Well, nothing like an open source project being bought by a company to cure my writers block. That’s right the company Rapid7 purchased the Metasploit project. Now, before panic sets in, they have committed to keeping the project open source and community based. This will no doubt lead to some raised eyebrows as some will agonize over the corporate spectre on this project. I have had some people privately comment to me that they aren’t overly happy with this as they don’t feel like doing Rapid7’s work for them pro bono.
A different view is that now the project has the resources to commit to growing and improving the Metasploit project.
I myself have yet to formulate an opinion either way. I would like to say thanks to my tipsters that gave me a heads up earlier this week.
Most importantly, congrats to HD Moore for seeing his love child grow to fruition!
From Metasploit:
I created the Metasploit Project over six years ago as way to publish security information to those who needed it most, the security professionals in the field. The project has evolved from a personal web site, to a collaborative effort with a small group of friends, and finally to the robust community-driven project that we know today. This progress came at the cost of the evenings, lunch hours, early mornings, and weekends of countless contributors who donate their time for the benefit of the community. The volunteer nature of the project has lead to innovation in niche areas and has driven research across a wide range of topics.
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…now if I could just get some one to buy Liquidma…er, nevermind.
🙂