Re: CentOS Cisco to XP Remote Workstation

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Author: Patrick Fleming, EA
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: CentOS Cisco to XP Remote Workstation


Joseph Sinclair wrote:

> I've download from them in the past (my employer at the time wouldn't
> provide the Linux version). Cisco doesn't sell the VPN client by
> itself. It's like driver software, it just connects you to their
> hardware (for which they charge quite a bit). If they were thinking
> clearly, they'd open-source the client and let their user community
> (which includes a rather large number of people who can fix code)
> help them vet the security and fix any bugs (and port to other
> platforms, like the BSD systems).
>
>


Nope. They have a Security through Obscurity attitude about such things
and they are happy to tell you that.
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