Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Jun 1998 14:34:10 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Kastus Shchuka <> | Subject | Re: Secure-linux and standard kernel |
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On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Pawel S. Veselov wrote:
> Hello, Krzysztof! > > On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Krzysztof G. Baranowski wrote: > > >On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Doug Elznic wrote: > >> How come the secure-linux patches are not incorporated into the standard > >> kernel? Are there any current plans to implement stronger security to the > >> standard kernel? > >Because some of them break unix standards, eg. symlinks behavour in > >+t directories etc. > > Linux is not unix :)
This might not be considered an argument, IMHO. Linux IS and SHOULD be kept POSIX complient. If you're going to invent your own OS, please don't call it Linux.
> > Why this can be optional ? At least, people, that are using this patch > will be able to upgrade their kernels without waiting new patch version > is released. > > Bye. > -- > And that's the way it is... > -- Walter Cronkite > > -- > With best of best regards, Pawel S. Veselov (aka Black Angel) > Internet e-mail : vps@mindless.com > Web page : http://www.druid.ml.org/~vps/ | ICQ UIN : 5252265 > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu >
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