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New Security-Enhanced Linux Release
James Cho writes: "Four days ago, the 2nd public release of the NSA's 'security-enhanced' version of Linux (it's not an entire distribution) came out. The NSA describes it as having 'a strong, flexible mandatory access control architecture incorporated into the major subsystems of the kernel". However it must be noted that this 'is not intended as a complete security solution for Linux' and that there is 'still much work needed to develop a complete security solution'."
backdoors will they put here?
BTW I should have been fp if not for those stupid lameness filter?
Truth nowadays is based upon the general consensus of the many
Mark this as a troll... I don't care (I have Karma to spare)
But, I'm sure it's not just me that would have to think twice or three times about installing an operating system produced by the governement agency responsible for spying on us...
Yeah I know that they more that anyone would probably be able to produce a pretty secure OS (for what's that statements worth) but, comon...
I'd have a to wait a few months on that for a good independent third party review of the entire code and daemons before I really trusted it with any of my senstive data...
Just my 2 cents...
I can't believe this is federally funded!
I hope they realize that this Security Enhanced Linux is just going to help terrorists.
We already have enough problems with Osama and crypto but now we have to add SEL to the list.
I sure hope not.
I am going to write my congress(wo)men and let them know how I feel about this.
The least they should do is release this as binary only so that they can hide some back doors.
Kevin
The worst terrorist attacks in recorded history occurred less than three weeks ago, and you people are discussing the 2nd public release of the NSA's 'security-enhanced' version of Linux, described as having 'a strong, flexible mandatory access control architecture incorporated into the major subsystems of the kernel', but also noted as not being 'intended as a complete security solution for Linux' and that there is 'still much work needed to develop a complete security solution'?? My *god* people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!
What offends me (not to mention the 6000+ innocent dead and their grieving families) most about this story is, the terrorists made use of these kinds of communist open source tools to plan, communicate, and carry out their attack. I'm just disgusted with the whole lot of you. My god, people, how can you sleep at night?
I piss on Mecca. I wipe my ass with the Koran. I spit upon Mohammed.
I wonder if they have installed some hard
to find backdoors so that they can get into
the "secure" systems
Remember the mysterious NSA_KEY they found in the
Windows code ?
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I mean, the USA != the world. If the NSA does something, or decides something, why should I find that a good thing? The NSA is an agency of a country where I don't live in, which has another system in place that spies on our economy (Echelon). Why on earth should I trust the NSA?
ps: no, I'm not happy about the NSA approved keys in windows either, allthough these are not usable to enter a system.
Never underestimate the relief of true separation of Religion and State.
You forgot:
a) Don't kill _all_ Christians. Just most of them. Keep a few to laugh at. I'm thinking Jack Chick and Jerry Falwell.
b) We could do with a few less Americans. Great country, shame about the people. Shouldn't be too hard; those dumb bastards have all those nukes lying around.
c) Dig up and fuck Jesus' dead body. What, you thought that he rose up to heaven? I'll tell him that when I take him up his bony, petrified arse.
d) Lube up a good old King James Bible and give that a damn good rogering as well. That bible paper. So thin, so fragile. Add some gel and it moulds so well!
Hell, if you're going to spam the same message, I may as well spam my reply.
Some additions to your list.
a) Don't kill _all_ Christians. Just most of them. Keep a few to laugh at. I'm thinking Jack Chick and Jerry Falwell.
b) We could do with a few less Americans. Great country, shame about the people. Shouldn't be too hard; those dumb bastards have all those nukes lying around.
c) Dig up and fuck Jesus' dead body. What, you thought that he rose up to heaven? I'll tell him that when I take him up his bony, petrified arse.
d) Lube up a good old King James Bible and give that a damn good rogering as well. That bible paper. So thin, so fragile. Add some gel and it moulds so well!