Re: IPCop or SmoothWall? Which Is/Will Be Active?

From: Garf (garf@roadum.org.uk)
Date: 08/07/02 

From: Garf <garf@roadum.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 22:45:32 +0100

Ralf A. Quint wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Aug 2002 05:34:26 GMT, "Angel"
> <transnation2k@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I wanted to know if the SmoothWall Freebie version is dead based
>>on what I read and IPCop is the new where SmoothWall freebie
>>version left off, IPCop picked it up.

> SmoothWall GPL is far from being dead, however IPCop seems to got
> stuck in it's tracks...

How so?

>
> The folks at SmoothWall decided to concentrate on their Corporate
> version, so thath they are able to pay for the food on the table and
> all the other things that are required in RL....
>
> However, the GPL version 0.99 has still been patched/fixed and there
> is a new version 2.0 in the works, which, as others already mentioned,
> is about to go into beta test stage. This one will be way ahead of
> what even IPCop just dared to anounce as future plans.

>
> Just out of curiosity, i downloaded IPCop and installed it on a test
> machine, and to be honest, beside the nice idea of an other GPL based
> firewall, it's IMHO not worth using unless those folks involved kick
> into a higher gear and put THEIR money where THEIR mouth is...

Interesting point and you are the only person, bar one, who holds this
opinion quite so strongly. Any connection to Smoothwall Ltd in there Mr
Quint?

I can think of a couple of features that IpCop has over smoothwall 0.9.9,
ext3 for a starters, a better/faster USB ADSL driver...

>
> I have installed several SmoothWall Corporate servers and it beats
> CISCO hands down for a fraction of the price....

That's depends...horses for courses and all that.

>
> And all GPL versions that i have installed so far work flawless in
> every case, not a single (serious) reason to complain...

And I can second that for IPCop.

>
> Ralf 

-- 
H&Ks
Garf

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