I'm currently a software engineer at Endace division of Emulex.
We deal mainly in packet capture and analysis. Endace are the creaters of the DAG card which allows for 100% packet capture on your network.
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I'm into open source software and promoting efficiency rather than bloat.
I would much rather a tool that keeps it simple, and whatever it does, it does it well.
Stick to the standard at all times. It's tempting to do things quick 'n' dirty - I know. But that way madness lies.