I think a lot of folks are missing the point that security is only exploitable through weaknesses in software. For the kernel that means that someone didn't anticipate how someone could abuse the code to subvert the security of the system. It seems to me that the same philosophy around security existed right before 9-11. All it takes is one zero day exploit to render who knows how many Linux hosts impotent just because Linus doesn't want the overhead to ensure that the kernel has the proper security measures applied.
Linus is detached from reality. The same philosophy was what existed before 9-11 happened. When a significant 0 day is found in the kernel that ends up being exploited globally then he will care.
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I think a lot of folks are missing the point that security is only exploitable through weaknesses in software. For the kernel that means that someone didn't anticipate how someone could abuse the code to subvert the security of the system. It seems to me that the same philosophy around security existed right before 9-11. All it takes is one zero day exploit to render who knows how many Linux hosts impotent just because Linus doesn't want the overhead to ensure that the kernel has the proper security measures applied.
Linus is detached from reality. The same philosophy was what existed before 9-11 happened. When a significant 0 day is found in the kernel that ends up being exploited globally then he will care.