Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Dec 2000 18:39:49 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> These folks are good at what they do and the code is GPL. > It is worth starting to consider whether this code, or code > from one of the other security-enhancement projects, should > be included in the standard kernel for 2.6 or 3.0.
I think this is a good point. Its actually a nice testimonial for free software that its finally got the NSA contributing code in a way that everyone benefits from and which may help cut down computer crime beyond government. (and which of course actually is part of the NSA's real job)
> > It's just code like everone else produces. > > So people looking at it may find bugs and vulnerabilities the > implementers hadn't considered. Great.
Yep. Im sure all sorts of people will be finding bugs in it because they are looking for secret NSA backdoors so why discourage them 8)
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