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End Of Development For Grsecurity Announced?

Posted by simoniker on from the future-not-so-secure dept.

vrtk writes "I received this minutes ago, from the grsecurity mailing list, also displayed on the official site for the open-source security project: 'Beginning today, May 31, 2004, development of grsecurity will cease. On June 7, the website, forums, mailing list, and CVS will be shut down. Due to a sponsor unexpectedly dropping sponsorship of grsecurity while continually promising payment, I began the summer in debt and had to borrow money from family to pay for food. If none of the companies that depend on grsecurity, some of them being very large, are able to sponsor the project, grsecurity will cease to exist. I am not looking for paypal donations at this point, unless those that donate do so with the recognition that despite their donation, grsecurity may still never be returning.'"

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  1. Gentoo GrLinux.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My cardboard sign & tin-cup are still compiling :(

  2. Where have all Microsoft conspiracy theorists gone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What, 30 posts and no mention on how this is related to microsoft in some twisted way, and how Baystar was ready to give the guy a handsome million, but then Microsoft called and interfered?

    Where have all the people gone, who would tell me how Microsoft is screwing me over today?

    That's it, I am switching to Kuro5hin.

  3. Re:Additional information by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yhbt yhl hand!!!!!!

  4. Vhat is dis Gee-Are-See-q-ree-tee? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And vhy should i cair?

  5. Re:Where have all Microsoft conspiracy theorists g by E_elven · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    I took the time to respond to your post because I'm still waiting for K5 to load the front page. I type real slow.
    </hat>
    <hat type="tin-foil">
    Microsoft, Baystar and SCO are connected, if we assume the grapevine is correct about Red Hat being the sponsor. It's no secret that those have played a big role in RH's latest endeavours.
    </hat>

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  6. Hey, Piss Master! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just wait till I make my Hell Goats charge your ASS!!!!!1!

  7. Re:Additional information (broken links) by pequod · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    PDF] SELinux and grsecurity: A Case Study Comparing Linux Security ...
    File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... can allow or deny access to an object [1]). Both grsecurity and SELinux will respect
    DAC if DAC permits less access than the respective MAC implementation. ...
    www.cs.virginia.edu/ ~jcg8f/GrsecuritySELinuxCaseStudy.pdf - Similar pages

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