About:
LinuxMagic VPN Firewall is a firewall kit that uses built-in 128 Bit Encryption, IPSEC-compatible VPN standards, and a 'no-write' design. It is a complete, standalone mini-distribution designed specifically to act as a VPN to connect two remote locations seemlessly.

Release focus: N/A

Changes:
This is now distributed on 1.44 floppy to allow editing on Win2000/NT boxes. initrd.gz is encrypted to prevent tampering. Encryption keys are now automatically removed from the filesystem, and the floppy module was removed to prevent access of the keys. The initialization scripts were updated. NE2000 and 3Com network drivers are now included as a default. This is the last Version Prior to the 2.4 kernel series.

Author:
Wizard IT Services - LinuxMagic Inc. <support (at) linuxmagic (dot) com> [contact developer]

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8.45/10.00 (1 vote)

Homepage:
http://www.linuxmagic.com/vpn/

Trove categories: [change]

[Development Status]		5 - Production/Stable
[Environment]		Console (Text Based)
[Intended Audience]		End Users/Desktop, System Administrators
[License]		Other/Proprietary License
[Operating System]		OS Independent
[Topic]		Internet, System :: Networking :: Firewalls

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	1.1.2	21-Sep-2000	Other/Proprietary License

 Releases

Version	Focus	Date
1.1.2	N/A	21-Sep-2000 12:38
1.1b	N/A	20-Jul-2000 21:03

 Comments

[»] This looks cool, but aren't they violating some licensing??
by GroundWire - Sep 21st 2000 13:28:19

How is the license allowed to be "propriatary". I've looked all over their web page, and can find no mention of a "downloadable version".

It is my understanding that if your software was based on Linux (and this clearly is), that you had to release the code for your modifications.

How far off am I? What's the difference that allows them to withhold even the freely downloadable binaries?

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