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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:01:03 -0800
From: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com>
To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Commercial Tripwire available for Linux, not FreeBSD
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On Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 07:35:38PM -0700, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> wrote:
> Today, a client asked me if I would install the commercial version of
> Tripwire on his FreeBSD server, which had been compromised and needed a
> thorough cleaning. I browsed Tripwire's Web site and then called to confirm
> what appeared to be true: Tripwire has no implementation for FreeBSD. They
> support Solaris and Red Hat Linux, period -- and are working on an NT port.
> 
> The person who answered the phone said that he doubted there would ever be
> an implementation for FreeBSD because "no one uses it." When I pointed out
> that FreeBSD's estimated user base is two thirds that of Linux, and that
> large companies like Yahoo! use Linux, he said, "Well, I'm sorry, but we
> haven't even considered doing a port because we don't believe there's any
> demand." (Translation: an operating system that doesn't get a lot of press
> is assumed not to be in demand.)
> 
> Given that, I think that FreeBSD's profile needs a considerable boost.
> 
> --Brett Glass
> 
> 
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	This simply means BSD has better security then Solaris, Linux and
	NT.

-- Yan


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