[dba-Tech] Bad news for Hamachi users

Hans-Christian Andersen hans.andersen at phulse.com
Mon Nov 19 16:13:19 CST 2012


Hate to say it, but this is a prime example of why it is a risk to have a reliance on free applications/utilities that are not open source.

The project owners can always pull the old switcheroo on you (especially if it was acquired by a larger corporation).

- Hans


On 2012-11-18, at 5:45 PM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi All:
> 
> If you use Hamachi to stay connected to clients and the head office things
> are about to change. Here is the note posted to all Hamachi users.
> 
> " Hamachi is introducing some modifications on November 19th to make sure
> service is the best it can be. Here's what's new: 
> 
> To give you better access to a growing portion of the Internet, Hamachi is
> moving to a new IP range. Connections between computers might drop for a few
> seconds during the switch, but most of you won't even notice. 
> Currently Hamachi can stay open in the background so you're always connected
> to unattended computers. We're moving this feature to only paid
> subscriptions to help fund future improvements. Please note that for casual,
> personal use, Hamachi will still be free. But if you run Hamachi as a
> service, you can choose from our subscription packages, starting at
> just $29/year.
> 
> Enhance your Hamachi experience with more features and more computers.
> Upgrade to a standard network subscription package before November 19th and
> save $10.
> 
> The Hamachi Team "
> 
> Jim
> 
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