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Captain Crunch's New Boxes, Part II

Posted by timothy on from the whistle-whistle dept.

micsaund writes: "It looks like the infamous Captain Crunch has been toiling away for 3 years on a firewall now known as the Crunchbox. It runs OpenBSD and is administered via a web-based interface. Steve Wozniak is quoted as saying it's 'next to un-crackable.' Check it out at ShopIP. The Register also has an article on it. As an aside, since the Linux Router Project (LRP) appears to have been sold-out and GnatBox is a tad expensive, is anyone aware of some kind of 'packaged' firewall with a slick interface available for free?" We mentioned Draper's venture into firewalls last year, but there's been some progress since then.

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  1. Just make sure by javaaddikt · · Score: 5, Funny

    that you don't have a modem in your crunchbox
    :)

  2. Re:Smoothwall by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    His product is FREE though, you should just don your asbestos suit should you go looking for support. (View a few IRC logs etc. to get a feel for how "Dick" seems to view newbies and/or non-paying customers.)

    I think this guy has finally found a way to make money on free software: Forget selling licenses; forget selling service and support. Just sell protection from ridicule and verbal abuse.

    Preserving some semblance of self-esteem has clear value in the marketplace. I think this business plan will be successful.