BIND is not just legacy freeware | Linux Today

BIND is not just legacy freeware

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 24, 2009

“The open source BIND system that has held the Internet together
for decades is “freeware,” he sniffs to ZDNet UK’s Toby Wolfe.
“Freeware legacy DNS is the Internet’s dirty little secret.”

“What’s wrong with that statement? Just about everything. Open
source is not just freeware, calling something legacy just means
it’s tested, and there has never been anything secret about BIND,
dirty or otherwise.

“Or as Yosemite Sam told Bugs Bunny in High Diving Hare, “Dem’s
fightin’ woids.””

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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