Quoting Kurt Seifried (listuser@seifried.org) on Wed, May 02, 2001 at 11:47:56AM +0200:
Hi,
looks like I didn't notice that SSH seems to be really commercial now. Is this right? Do I need to pay for it if I am still using it?
There are some exceptions however these are not in the actual license as far as I know, they are PR releases on the ssh.com website. I wouldn't completely trust it. In any event future usage is in question (remember, ssh used to be "free", Tatu sure has changed).
Would you please finally read the license n 2.4.0? It is fully free on Linux and the free BSD systems, here a quote from the LICENSE file: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In order to install and use the Software, You must obtain one of the following three types of licenses: (1) Non-Commercial Use License, (2) Evaluation for Commercial Use License, or (3) Commercial Use License. To qualify for a Non-Commercial Use License, You must: (1) use the Software solely on a system under the Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, or OpenBSD operating system (whether for commercial or non-commercial use), or 2) use the Software for non-commercial purposes as defined herein and be a Non-Commercial Entity as defined herein, or (3) be an Excluded Contractor as defined herein. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I do prefer OpenSSH, but i am getting a bit annoyed at your costant slandering of the commercial SSH. There are many points to gripe about, especially their compatibility problems, but at least for the open OSes, it is at least FREE!
Is OpenSSH a full-featured substitute for SSH? Are there major problems in configuration to expect if I try to deinstall SSH and go for OpenSSH?
Yes, actually many (myself included) would say that OpenSSH is better then SSH. OpenSSH for example has incorporated various security fixes in the
I can only second that... Use OpenSSH by all means. cheers afx -- atsec information security GmbH Phone: +49-89-44249830 Steinstrasse 68 Fax: +49-89-44249831 D-81667 Muenchen, Germany WWW: www.atsec.com May the Source be with you!