Snort Creator Makes Good · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by timothy on Monday July 1, 2002 @06:59AM from the no-bayou-or-weaseling-required dept.

Anonymous Coward writes: "Robin Miller, aka Roblimo, has written a great analysis of one of the first Open Source companies to be profitable before their IPO, Sourcefire! In this 'local boy makes good', we read about Team Fortress-playing programmer Marty Roesch, who writes Snort to beat his online gaming addiction. Now Snort is one of the most successful Intrusion Detection Systems out there and Marty's start-up is going gangbusters. Robin explains how Marty's company started in his basement (like Apple's garage), got profitable, then got venture capital in a time when everyone swears there is no venture. Marty even offers jobs at Sourcefire for the Slashdot crowd, 'Linux zealots, Open Source gurus, self-starters who are self motivating so I can just turn them loose...'"

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Can't wait till.... by jsimon12 · 2002-07-01 07:04 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Should be intersting to see how long it will take for them to patent things and start sueing, or start sueing for trademarks, or conversly get sued for the like. Its the Internet effect.
Re:Good luck. by autocracy · 2002-07-01 07:37 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Well, you're still here... I'm just showing up to post this and then go back to my servers...

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