Re: The best firewall is?

From: Mike (mike_at_notherematey.com)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 21:16:17 +0100

"Donald McDaniel" <orthocrossNOSPAMPLEASE@cablespeed.com> wrote in message
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> "Lars M. Hansen" <badnews@hansenonline.net> wrote in message
> news:st1rc05f9qoug5553e91quiskj4mvp1l7m@4ax.com
> > On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:11:14 -0700, Donald McDaniel spoketh
> >
> >>
> >> If you people are so enamored with commercial software, WHY are you
> >> not RECOMMENDING it, instead of "free" software?
> >
> > What difference does it make? The OP already has a "commercial"
> > software firewall, and he was looking for a replacement that were
> > less taxing on his system. The answer to that question is not going
> > to be McAfee, because that is just as big and bulky, if not more.
> >
> > Considering the fact that the free options, such as Kerio, Outpost,
> > Tiny, and ZoneAlarm are all good options, (just as good firewalls as
> > the commercial options), why not recommend the free ones? Should one
> > not recommend something because it's cheap or free?
> >
> > You mentioned earlier that ZAP has some features that the free version
> > does have, such as pop-up blockers and content blocking. Well, not
> > everyone needs or wants that, so why pay for ZAP if the freeware
> > solution does the job? Do you think everyone has a rich dad to pay for
> > everything??
> >
> > Lars M. Hansen
> > http://www.hansenonline.net
> > (replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)
>
> I live on a fixed income, yet even I am able to afford to pay for my
> firewall software. The fact is, the millions of addictive users of
> so-called "free" software, are in reality just greedy. The people who
> write "free" software would rather you PAID for their software. I know of
> very few developers who write "free" software for un-self-serving reasons.
> Which only proves to me that the users of so-called "free" software, who
> would rather use the "free" software instead of paying for it, are greedy.
> An honest man would be willing to pay for the services he receives. The
> millions of users of "free" software wouldn't pay for the gum they chewed,
> if they didn't have to. As far as I am concerned, they are no better than
> thieves. In fact, they are WORSE than thieves, because they are STEALING
> what is being offered freely to them.
>
> By the way, anyone without content filtering in this day and age deserves
> the nasties he is bound to get. And what's the difference in the load to
> system resources by using one all-in-one software product, and using two
or
> more stand-alone products to accomplish what a single all-in-one product
can
> accomplish with greater ease of use?
>
> Everytime I have used so-called "free" software, I have been badly
> disappointed. Much of the "free" software floating around on the Internet
> is written by amateurs, with little sense of proper design concepts. Much
> of Linux is like that, written by amateurs, and their lack of professional
> design concepts is reflected in the apps they write. Clunky and buggy.
> That pretty much defines Linux apps (and most "free" software in general).

Now you are just being provocative. You are showing your complete ignorance
of open source and blaming your inability to understand how to operate Linux
apps properly on the programmers. Sure Linux apps are not point and clicky
and that can confuse the uninitiated but by no stretch of even your vivid
imagination can they be described as clunky.

Once again to prove you completely and utterly wrong, the Watchguard Firebox
range of firewalls runs a hardend *nux and uses Iptables which Watchguard
fund the development of.. The latest range of Dlink DSL routers like the
DSL-604T all run a version of Linux on compact flash.

There is nothing wrong with Linux other than your inability to understand
how to use it.

If you really feel that strongly about not using free software, I suggest
you stop using the internet.

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