Comments on: So what does pfSense stand for/mean, anyway?

By: Russnixon

Russnixon — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:33:00 +0000

Here we are, almost 6 years later, and now pfSense truly is a widely-recognized brand in network security. Even a dope like myself can make sense of its complexity and make use of its brilliance. Taking something as complicated as packet filtering, and making sense of it, is no joke. Keep up the fantastic work.

By: KeltecRFB

KeltecRFB — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:34:31 +0000

I love the Plain F****** Sense name the best …

By: iceman

iceman — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:38:16 +0000

Great Name! Great Product! No sense in changing the name.

By: Slick

Slick — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:22:42 +0000

It’s been pfsense for so long, why change it! I have used this router platform since around 1.2

By: bajo79

bajo79 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:45:35 +0000

Keep the name and put “From Zero to Hero” as slogan. Also keep this great project running.

By: jugs 200

jugs 200 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:31:06 +0000

just keep up the good work

By: jugs 200

jugs 200 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:30:10 +0000

yeah….. that name is very interesting, just keep it
cause many people already know and recognize that name

By: Chris Buechler

Chris Buechler — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:48:49 +0000

Kamel: apparently there isn’t an “invisible ‘stay away’ barrier”, given the significant installed base of the project. http://blog.pfsense.org/?p=625 and judging by Google Trends analysis as another measure, we’re by far the most popular open source firewall. The only aversion I’ve heard from people is just against open source in general, for those who have engrained in them that “you get what you pay for”, or the “nobody ever got fired for buying ” mentality that’s common in very large companies. I generally don’t put a lot of effort into persuading those types of people, as they typically have no interest in seeing things differently. There are more than enough out there that have embraced open source, and those are who we focus our efforts on at least marketing-wise.

By: Kamel

Kamel — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:28:31 +0000

I realize this is an old post, but wanted to add my input anyway. I am not necessarily against the name pfsense, but do believe a more descriptive name would help break the invisible “stay away” barrier that seems to currently exist with pfsense. Something that implies ease of use yet very powerful and configurable would be ideal.

Having said that, this really isn’t a major concern, just saying that I do see some benefits to changing it.

By: pfSense Digest » Blog Archive » 7 year anniversary of pfSense

pfSense Digest » Blog Archive » 7 year anniversary of pfSense — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:07:08 +0000

[...] years ago today, the name pfSense was settled on, and pfsense.org/com/net domains were registered. It’s grown from the volunteer efforts of a [...]