Thanks very much Anand, you are very helpful.
> Possibly your first sentence is why very few, if any, people responded?
On reflection I can understand that very much. I am not a salesman I don't
like sales, but I do think that in order for Linux to gain mindshare it
needs to be sold. Not sold by technical people like the residents of this
list, but by the average computer salesman who probably doesn't know what
hes talking about. I have come to this unfortunate conclusion thru studying
the sales cycle of other similar products, and realising that some people
are great at selling stuff, others aren't. Those that are great salespeople,
generally aren't great technical people, I spose if they were they wouldn't
be in sales! :/ This is of course is just my opinion based on very limited
observation.
>
> You can quote me as saying "I've been running Linux based firewalls
> for over 5 years continuously. In that time I've never had an intrusion,
> or fault, with Linux"
Thanks, I may have too :/
> Security isn't a product it is a process. If you are attempting to tell
> people that they are/will be secure by installing a product you
> recommend you are doing them a disservice.
Very good point. Thankyou.
> You are trying to sell ipchains or are you trying to sell a
> security solution.
> I don't think it is valuable to focus on the specifics of the
> technology, as
> that will change, but its purpose.
I agree. After all, solutionsfirst is the name of my business :-/
>
> A lot of commercial shops seem to use Firewall-1; I'm not aware of any
> comparisions though. Nor have I searched any out.
>
> I recommend you buy "Firewalls and Internet Security" by Cheswick and
> Bellovin. Chapter 3 will give you the definitions you need if you are
> doing technical sales pitches.
OK, done :)
>
> Anand
you rock,
Dave
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