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Is Open Source Nessus Closing Its Source?

April 26, 2017closing Nessus open source source

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Is Open Source Nessus Closing Its Source?

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By Sean Michael Kerner October 7, 2005 The way that the open source software development process is supposed to work is that users contribute to the greater whole, thus benefiting everyone. But it doesn’t always work that way. A case in point is the popular Nessus vulnerability scanner, which is moving away from the GPL license for its next version. Nessus is a widely deployed tool that helps IT administrators identify vulnerabilities in their networks. Renaud Deraison started the Nessus Project in 1998, and in 2002 he co-founded Tenable Network Security under which Nessus is currently developed. Deraison announced that Nessus 3.0 is set to debut in the next few weeks and will not be licensed under the GPL, though it will be available free of charge. The existing Nessus 2.0, which is licensed under the GPL, will continue to be maintained under the GPL with bug fixes. The 3.0 branch that is not GPL-licensed will have major improvements and enhancements over its predecessor that will mak