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pfSense has support contracts. I would say - Errors can be fixed immediately by anyone who has the knowledge to do so. - m0n0wall will never stop being developed, as long as the source code exists, anyone that wants to learn the code can develop it. - Compatibility is always a issue regardless of the manufacture. Simply test it and see if it works. No one can say their product is compatible with all equipment. Adam Ulrik Lunddahl (PROconsult) wrote: > Hi Thomas! > > Trust can't be sold, but is required to be in stock to sell anything else. > > Monowall is a product, but everything around it is based on trust, since trust can't be sold, i have nothing to sell when the customer asks for insurance for: > > - that errors will be fixed in a certain time frame. > - that the product will be developed for x years. > - that the product will be compatible with x other product. > and more... > > In that case I have to choose a product that has these services included or sold as an option, often that means a product that is not quite as good as m0n0wall, but there is really no other option. > > > Med venlig hilsen, Best regards > Ulrik Lunddahl > > Sales Manager - Salgschef > PROconsult Data A/S - Rugårdsvej 15 - 5000 Odense C > Tel: +45 63113333 - Tel dir: +45 63113341 - Mobil: +45 26363341 - Fax: +45 63113344 > E-mail: ul at proconsult dot dk - Web site: www.proconsult.dk > > > VSP - Infrastructure Optimization Solutions > VSP - Business Continuity > VTSP - VMware Infrastructure Virtualization > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: David Kitchens [mailto:spider at webweaver dot com] > Sendt: 13. januar 2009 02:41 > Til: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > Emne: RE: [m0n0wall] Tough sell to my boss > > I've had clients ask me why I recommend m0n0wall over better known vendors > and after being in the biz for 15 years and watching how things progress, it > makes more sense to use products that just plain WORK! > Here is an example: this is one of my clients, a 100 year old company, > running a Soekris net4501, built and put into production in Oct 2005 running > 1.1. It's connecting to another identical box three states away via IPSec. > > Version 1.21 > built on Sun Jan 1 12:53:10 CET 2006 > Platform net45xx > Uptime 15 days, 15:34 > Last config change Fri Jan 9 15:00:40 EST 2009 > CPU usage view graph > Memory usage 35% > Notes: Upgrade 1.21 - 01/02/06 after 94 day uptime > 12/12/08 - 861 days uptime > 12/30/08 - Power outage thru-out city overnite > > If it hadn't been for a big storm before Christmas the box would have nearly > 900 days of continous use! I guess now that its rebooted, I could upgrade to > 1.235, the only reason I hadn't was the uptime was so nice! > > Regarding support? I get more information about networking in general off > this list that it is actually BETTER than ANY paid support I've ever had. If > you don't get an answer to a question within a few hours on this list I am > surprised! When the product is of such quality that support is irrelevant... > Need I say more? Some people do run into problems, I won't say they don't by > any means, but with the level of experienced people this list has on it I'd > say nearly 98% of problems are resolved within a day or two. I used to sell > Smoothwall, a huge beast with a huge price tag, I see no need to sell my > clients that when something like this is available for nothing. If your boss > really wants to give his money away, I'm sure Manual would find a use for > it! :-) > > Just my 2 cents... > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Pauly [mailto:ppauly at gmail dot com] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:08 AM > To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > Subject: [m0n0wall] Tough sell to my boss > > My boss is the type of person who would rather pay more (loads more) for a > Cisco ASA because paid support can be found for it and there are "lots of > people who know how to support it". I need to counter these arguments in > order to implement m0n0wall. > > 1. Are there any companies in the USA supporting m0n0wall (paid support)? > > 2. 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