From clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Fri Aug 17 19:14:41 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: list@tad.clamav.net Delivered-To: list@tad.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id EjQ4qDyi-jrc; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:14:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from tad.clamav.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B30D816C10B; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:14:28 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-To: clamav-users@tad.clamav.net Delivered-To: clamav-users@tad.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id TtaWZ63+zNkG for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:14:23 +0200 (CEST) X-Greylist: delayed 3326 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at tad; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:14:23 CEST Received: from que03.charter.net (que03.charter.net [209.225.8.191]) by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 495C916C0D3 for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:14:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: from aa03.charter.net ([10.20.200.155]) by mtai03.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070817161852.RYXB21729.mtai03.charter.net@aa03.charter.net> for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:18:52 -0400 Received: from BILLING ([71.14.74.130]) by aa03.charter.net with SMTP id <20070817161852.WDHO7864.aa03.charter.net@BILLING> for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:18:52 -0400 Message-ID: <018301c7e0ea$4fc1f9b0$6500a8c0@BILLING> From: "Jay West" To: "ClamAV users ML" References: <20070817130011.680c5fe4@localhost> <200708171226.l7HCQGlY032593@wrenkasky.com><20070817165300.375250a9@localhost> <46C5C5E5.3010206@roaringpenguin.com> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:18:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Chzlrs: 0 Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Sourcefire acquires ClamAV X-BeenThere: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: ClamAV users ML List-Id: ClamAV users ML List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Errors-To: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net David wrote... > Sourcefire is a public company. As such, its directors have a > fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of Sourcefire investors. Pendantic mode... Public/Private has no bearing on the issue. Private companies mostly act in the interest of the private shareholders which is generally the same interest shown by public shareholders in public companies. > So: How is Sourcefire planning to make money from ClamAV? I would > feel much more comforted if a Sourcefire rep could explain this. > (Public companies don't make acquisitions for the good of the > community; they make them for the good of their shareholders.) I can think of two possible scenarios from other examples in the industry: First, they may offer priority support contracts which many corporate users will want to pay for so they have direct and/or priority support, etc. Second, they may provide specific add-ons and features that are available for a fee, just like Sendmail.Org has done. This doesn't mean the code is really "forked", as the commercial version may be merely addons, conditional compiles, etc. I am not implying having any special knowledge or information. I'm merely illustrating what I have seen other companies do. I would suggest waiting and seeing what happens over a period of time, say a year. As long as some of the new enhancements, bugfixes, etc. trickle into the code (or the free version of the code, if they go that route)... I'd be quite happy. May even pay for the commercial support. Jay West _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html