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Nmap Development: Re: Nmap 4.50: Spreading the word

Re: Nmap 4.50: Spreading the word

From: Fyodor <fyodor_at_insecure.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:56:43 -0800

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:55:56PM -0800, Fyodor wrote:
> I'm happy to report that the Nmap 4.50 release has gone well so far!
> No major problems have been found. Now we just need to tell the world
> about it! So if you guys can either submit it to news sites, or vote
> it up on news sites, that would be great. For example, it has been
> posted to Digg:
>
> http://digg.com/security/Nmap_Turns_4_5_10_Year_Anniversary_Edition
> http://digg.com/security/Nmap_4_50_Released
>
> But it needs more votes to get to the front page. So if you have an
> account, please digg it.
>
> Also, I just checked the Slashdot Firehose and there are a few
> stories about the release. You just go to:
>
> http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl
>
> Then type nmap in the search box and hit "Filter". The one with the
> title "mapping the net..." has hardly any submission text. So I voted
> for "NMap 10th anniversary and 4.50 release" despite grammar and
> capitalization issues, and I also voted for "Nmap hits the Silver
> Screen (Again)". You may have to be a registered user (and possibly a
> subscriber) to vote for these.
>
> Also, the release is already on Freshmeat.
>
> Those are two sites I use, but there are probably other good places
> for it. If you post something, that is great. But here are a few
> suggestions:
>
> * Be sure to link to the announcement:
> http://insecure.org/stf/Nmap-4.50-Release.html
>
> * Be sure to say what Nmap is (calling it the "Nmap Security Scanner"
> is probably enough)
>
> * Watch your grammar and spelling, as some people are really sensitive
> to that.
>
> The 4.0 release made news all over the World, and I think 4.50 is an
> even better release!
>
> Thanks,
> Fyodor

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