Hey John!
Good to hear that your still alive and kicking. My comments regarding STN emminent
demise may have a bit premature. However, it seems that everybody and their dog now
has a NAT/Firewall/Linux internet sharing solution, and I have to question waiting for
a stable kernel to continue work, as it has been 14 months since the last release of a
new version of STN. Even if it was some patching of the current version, that would be
swell. Possibly more network drivers, and support for DDNS services that are free
(About a million of them). Most of the scripts and stuff can be had for free from a
number of places. This would help keep interest in STN active until a full blown new
release is avaiable. Just my two cents worth.
Craig
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 15:41:57
John Lombardo wrote:
>> Is John Lombardo still alive?
>
>Thank you for your concern :) Yes, I am still breathing and do read the
>list. Many have asked me where ShareTheNet is going, is it still being
>actively developed, am I still supporting it? Is the web site ever going to
>change?
>
>Here's where we are...
>My official line has been that I'm waiting until a stable 2.4 kernel comes
>out before I do anything else with STN. The current version is extremely
>functional, thousands of people use it around the world, including many
>businesses, schools and entire school districts. STN was the first
>easy-to-use Linux based internet sharing/firewall software, and is still
>arguably the best.
>
>However, I have not been very responsive on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>and for that I apologize. I have been working hard on a number of projects,
>including a book on Embedded Linux, that have been really taken my time
>away. That is no excuse, and I need to fix the situation. I have a
>candidate that I'm trying to recruit to fill the
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] role so that the answers will be much faster.
>But rest assured, if he does take the position, I will be there in the
>background answering the hard ones.
>
>As for future development plans for STN, they cannot be brighter.
>SoftwareSuperStore.com has signed a deal with a major network hardware
>manufacturer -- I cannot say who because they recently filed their S1 to go
>public. We'll help them produce their next-generation router software
>based on the STN code. As we search for additional investors, I plan to
>come out with a brand new version of STN that will have more features than
>any of the previous.
>
>Lastly, I want to thank all of the people who have supported STN on this
>list for the last three years. STN is what it is today largely because of
>this list. We've had many valuable threads where a lot of people's
>questions got answered, and a lot of product decisions got made.
>
>With my sincere thanks,
>
>John Lombardo
>aka [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for now :)
>
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