Is the SmoothWall Open Source Project in competition with SmoothWall Ltd?
No. SmoothWall Ltd’s security products are designed for commercial customers and come with support packages. SmoothWall Express is a Free, Open Source firewall aimed at small and home office users. The SmoothWall Open Source Project and SmoothWall Ltd operate a symbiotic relationship. The Project provides a fertile testing and development ground for bleeding edge features (some of which are used by SmoothWall Ltd under the terms of the relevant licence) and in turn, SmoothWall Ltd provides employment for key team members. Without support from SmoothWall Ltd, Express would not exist in its current form and project team members would not be able to deliver the quick fixes and feature-rich functionality that sets our Open Source firewall apart from the rest.
