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Snort Creator Makes Good

Posted by timothy on 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...'"

2 of 288 comments (clear)

  1. Careers? by cp4 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Clicked on Careers and don't see anything for Linux zealots...

    Technical Writer and Marketing Manager don't quite fit the bill.

    Am I looking in the wrong place?

  2. And also useful... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm sure some of you would prefer the Windows version of Snort, put together by Silicon defense.

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.