[LUG] Fwd: My IPCop Review

[David Johnson <dj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 For those of you who haven't seen my IP Cop review, head on over to 
the SWLUG reviews section.
Here is RM's reaction in a mail he just sent me, with a few comments 
from me.

David.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Revise your article
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 00:24:10 +0100 (BST)
From: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: dj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



> David,

> IPCop is NOT more up to date than GPL. 

That's not what I see when I compare the software versions of both. But I could be wrong.

> I still fund over 400 GPL 
> installations a day. I just have more of a fucking clue than you do that 
> GPL can't support itself.

There's that famous RM attitude.
GPL can't support itself eh? I would have to disagree.
His idea of "supporting itself" is making money - something the GPL is *not* meant 
for.
As far as providing a useful piece of software to the community is concerned, it 
supports itself perfectly.

> IPCop have 4 security holes they havent even found to patch....

Wow. As if that makes all the difference. Security holes that are only 
exploitable from the local network - not the internet. Not really a major issue is 
it?
That's just nit-picking really.


This rather rude mail simply adds to my points I made in the review.
I haven't yet replied...



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