On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Steve Muchai <smuchai@gmail.com> wrote:

> Managed IP services such as QOS/IDS/NTM is a must have and ISPs, Telcos need
> to embrace this. No one on edge networks is going to micro-manage a problem
> such as Torrents which keep changing their patterns when threats increase to
> their survivability. Even if some taka taka Open source freeware worked, it
> cannot keep up with the changes as itself becomes a bottleneck. Let ISPs and

Depends who's running it and on what hardware, and I think it's
offensive to refer to other people's work as taka taka simply because
they release it open source.

Compared to enterprise and proprietary solutions that do work in the context of deployments, IMHO I can refer to the RE released versions freeware as like the total crap fit for another world that probably will die from starvation, diseases or weather changes. I think you mentioned Congo somewhere, so you have first hand experience. For a country that is totally super rich in natural resources including rare metals, where would you rate it on a scale of development? Are they still asking for bribes when you speak differently or those funny roads blocks looking for rare things? The same example applied here: If I was a CTO of a network company and serious about offering managed services, would I go and get a brand that I know will maintain continuity or will I go to the internet, hit google and go to some site where I can free software to configure which is going to take ages? RE freeware has very limited scopes, just because the web grew around it does not mean it's everything. Well, it can be everything if only people put their minds to doing things rather than waiting to be offered devices that run it in the first place. Do you remember etinc and freebsd? What about packeeter that also runs on RE clone? How many use these devices because they have no freakin' idea that they too could have developed on the TCP stack. So please, allow me the chance to insult intelligently. For a better perspective, compare that a RE OS discussion will be more about the GUI than actual functionality. Lastly, I did not even market a proprietary system here that will totally exceed many expectations, including granular controls. Open Source and Freeware marketing has to stop.. :-)