On 11/28/05, Qv6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 28 November 2005 04:04 pm, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > This is why OpenBSD/OpenSSH does not need to hire a spin doctor. > > > > Other people do it for us ;) > > > > http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/684/ > > > > And... thanks to those of you who supported us when they were > > threatening to sue us years ago.. > > > Intersting news. > > I once worked for a major Telecom firm that used a commercial > implementation of ssh. I was curious and I asked one of the other > techies why pay for ssh when openssh is available. "Because we can go > to the company for support" was his answer. > > I couldn't help but wonder what type of issues people encounter while > using openssh. Aside from the usuall software bugs, has there really > been any major problems with openssh that the community has not fixed > promptly? > > Not that I don't think openssh is superior for the fact that it *is* open software, I bet that the company in question needs software support lisc. for legal issues. If the software goes tit's up and costs the company N dollar's it is easier to get that money from a commercial entity whom you have a contract with (or more likely get money via a insurance broker of some sort). At least that's the best I've been able to see through that line of reasoning :^)
-p -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
