Re: Linux Firewalling - Further Adventures with DSL
On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 10:33:47AM -0400, Andrew Perrin wrote:
> Your supplier is wrong. There's no reason to spend the cash for a
> proprietary system. The problem is that non-technical folks are
> risk-averse, and risk aversion means "buy a product somebody else
> advertised."
Or "buy a product someone else is responsible for". There is no problem
with using Linux for your firewalling needs. You just need to
familiarize yourself with your tools and make sure that you don't rely
on any one tool for everything. The same is true with proprietary
tools/products. Security is a practice not a tool.
--
Jamin W. Collins
Remember, root always has a loaded gun. Don't run around with it unless
you absolutely need it. -- Vineet Kumar
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