Captain Crunch's New Boxes, Part II 423
micsaund writes: "It looks like the infamous Captain Crunch has been toiling away for 3 years on a firewall now known as the Crunchbox. It runs OpenBSD and is administered via a web-based interface. Steve Wozniak is quoted as saying it's 'next to un-crackable.' Check it out at ShopIP. The Register also has an article on it. As an aside, since the Linux Router Project (LRP) appears to have been sold-out and GnatBox is a tad expensive, is anyone aware of some kind of 'packaged' firewall with a slick interface available for free?" We mentioned Draper's venture into firewalls last year, but there's been some progress since then.
Just make sure (Score:5, Funny)
:)
If you send it an MP3 of the correct frequency (Score:3, Funny)
People shouldn't say these things! (Score:4, Funny)
What does Steve Wozniak have against Captain Crunch? we all know what happened to Oracle when they made similar claims.
I'd dare to say.. (Score:2, Funny)
Dr. Nonsense, cofounder of the Nonsense School of Journalism and PR.
Re:Wozniak? (Score:1, Funny)
Mine doesn't work (Score:2, Funny)
the damn thing.
-Kevin
h4x0r3d? (Score:2, Funny)
...and as soon as the story was posted, the screen read "j00've b33n h4x0r3d" and nature once again revealed its irony.
OT: $0.02 (Score:1, Funny)
Just my 4 pages.
File systems (Score:3, Funny)
Saw this and thought... (Score:4, Funny)
(and for those keeping score, I am in fact blocking timothy's articles from the front page. I came here after seeing the headline on another site.)
Furby Intrusion Tool (Score:2, Funny)
I thought the title was about the cereal (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Smoothwall (Score:5, Funny)
I think this guy has finally found a way to make money on free software: Forget selling licenses; forget selling service and support. Just sell protection from ridicule and verbal abuse.
Preserving some semblance of self-esteem has clear value in the marketplace. I think this business plan will be successful.
Re:Smoothwall (Score:4, Funny)
An ill-mannered, non-social programmer? Impossible!
unbreakable? (Score:3, Funny)
slashdottable.
Re:Smoothwall (Score:3, Funny)
View a few IRC logs etc. to get a feel for how "Dick" seems to view newbies and/or non-paying customers
Now there's a business model I hadn't considered: Give the product away for free, charge people to be nice to them.
Re:Smoothwall (Score:3, Funny)
With one notable exception, of course; you're forgetting Theo's reputation for being so friendly and cuddly, much like a kitten.
--saint