FreeRadius in Windows - was Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS
Neither to intrude in this sensitive matter, nor wanting to discuss it, I would just like to ask something for the sake of information. You are saying you dont have a Windows version, however I do recall reading some months ago about a Windows paid version too. At the time I *think* it was quite deliberate that it purported to be quite official i.e. your team. If it were not for this email I would not got the slightest idea it was another individual. Regards,
Message: 1 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:49:55 -0400 From: Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com> To: FreeRadius users mailing list <freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org> Subject: Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS Message-ID: <53FF5DB3.9040304@deployingradius.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Someone released a "FreeRADIUS for Windows" on sourceforge. Initially, he didn't include the source. After some discussion, he put up a copy of the "tar" file from an official release.
That isn't good enough. FreeRADIUS does not build or run under Windows. Any changes made to build on Windows MUST be released publicly.
In addition, he seems to have added a demand for a serial number. I've been getting a steady stream of questions from people asking how they get a serial number for the software. I've had to tell them they've been cheated.
All versions of FreeRADIUS will be free to download and use. Always. Requiring a secondary license or user registration is not allowed.
I've sent a DMCA notice to Sourceforge, and they've removed the offending software. It will not be allowed online until it is in compliance with the GPLv2.
Alan DeKok.
Well, they should just use Windows Radius if they want it to run under Windows .... -Danny On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Rui Ribeiro <ruyrybeyro@gmail.com> wrote:
Neither to intrude in this sensitive matter, nor wanting to discuss it, I would just like to ask something for the sake of information.
You are saying you dont have a Windows version, however I do recall reading some months ago about a Windows paid version too. At the time I *think* it was quite deliberate that it purported to be quite official i.e. your team.
If it were not for this email I would not got the slightest idea it was another individual.
Regards,
Message: 1 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:49:55 -0400 From: Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com> To: FreeRadius users mailing list <freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org> Subject: Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS Message-ID: <53FF5DB3.9040304@deployingradius.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Someone released a "FreeRADIUS for Windows" on sourceforge. Initially, he didn't include the source. After some discussion, he put up a copy of the "tar" file from an official release.
That isn't good enough. FreeRADIUS does not build or run under Windows. Any changes made to build on Windows MUST be released publicly.
In addition, he seems to have added a demand for a serial number. I've been getting a steady stream of questions from people asking how they get a serial number for the software. I've had to tell them they've been cheated.
All versions of FreeRADIUS will be free to download and use. Always. Requiring a secondary license or user registration is not allowed.
I've sent a DMCA notice to Sourceforge, and they've removed the offending software. It will not be allowed online until it is in compliance with the GPLv2.
Alan DeKok.
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NPS et al are notoriously inflexible… FreeRADIUS is configurable in all kinds of directions :-) I can see why someone would prefer to run FR on Windows. But as Alan D has pointed out several times on this list (and others), Windows’ handling of ports and sockets is very different and there are several other things that make this not an option. Stefan From: freeradius-users-bounces+stefan.paetow=ja.net@lists.freeradius.org [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+stefan.paetow=ja.net@lists.freeradius.org] On Behalf Of Danny Kurniawan Sent: 29 August 2014 09:47 To: FreeRadius users mailing list Subject: Re: FreeRadius in Windows - was Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS Well, they should just use Windows Radius if they want it to run under Windows .... -Danny On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Rui Ribeiro <ruyrybeyro@gmail.com<mailto:ruyrybeyro@gmail.com>> wrote: Neither to intrude in this sensitive matter, nor wanting to discuss it, I would just like to ask something for the sake of information. You are saying you dont have a Windows version, however I do recall reading some months ago about a Windows paid version too. At the time I *think* it was quite deliberate that it purported to be quite official i.e. your team. If it were not for this email I would not got the slightest idea it was another individual. Regards, Message: 1 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:49:55 -0400 From: Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com<mailto:aland@deployingradius.com>> To: FreeRadius users mailing list <freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org<mailto:freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org>> Subject: Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS Message-ID: <53FF5DB3.9040304@deployingradius.com<mailto:53FF5DB3.9040304@deployingradius.