Nmap has been chosen for the Google Summer of Code again, so if you know any students who would qualify, please pass this on? From: Fyodor fyodor@insecure.org Hello everyone. I hope you're enjoying the 5.30BETA1 release. So far it has proven stable and functional, so don't let the BETA name scare you. You can get it at http://nmap.org/download.html. Meanwhile, I have some great news, and I'm also asking for your help on two things. The first is that the Nmap Project was again accepted for the Google Summer of Code program, so we'll have full time coding help this summer! SoC previously brought us the Nmap Scripting Engine, Zenmap, Ncat, 2nd generation OS detection, and great developers such as David Fifield, Doug Hoyte, and Patrick Donnelly. But one of our biggest challenges is getting the word out. We won't get great applicants if they don't know about the program. So if you know any college/grad students (or are one) who might be interested, please point them to http://nmap.org/soc/ ASAP. They gain valuable experience writing code used by millions of people and even earn a $5,000 stipend! But the application deadline is THIS FRIDAY at NOON U.S. Pacific Time (that is 19:00 UTC). Our project ideas are listed at http://nmap.org/soc/. I'm also pleased to announce the 2010 Nmap/Sectools Survey! We previously ran this survey in 2000, 2003, and 2006, and it helped guide Nmap development as well as sharing our collective wisdom through http://sectools.org/. We had 3,243 responses in 2006 and are trying to reach 5,000 this year. And this year we've upped the ante by offering prizes! So please take this quick survey, and in return we'll build you a better Nmap and a new and improved Sectools.Org: http://nmap.org/survey/ Thanks, Fyodor -- Office: (480) 307-8712 AT&T: (503) 754-4452 Systems Engineer - Ivedasolutions.com Real Time Video Monitoring