Torvalds On Pluggable Security Models

eldavojohn writes "The KernelTrap highlights an interesting discussion on pluggable security models including some commentary by Linus Torvalds. While Torvalds argued against pluggable schedulers, he's all for pluggable security. Other members were voicing concerns with the pluggable nature of the Linux Security Model, but Torvalds put his foot down and said it stays. When asked why his stance was different between schedulers and security, he replied, 'Schedulers can be objectively tested. There's this thing called 'performance,' that can generally be quantified on a load basis. Yes, you can have crazy ideas in both schedulers and security. Yes, you can simplify both for a particular load. Yes, you can make mistakes in both. But the *discussion* on security seems to never get down to real numbers. So the difference between them is simple: one is hard science. The other one is people wanking around with their opinions.'"

Comments

wanking around

[Anonymous Coward]

I've been wanking around with pluggable opinions for years, and I turned out okay.

Re:Well

[HeavensTrash]

Linux is arrogant and clueless? I didn't know an OS could have human traits.

What about

[sokoban]

That hot chick on Television who asks if I have worms, and sells antivirus software. That's one pluggable security model right there.

Re:Well

[ShieldW0lf]

No it doesn't. Information hates being anthropomorphized.