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Someone released a "FreeRADIUS for Windows" on sourceforge. Initially, he didn't include the source. After some discussion, he put up a copy of the "tar" file from an official release. That isn't good enough. FreeRADIUS does not build or run under Windows. Any changes made to build on Windows MUST be released publicly. In addition, he seems to have added a demand for a serial number. I've been getting a steady stream of questions from people asking how they get a serial number for the software. I've had to tell them they've been cheated. All versions of FreeRADIUS will be free to download and use. Always. Requiring a secondary license or user registration is not allowed. I've sent a DMCA notice to Sourceforge, and they've removed the offending software. It will not be allowed online until it is in compliance with the GPLv2. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html -- [Image removed by sender.]<http://www.fairchildsemi.com/web_resources/themes/Fairchild2012/images/fairchild-logo.png?v2014tm> Danny Kurniawan Information Systems Engineer d:+65 64968787 The Power to Amaze. http://blog.fairchildsemi.com Janet(UK) is a trading name of Jisc Collections and Janet Limited, a not-for-profit company which is registered in England under No. 2881024 and whose Registered Office is at Lumen House, Library Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire. OX11 0SG. VAT No. 614944238
On the contrary. From discussion on this list last July (the 25th if you want to dig), it was quite clear that this port (if it is really just a port) was completely unofficial, and did not abide to FreeRADIUS licence (no source provided). Regards, Nicolas. De : freeradius-users-bounces+nicolas.chaigneau=capgemini.com@lists.freeradius.org [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+nicolas.chaigneau=capgemini.com@lists.freeradius.org] De la part de Rui Ribeiro Envoyé : vendredi 29 août 2014 10:26 À : FreeRadius users mailing list Objet : FreeRadius in Windows - was Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS Neither to intrude in this sensitive matter, nor wanting to discuss it, I would just like to ask something for the sake of information. You are saying you dont have a Windows version, however I do recall reading some months ago about a Windows paid version too. At the time I *think* it was quite deliberate that it purported to be quite official i.e. your team. If it were not for this email I would not got the slightest idea it was another individual. Regards, Message: 1 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:49:55 -0400 From: Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com<mailto:aland@deployingradius.com>> To: FreeRadius users mailing list <freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org<mailto:freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org>> Subject: Sourceforge and FreeRADIUS Message-ID: <53FF5DB3.9040304@deployingradius.com<mailto:53FF5DB3.9040304@deployingradius.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Someone released a "FreeRADIUS for Windows" on sourceforge. Initially, he didn't include the source. After some discussion, he put up a copy of the "tar" file from an official release. That isn't good enough. FreeRADIUS does not build or run under Windows. Any changes made to build on Windows MUST be released publicly. In addition, he seems to have added a demand for a serial number. I've been getting a steady stream of questions from people asking how they get a serial number for the software. I've had to tell them they've been cheated. All versions of FreeRADIUS will be free to download and use. Always. Requiring a secondary license or user registration is not allowed. I've sent a DMCA notice to Sourceforge, and they've removed the offending software. It will not be allowed online until it is in compliance with the GPLv2. Alan DeKok. This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Capgemini Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.
You are saying you dont have a Windows version, however I do recall reading some months ago about a Windows paid version too. At the time I *think* it was quite deliberate that it purported to be quite official i.e. your team.
No. That is absolutely incorrect. You have not got that information from either the FreeRADIUS users or FreeRADIUS developers list. I suspect you are attempting to purposely introduce confusion.
If it were not for this email I would not got the slightest idea it was another individual.
Well it is. This is serious. The GPLv2 violation is secondary. It's quite plausible that the version being distributed on source forge may contain malicious code. It would be fairly trivial to modify the server to forward credentials to a remote site, whether they be from users, or the ones embedded in the configuration. That's why it's so important from them to publish the actual code used to create the windows binaries, so it can be checked against the code from our repository. -Arran Arran Cudbard-Bell <a.cudbardb@freeradius.org> FreeRADIUS development team FD31 3077 42EC 7FCD 32FE 5EE2 56CF 27F9 30A8 CAA2
Rui Ribeiro wrote:
You are saying you dont have a Windows version, however I do recall reading some months ago about a Windows paid version too.
No. There is no Windows version of FreeRADIUS.
At the time I *think* it was quite deliberate that it purported to be quite official i.e. your team.
No.
If it were not for this email I would not got the slightest idea it was another individual.
Nonsense. The official FreeRADIUS distribution is from http://freeradius.org. If there was a Windows version, it would be available there. I have no clue why you would think that a SourceForge web site is associated with FreeRADIUS. Alan DeKok.
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