[ale] Two talking stories

[Thompson Freeman]

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Taylor Robison wrote:

> 
> The NSA developed their own semi-distribution of Linux with security in 
> mind.  I think Linux journal did an article on it a while back.  
> 
> http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/
> 
> Yes, here is the link to to the NSA's site about it.  I believe it used 
> to consist of a kernel module which essentially created a more complex 
> and hardened permission system.  There nay be more to it now...haven't 
> read all of the site's info yet.
> 
> I'd love to see all government agencies use a product like this.  There 
> was a Peruvian Congressman who wrote a wonderful letter (which I believe 
> was mentioned somewhere in this discussion) with a brilliant argument 
> for government use of open source software.  I wish more of our leaders 
> held these opinions.  If you'd like to read the letter...here you go:
> 
> http://www.gnu.org.pe/resmseng.html

There was some background information in the first link provided. Given my
my extremely high regard (NOT!) of my congress critter, I'd worry that any
such legislation in the US would somehow be bollaxed up.

> 
> Taylor
> 
> phrostie wrote:
> 
> >how about a remedy that would make both sides happy.
> >have the DOD start using (by law) a more secure OS (like linux) , and then MS 
> >could keep their API's
> >
> >On Monday 20 May 2002 17:50, you wrote:
> >
> >>On Mon, 20 May 2002, Thompson Freeman wrote:
> >>
> >>>On another note, and I've misplaced the URL at the moment so I will
> >>>reply to myself in a little while, Jim Allchin of Microsoft apparently
> >>>has testified in court that some API's and protocols are so insecure that
> >>>they can not be openly published without compromising DOD and other
> >>>federal TLAs security. The Fed's claim to be deeply concerned about
> >>>security, yet apparently they may be wide open to a persistant terrorist.
> >>>I suspect that I should be concerned...
> >>>
> >>http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D26875,00.asp
> >>
> >>Absolutely unbelievable. I don't have the words to describe what I'm
> >>thinking...
> >>
> >
> 
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