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  1. Netgraft Corp responds to Microsoft by defile · · Score: 2, Funny · on Microsoft's Software Philanthropy: The Goodwill Ploy

    NEW YORK, Monday -- Responding to Microsoft's announcement to donate $1 Billion in software to non-profits, Netgraft Corp aims to one up Microsoft by announcing a $20 TRILLION software giveaway.

    Microsoft's move has been criticised by many in the free software community as an attempt to stifle [free software] adoption. "They're using their influence and might to suppress what is clearly better software. Well, as a company that earns its bread and butter promoting free software, we felt it would only be right to give our free software away as well", said Michael Bacarella, the company's founder and Chief Technology Officer.

    Effective immediately, the company will make its award winning TCP connection forwarder, tcpfwd, which normally retails for $5,000,000 per copy, freely available from its web site at http://netgraft.com/tcpfwd.c under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

    "No one has ever attempted this before", he continues, "but my hope is that in doing so, we can show the world that free software can beat proprietary software vendors, no matter what stunts they try to pull."

    Netgraft Corp will end the giveaway program for tcpfwd once it surpasses 4,000,000 downloads, which would retail for $50 trillion.

    "And it's not just for non-profits. tcpfwd is available to all, for-profits, students, and so on. Share and enjoy." concludes Mr. Bacarella.

    Microsoft did not immediately return comment requests.

  2. The question is not how much has Linux stolen by defile · · Score: 2, Informative · on SCO Claims Kernel Contains UnixWare Code

    Their entire suit may be based on header files in Linux which conform to SYSVR4 specifications. To an untrained reviewer, this may indeed look like infringement.

    Fortunately, there's plenty of legal precedence about header files, conforming to specifications, etc. which should make short work of this claim.

    Anyway, down to business...

    SCO customers in New York! would you like to move away from a sinking ship and regain control of your systems? Looking to develop a Linux strategy? We can help.

  3. Contract Netgraft Corporation.. by defile · · Score: 2 · on Recommendations for Third Party Security Audits?

    We'll provide free initial security auditing just to scare the crap out of you and let you know what you're up against. Then we'll be glad to sit down and discuss the options, etc.

    This is more than simply profit motive. Network security is everyone's responsibility and we see it as doing our part.

    See the 'ol homepage for more info.

  4. Since MySQL is being mentioned.. by defile · · Score: 2 · on Driving Out Costs with Open Source Tools?

    Take a look at MySQL Myths Debunked

    MySQL is free, and contrary to popular belief, is just as powerful as the for a huge price + 1000 times the size alternatives. It's also supported by a modest number of companies if you'd like to pay big bucks.

  5. Lack of support is bullshit by defile · · Score: 1 · on Are Expensive RDBM Systems Worth The Money?

    MySQL is small, fast, lightweight, suprisingly stable, is open source, and is extremely well supported.

    Even people who have commercial Oracle support contracts claim that MySQL is better supported.

    If you don't appreciate the extremely responsive mysql support mailing list, my company will gladly enter dedicated support contracts in NYC.

  6. Since I work at an ISP... by defile · · Score: 1 · on On the Reliability of DSL Providers...
    I wrote up a pseudo consumer report from the business/company POV.

    Try this link

  7. Also, broadband doesn't mean lots of bandwidth. by defile · · Score: 1 · on Are We Ready For Broadband Internet Access?
    Just because you own a big pipe, it doesn't mean you're going to have that pipe filled 100%. Bandwidth still costs the same, even if you can theoretically fire more traffic to the end user.

    Hell, there are still ISPs that can't even saturate 56k lines at peak hours.

    Since I work at an ISP, we have to consider these issues, moreso than the end user. Rather than explain this every single time, I just wrote a paper and give out the URL: http://netgraft.com/?item=3