly one of the most chilling questions I've ever 
seen.... at once showing a fundamental and complete lack of understanding of UNIX, Linux, SNORT, open source software 
in general, compiling software in specific, and intrusion detection....   
 
It is like a Windows home user deciding that they were a security expert one day after learning how the MS Patch 
Updater tool works level of scary, and then you are justified in trying to protect the reputation of those of us who 
ARE professionals by making a stink on this list.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of 
Thompson, Jimi
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:16 AM
To: 'Dave Randolph'; snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] SNORT and Linux 8.0



Why?  Stealing is wrong.  Selling people something you don't have is stealing.  This applies even it's you're selling 
what you know.  Consultants like this give the rest of us a bad name.

 

Jimi  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Randolph [mailto:drandolph () nstarbank com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:54 AM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] SNORT and Linux 8.0

 

C'mon, man. That wasn't called for...

-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net]On Behalf Of 
Shaffer, Paul D
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:12 AM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] SNORT and Linux 8.0

Does anyone know who their clients are?  They should be warned the Sr Principal Consultant has no clue ! !

 

-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net]On Behalf Of 
Michael Karl
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:23 AM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: [Snort-users] SNORT and Linux 8.0

Does anyone know what version of Snort will run on Linux 8.0?

 

Thank You

Michael Karl

Sr. Principal Consultant

 

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