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server.\u00a0 A sizeable proportion of the internet\u2019s DNS servers run on it, and BIND has now reached version 9.10.)<\/p>\n<p>And why wouldn\u2019t I be a fan?\u00a0 ISC has developed some of the most important software on the internet (and most important\u00a0<em>to the internet),<\/em>\u00a0including BIND and the ISC DHCP server.\u00a0 ISC\u2019s employees haven\u2019t gotten rich\u2014not from working for ISC, anyway.\u00a0 They\u2019ve beavered away, writing code and participating in endless IETF meetings, largely unsung.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago, when Matt Larson and I started a company called Acme Byte &amp; Wire, we became ISC\u2019s official training partner.\u00a0 We taught classes on DNS and BIND and split the proceeds with ISC.\u00a0 Our partnership was mutually beneficial:\u00a0 Acme gained ISC\u2019s imprimatur, and Acme helped ISC fill a need while also providing a little funding.<\/p>\n<p>Infoblox, which develops some products that incorporate both BIND and the ISC DHCP server, goes even further.\u00a0 We\u2019ve funded ISC for years, which is only appropriate given the value we derive from ISC\u2019s work.\u00a0 But we\u2019re also partners.\u00a0 Infoblox has extensive test infrastructure, as befits a company in our line of business, and of course we share the results of our testing with ISC, including testing of patches and full releases.\u00a0 We\u2019ve caught errors in critical security patches.\u00a0 We\u2019ve contributed testing tools.\u00a0 We\u2019ve contributed code.\u00a0 We\u2019ve sponsored the development of features that became part of BIND\u2019s releases.<\/p>\n<p>I think that together, ISC and its supporters, including Infoblox, have built better DNS and DHCP protocol engines, making the internet more reliable and more secure.\u00a0 I\u2019m proud of the work we\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n<p>I mention this because ISC is contemplating changing BIND\u2019s software license, as explained in a recent\u00a0<a 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