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Cryptographic Software in Debian's Main Archive

Posted by michael on from the groundbreaking-events dept.

Cine writes: "James Troup and Sam Hartman recently sent a note to all debian mirror maintainers, to inform them about the current situation and future plans. Sometime after March 8th, crypto software like OpenSSH, SSL support, and many other enhancements will be integrated into the debian main archive. This is in accordance to legal advice the Debian project received."

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  1. Re:SLASHDOT IST TOT by Mr.+Piccolo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So CmdrTaco = God?

    Don't make me laugh.

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  2. One more step... by castlan · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Wow, integrated cryptography! Now why does that sound familiar?

    Oh yeah... It seems that the Debian Project is one step closer to supplanting OpenBSD. ;)

    Four years without a remote hole in the default install!

    The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD supports binary emulation of most programs from SVR4 (Solaris), FreeBSD, Linux, BSD/OS, SunOS and HP-UX.

    OpenBSD is freely available from our FTP sites, and also available in an inexpensive 3-CD set. The current release is OpenBSD 3.0 which started shipping December 1, 2001. The CDs (and Shirts) can be ordered...

    OpenBSD contains OpenSSH, which supports SSH1 and SSH2!

    OpenBSD is developed by volunteers. The project funds development and releases by selling CDs and T-shirts, as well as receiving donations. Organizations and individuals donate and thus ensure that OpenBSD will continue to exist, and will remain free for everyone to use and reuse as they see fit.

    It seems that OpenSSH is still being integrated into the main archive of Debian, Woody (aka 3.0) is still awaiting release, and there is no specific holistic proactive security project. Nevertheless, portability, correctness et al. are definitely emphasized. Now the binary emulation may seem a dubious feature in many cases, especially with Linux occasionally recieving more support than many commercial Unices, though there are some efforts at binary emulation on Suns.

    Okay, I'll admit - this was a troll. OpenBSD is still very valuable and viable, and still the best choice for security minded situations. But as yet another bulwark of OpenBSD is breached by Debian, this topic will again merit reevaluation. I still feel that the distant future will find OpenBSD being outpaced by whatever system the Debian Project presents, be it still based on Linux, a more direct BSD derivative, or a more direct embodiment of the GNU System.

    -castlan
  3. What are you waiting for? by pioppo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey! Yes I'm talking to you, there in the states...

    Why are you still there instead of migrating in
    a really democratic country, where citizens are
    free too write/use/export/pubish/reverse-engineer
    any kind of software they like?