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by cageek 4083 days ago
$2.7 Billion dollars: snort -> sourcefire -> Cisco

http://www.networkcomputing.com/careers-and-certifications/c...
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danielweber 4083 days ago
Sourcefire significantly clamped down on the openness of Snort. Pushing out new versions with less-free licenses, and changing the alert format regularly.

NB: I'm not saying they were wrong for this, because they've got to make money.

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