Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:45:30 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: David Talkington <dtalk@prairienet.org>, Craig Cowen <craig@allmaui.com>, "freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Check Point FW-1 Message-ID: <39DFFBE9.546DFE24@softweyr.com> References: <200010080427.PAA19412@cairo.anu.edu.au>
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Darren Reed wrote:
>
> In some mail from David Talkington, sie said:
> >
> > b) To a boss concerned about the bottom line, a purchase equals
> > accountability (e.g., someone to sue when it breaks). This is (in my
> > humble opinion) typical of management that doesn't really care about
> > security of the company's data per se, but just wants their personal
> > asses covered.
>
> For the record, you can't sue anyone who's got the "standard" software
> license/disclaimer over the failure of it to perform or be bug free.
> Read it one day and actually see what it's all about.
But you can threaten to stop paying them tens of thousands of dollars in
customer/technical non-support contract fees if they don't come up with
a fix real fast.
You should sell support contracts for ipfilter, Darren. The people could
threaten YOU with cutting off the contracts you'll learn to hate. Small
incentive.
> What is really the difference is being able to dial 1-800-FIREWALL and
> have someone help you out, etc.
Well, at least have someone to answer the phone and listen while you rant.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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