A question we get asked from time to time is if we plan to start charging for Wireshark. Our core developers were asked this at #SharkFest'23 US yesterday, here's Roland Knall's response: #Wireshark #opensource #sf23us

@rknall Well said my goid man...well said... Now do be so kind as to point me in the direction of the free beer...

@rknall Wireshark was our first visual interpretation of TCP/IP and It was a dream come true to see our packets alive, moving and asking for the address. Fun and intense.

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@rknall I swim freely through the vast ocean of network analysis with your app all the time. So happy that the fantastic folks behind it firmly believe in the magic of #opensource software and the power of community collaboration.. without fishing for fees.

@rknall Can I pay for support?

@rknall We accept donations on the Wireshark Foundation site! Also chocolate won’t be turned down

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@rknall Important question, where are you getting the “free beer” you mentioned? Asking for a friend, of course 😊

@rknall Core developers may or may not be more likely to work on feature requests if beer is involved. Or chocolate.