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FreeS/WAN Project Bows Out

Posted by timothy on from the ideas-don't-die-though dept.

V. Mole writes "After five years, the FreeS/WAN project has decided to end development. The main reason seems to be that although the project was technically successful, it was not making much progress with its political goals of encrypting a significant portion of all Internet communications, although one might guess that the selection of KAME for the standard Linux IPSEC implementation might also have influenced this decision. And don't panic, the software will remain available, and of course some other group is free to continue development."

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  1. I thought the Internet was encypted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not triple-DES, but it's double-rot-13. Sounds safe enough.

  2. Re:corporation by Fnkmaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Support from a guy with a two-digit Slashdot User ID... what more could you ask for?

  3. Re:corporation by velkro · · Score: 4, Funny


    Thanks! Some of us have been doing this stuff for many, many years. We might even be good at it by now :)

  4. Re:Opportunistic encryption by MrWa · · Score: 4, Funny
    Also, aren't there other problems inherant with OE? IE
    Amoung many other problems, yes, Outlook Express being integrated with Internet Explorer is a problem...