>> >>Whether or not there is an annual fee associated with ipcop I cannot >>say, but I do know that releasing software under the GPL and charging an >>annual support fee are not mutually exclusive propositions. >> >>Please forgive me if that was not what you were implying. >> >>Just an observation, > > ---- > I wasn't implying anything other than what I said - that the software > carries a GNU/GPL license and I've never seen anything that stated an > annual fee to be associated with it - for any reason. If Jeff or anyone > cares to point out where these fees are mentioned, I would appreciate it > since I am using ipcop at a number of clients and have given up on > smoothwall for a number of reasons (and I note that smoothwall is > interested in support contracts and renumeration for extra features). > > I was thinking that Jeff was confused and wanted him to elaborate on his > point. > > Craig > > This is getting off-topic (and I'll end this here), but I will say this--I use Smoothwall b/c I bought the corporate version and I hate to throw money away. One aspect I do not care for is the artificial imposed limit of only three network devices w/o having to upgrade from the "Corporate" to the "Advanced" product. Having said that, I understand that Smoothwall, Ltd. is a commercial entity entitled to make a profit. I do not curse them for that. I've never configured ipcop, but you've sparked my curiosity about how it compares to smoothwall in terms of ease of administration. Thanks, DP -- David-Paul Niner, RHCE Orange Park, Florida, United States GPG Key ID: 0x106B54E3
